Which social thinking does Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Yojana help to change?

Correct answer: Giving less importance to girls

The direct answer is A: giving less importance to girls. Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao aims to challenge discrimination and the belief that girls are less valuable than boys. Step by step: unequal attitudes can lead to neglect, unsafe conditions, less education and fewer opportunities; the scheme promotes respect, survival, protection and education for girls; therefore the social thinking it seeks to change is the habit of giving girls lower importance. Option A is correct because it directly describes the discriminatory mindset. Option B, giving equal opportunities, is a positive goal of the scheme, not the harmful thinking that must be changed. Option C, promoting education, is an activity or outcome supported by the scheme, not the discriminatory attitude itself. Option D, increasing health awareness, can be related to child welfare, but it does not answer which social thinking is being changed. Memory cue: “Beti Bachao” changes discrimination; “Beti Padhao” expands opportunity.