Women Empowerment Panel Flags Poor Utilisation Of Funds Under "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" Scheme
NDTV
Titled "Empowerment of Women through Education with Special Reference to Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao Scheme", a report by the panel tabled in Lok Sabha on Thursday said that since the inception of the scheme in 2014-15 till 2019-20, its total budgetary allocation was Rs 848 crore.
A committee on women empowerment has flagged poor utilisation of funds by states under the "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" scheme and suggested that the government needs to focus more on education and health than on advertising the scheme.
Titled "Empowerment of Women through Education with Special Reference to Beti Bachao-Beti Padhao Scheme", a report by the panel tabled in Lok Sabha on Thursday said that since the inception of the scheme in 2014-15 till 2019-20, its total budgetary allocation was Rs 848 crore.
An amount Rs 622.48 crore was released to the states during this period.
"However, to the committees' dismay, only 25.13 per cent of the funds, i.e. Rs 156.46 crore have been spent by the states, reflecting not up to the mark performance of the scheme. Even C&AG had made references to the scheme's implementation and very less spending by states in 2016-17," the report said.
