With the overall goal to celebrate the birth of girl child and enable her education ‘BETI BACHAO BETI PADHAO’ scheme has been launched by Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India. The scheme is being implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and Ministry of HRD. Women Development Corporation is the nodal agency for implementation of this scheme in Bihar. This scheme is being implemented in 17 districts in Bihar as Patna, Muzaffarpur, Bhojpur, Begusarai, Bhagalpur, Samastipur, Saran, Khagaria, Lakhisarai, Rohtas, Nawad, East Champaran, Madhubani, Shekhpura, Banka, Nalanda and Vaishali. Vaishali is the only district of Bihar state to be selected among the 100 gender critical districts selected under this scheme.