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Government of India
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| Thursday, June 26, 2008 |
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Ministry of Human
Resource Development |
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NATIONAL SCHEME OF INCENTIVE TO GIRLS FOR SECONDARY EDUCATION
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16:5 IST |
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The Cabinet
Committee on Economic Affairs today gave its approval for implementation
of the centrally sponsored scheme for “Incentive to Girls for Secondary
Education” with a total incurring expenditure of Rs.1500 crore during
the 11th Five year Plan.
The Scheme will cover (i) all SC/ST girls who pass class VIII and (ii)
girls, who pass class VIII examination from Kasturba Gandhi Balika
Vidhyalayas (irrespective of whether they belong to Scheduled Castes or
Tribes) and enrol for class IX in State/UT Government, Government aided
or local body schools in the academic year 2008-09 onwards. Married
girls will be excluded from the scheme. Girl children studying in
private unaided schools will be excluded since a majority of such
schools charge high fees and therefore, parents of such girl students
will not require the financial assistance that is being offered under
this scheme. Students enrolled in schools run by Central Government will
also be excluded from this scheme.
To be eligible for the benefit under the scheme the girl should be
unmarried and should be below 16 years of age (as on 31st March) on
joining class IX. In addition, the Scheme is made applicable to the
girls, who pass class VIII examination from Kasturba Gandhi Balika
Vidhyalayas irrespective of whether they belong to SCs or STs.
1% of the total incentive amount each year will be spent on
administration, monitoring and evaluation.
There would be no restriction based on income criteria for grant of
incentive to girls, because SC/St girls and girls passing out from KGBVs
and studying in Government, government-aided and local body schools
would generally be from disadvantaged section of the society.
States/UT Governments, Schools controlled and managed by State
Governments, Local Bodies and Aided Private Schools and Panchayati Raj
Institutions will be the implementing partners. The amount of incentive
will be released to the State/UT Governments for depositing, the same in
favour of the eligible girls.
A sum of Rs.3000 (Rupees Three thousand only) would eb deposited under
term deposit / fixed deposit in a public sector bank or in a post office
in the name of every eligible girl child. The term / period of the
deposit will be counted from the date of deposit to the date on which
the girl child attains the age of 18 years. No premature withdrawal will
be allowed. On attaining 18 years of age and production of (i) 10th
class pass certificate and (ii) a certificate from the Principal / Head
of the school that the girl beneficiary has continued her study for at
least two years after enrolment in Class IX the implementing agency will
authorize the bank to transfer the matured amount in the interest
bearing account to the savings’ account in the name of the girl
beneficiary.
The Scheme will be rigorously evaluated after two years through
appropriate independent agencies in order to further improve the same in
future.
The implementation of the Scheme would help in promoting enrolment of
girls belonging to the SC/ST communities in secondary schools and to
reduce drop out of SC/ST girls at secondary and higher secondary stages.
The Scheme would be made operative from 2008-09.
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| Wednesday, July 16,
2008 |
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Ministry of
Human Resource Development |
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CENTRALLY SPONSORED SCHEME “INCENTIVES TO GIRLS FOR SECONDARY
EDUCATION” LAUNCHED
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14:59 IST |
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Centrally sponsored scheme “Incentives to Girls for Secondary
Education” has been launched. According to the scheme, a sum of
Rs. 3000 will be deposited in the name of every SC/ST girl
joining class IX in a Govt. or Govt.-aided or local body school
and she would be entitled to withdraw it on reaching 18 years of
age. The scheme covers all the girls belonging to SC/ST
communities and also all the girls who pass class VIII from
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (irrespective of whether they
belong to SC/ST) and enroll for class IX in Government,
Government-aided and local body schools in academic year 2008-09
and onwards. The maximum age limit for the benefit is fixed at
16 completed years at the time of enrolment in class IX (on 31st
March of the admission year).
The girls covered under the scheme would be entitled to withdraw
the amount on attaining 18 years of age provided that they have
successfully passed class 10 examination as a regular student.
In his Budget Speech for 2006-2007, the Finance Minister had
announced to provide an incentive to the girl child, who passes
the VIII standard examination and enrolls in a secondary school.
On the basis of the said announcement, the Government of India
has launched a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Incentive to
girls for Secondary Education. The main objective of the scheme
is to establish an enabling atmosphere to reduce the drop out
and to promote the enrolment of girl child belonging to SC/ST
communities in secondary schools and ensure their retention upto
the age of 18 years. ….. |
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