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It was initiated in 2008 by the Ministry of Women and Child Development and the Government of India, to spread public awareness about inequities that girls face in Indian society. [1] The day is celebrated with organized programs including awareness campaigns about Save the Girl Child , child sex ratios, and the creation of a healthy and safe ...
For the child (account holder) Only a girl child can avail the benefits of Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana saving scheme. The maximum age of this child should be 10 years. However a grace period of 1 year is granted. For the parents- Only biological parents or legal guardians of a girl child can open the account on the child's behalf.
Bangaru Thalli (lit. ' Golden Mother ') is a welfare scheme aimed at supporting girl children, launched by the Government of Andhra Pradesh, India.This initiative seeks to provide financial assistance to families, starting from the birth of a girl until her graduation, with a specific focus on economically disadvantaged households.
The Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act or Right to Education Act (RTE) is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted on 4 August 2009, which describes the modalities of the importance of free and compulsory education for children between the age of 6 to 14 years in India under Article 21A of the Indian Constitution. [1]
The child sex ratio in India had been going down at an alarming rate. In the population census of 2011, the child sex ratio in India was 919 females of girls aged 0 to 6 years old. [1] During the 2014 International Day of the Girl Child, Prime Minister Narendra Modi asked the public to help end sexism against girls in India. [4] The launch ...
Educate Girls is a nonprofit organization that promotes and supports girls' education in the remotest and rural and educationally backward part of India. [8] [9] It works in partnership with the Government of India and operates in 18,000 villages of Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh and engages with a huge base of community volunteers and in the process helps to identify, enroll ...
Kishori Shakti Yojana (lit. ' Adolescent Girl Empowerment Scheme ') is a scheme initiated by Ministry of Women and Child Development in India, implemented by the Government of Odisha for juvenile girls aged 11 to 18 under the Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) government programme.
The stated vision of Bachpan Bachao Andolan (BBA) is "to create a child-friendly society where all children are free from exploitation and receive a free and quality education."It aims to identify, liberate, rehabilitate and educate children in servitude through direct intervention, child and community participation, coalition building, consumer action, promoting ethical trade practices and ...