SABLA, a Scheme for empowering adolescent girls, has been launched in 200 districts of the country with an objective of empowering girls (11-18 years) by improving their nutritional and health status. The Scheme upgrades various skills like home skills, life skills and vocational skills etc. and generates awareness on various issues among these girls. The girls are also sensitized towards the importance marriage at the right age.
The Integrated Child Protection Scheme (ICPS) provides care and protection to children in difficult circumstances and children who are in conflict with law.
The Integrated Child Development Scheme (ICDS) is a flag ship programme of Government of India. It provides a package of services comprising of supplementary nutrition, pre-school non-formal education, nutrition & health education, immunization, health check-up and referral services. The Scheme, inter alia, aims to improve the nutritional and health status of pregnant and lactating mothers and children below 6 years of age.
‘Dhanalakshmi’, a scheme for incentivizing birth and survival of the Girl Child is being implemented in 11 Blocks across seven States on pilot basis.
The Government has declared January 24 as ‘National Girl Child Day’. This promotes value of girl child and generates awareness for their safety.
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) Scheme aims at education for all which includes girl child also.
This was stated by Smt. Krishna Tirath, Minister for Women and Child Development, in a written reply to the Lok Sabha today.
