NEWS

Union ministry of women and children launched Kanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsav campaign

DETAILS

AIM –

• Increase the enrolment and retention of the number of adolescent girls (girls aged 11 to 14) in school
• Builds on existing schemes for girls such as BetiBachaoBetiPadhao (BBBP), National Education Policy (NEP), Scheme For Adolescent Girls (SAG), etc

WHEN WAS IT LAUNCHED – Women’s day 2022

WHO LAUNCHED

• Ministry of Women and Child Development
• In collaboration with the Ministry of Education and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)

HOW IS IT IMPLEMENTED –

• As part of the Ministry of Women and Child Development’s Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP) project
• Government aims to fund 400 districts across all states under the BBBP Scheme to sensitize families to enroll adolescent girls in schools
• Funds under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan will also be utilized for the campaign