Let's take a look at 5 key initiatives of the Central Government for the bright future of the girl child.
1.Babeti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP)
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao is a flagship programme launched by the Government of India in 2015 with an aim to promote education and empowerment of the girl child.
Features of Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP):
Raise awareness about the need for girls' education through social activities such as media campaigns and rallies.
It works with different stakeholders such as government departments, NGOs and community leaders to identify and address the root causes of gender discrimination against girls.
Ensure equal access to quality education for girls by building and upgrading schools, providing scholarships and encouraging enrolment.
Work against issues like child marriage and gender-based violence.
Women Self Help Groups (SHGs) promote community participation through formation of village level committees and community events
2.Sankanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSY)
Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana is a small savings scheme launched by the Government of India as part of the "Beti Bachao Beti Padhao" campaign. It encourages parents to save money for the future education and marriage expenses of their daughters.
Features of Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana
The aim is to ensure financial security and empowerment of girls from an early age
A parent / legal guardian can open a Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana (SSA) account for girls below the age of 10.
An SSA account can be opened in any post office or authorised bank across India.
This scheme offers a higher interest rate compared to other savings schemes
The guardian / legal guardian will get income tax benefits on the contributions and maturity amount as per the Income Tax Act, 1961.
The minimum annual investment in an SSA account is Rs 250 and the maximum investment limit is Rs 1.5 lakh per annum.
The account matures when the girl child attains the age of 21 or when she attains the age of 18 or when she gets married.
On maturity, the girl can withdraw the entire amount.
3.Balika Samriddhi Yojana (BSY)
Balika Samriddhi Yojana is a government scheme launched in 1997 to provide financial assistance to girls belonging to Below Poverty Line (BPL) families.
Features of Balika Samriddhi Yojana (BSY):
The BSY scheme provides financial assistance of Rs 1000. If a girl child is born, she will get Rs 500.
The girl child will also get an annual scholarship of Rs 1000. 1000 till the completion of education from class 1 to 10.
Only two daughters from a family are eligible to apply for this scheme.
The project helps to change the negative attitude towards girls in society.
4.SBSE UDAN Scholarship Programme
(CBSE Udaan Scheme)
The CBSE Udaan scholarship program is one of the government's schemes for girls. A scholarship scheme launched by the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) with an aim to help students with higher education from economically weaker families in India to pursue higher education from reputed engineering institutions.
Features of CBSE Udaan Scholarship Programme:
The scheme is available for girls studying in Class XI in a CBSE affiliated school.
The student must be enrolled in the Physics, Chemistry and Mathematics (PCM) stream
Free online learning facilities are provided to selected female students. It includes videos, study materials and training questions.
This program works to encourage more girls to join engineering colleges across the country.
Offers peer learning opportunities and mentorship programs for outstanding students.
The scheme conducts regular assessments to track the progress of the selected students. Copy Paraphrase
- National Programme for Promotion of Secondary Education for GirlsNational Programme for Promotion of Secondary Education for Girls
(National Scheme for Incentive to Girls for Secondary Education)
This scheme was launched by the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education in 2008. The objective of this scheme is to improve the enrolment of girls in the age group of 14-18 years from SC / ST categories at the secondary stage of education.
National Programme for Promotion of Secondary Education for GirlsNational Programme for Promotion of Secondary Education for Girls
It is primarily aimed at girls from lower socio-economic backgrounds belonging to SC / ST families and who have passed the 8th standard examination.
Ministry of Education Investments. An amount of Rs 3000 is deposited in the account as fixed deposit (FD) in the name of the girl.
This amount is collected towards the education corpus with high fixed deposit interest rates.
The amount can be withdrawn only when the girl attains the age of 18 years.
This central government scheme does not allow early withdrawal from the FD account.
To be eligible for the scheme, a girl must be enrolled in class 9 in a state government-aided or local body-run school.
