Lacunae in access and implementation:

Requirement of multiple registrations and certificates of proof rendered these schemes difficult to access for the poor and migrants. Corruption has been another key complaint. Recently a CAG audit found financial irregularities in Madhya Pradesh government’s Ladli Lakshmi Yojana involving instances of incentives being handed out to ineligible candidates. Additionally ground level monitoring and evaluation was lacking in these schemes.

The recently launched BBBP scheme underlines the importance attached by government to the issues affecting the girl child. This scheme seeks to address some of the concerns regarding the previous schemes through:

♤ Implementation and sustaining of Social Mobilisation and Communication Campaign for creating equal value for the girl child and promoting her education.

♤ Initiating intensive and integrated action in 100 Gender Critical Districts and Cities low on CSR.

♤ Mobilisation and training of local bodies and grass-root workers for social change.

♤ Inter-sectoral and inter-institutional convergence for action at block, district and grassroots levels.

In view of the previous schemes the need is to simplify eligibility criteria, conditionalities and registration procedures. Field-level monitoring to study the impact of the schemes as well as grievance redressal mechanism would be required to make the scheme a success.

Following Schemes can be cited for this answers

♤ Dhan Lakshmi Scheme

♤ Indira Gandhi Balika Suraksha Yojana

♤ Ladli scheme in Haryana

♤ Bhagyalakshmi scheme in Karnataka

♤ Girl Child Protection Scheme in Andhra Pradesh

♤ Balri Rakshak Yojana in Punjab

♤ Ladli Lakshmi Yojana in Madhya Pradesh