The 68th Republic Day Parade in New Delhi will feature 23 Tableaux, of which 17 will be presented by various states and Union Territories and 6 will be put up by central government ministries and enterprises.
This year, the Central Government’s important mission of ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao’ will get a major boost as it was chosen to be one of the important themes in India's 68th Republic Day parade, with a tableau dedicated to highlighting the importance and achievements of the mission.
The 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' initiative was launched by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi from Haryana on January 22, 2015, in response to the alarming drop in child sex ratio.
According to the Census 1991, the child sex ratio between 0-6 years was 945 girls for every 1000 boys. By Census 2001, the ratio had dropped to 927 and by 2011, it had further declined to 918 girls for every 1000 boys. This significant drop was causing major social problems in several states and therefore has been accorded due priority by the central government.
In response, the government launched the 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' mission with an initial corpus of Rs 100 crore. The mission aims at:
- Prevention of gender biased sex selective elimination
- Ensuring survival & protection of the girl child
- Ensuring education and participation of the girl child
