Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (BBBP) Rally Organized at Agricultural College, Palem on 24-01-2020

The Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (BBBP) NSS programme was organized at Agricultural College, Palem on 24-01-2020. In this programme Dr. P. Raghuram Reddy, Associate Dean, Dr. K. Vijayalakshim, Professor and Head, Dept. of Entomology and students participated actively in this programme. The NSS officer Er. J. Veeranna explained in brief about the important objectives of BBBP and the child sex ratio in India, importance of the girls, their role in society. The child sex ratio (0-6 years) (F:M) 947, 927,918 in 1991,2001 and 2011, respectively. Speaking on the occasion of International Day of the Girl Child in 2014, the Prime Minister, Narendra Modi had called for the eradication of female foeticide and invited suggestions from the citizens of India via the MyGov.in portal. The Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (BBBP) scheme was launched on 22 January 2015 by PM Narendra Modi. It aims to address the issue of the declining child sex ratio (CSR). Dr. P. Raghuram Reddy Associate Dean garu addressed to staff and all students with a powerful saying, “When you educate a man, you educate a man but when you educate a woman, you educate a generation”. This is because of the benefits of educating girls permeates the entire family and have far-reaching impacts within the entire society. The Constitution of India guarantees to all Indian women equality, equal pay for equal work. The girls are participating in all activities without fears and giving tough competitions to boys. He also emphasized on the primary objectives prevent female infanticide, work cohesively to ensure that every girl child is secured and protected, ensure every girl child gets quality education. He also focused the gender discrimination is not a solution for development of society. Though it is sharply increasing, the female literacy rate in India is less than the male literacy rate. Far fewer girls than boys are enrolled in school, and many girls drop out. In urban India, girls are nearly on a par with boys in terms of education. However, in rural India, girls continue to be less educated than boys. It is our responsibilities to create facilities for development of wings of girls in all areas he called and concluded with Agricultural college providing all facilities in the campus regarding the safety, education women protection cell. After that the teachers and students conducted a rally in campus with slogans.