Q. Consider the following statements:
- Kanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsav aims to bring back four lakh out-of-school adolescent girls in the 11-14 years age group into the education system.
- Ministry of Women and Child Development in partnership with the Ministry of Education are the implementing agency for it.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer:
Both 1 & 2
Notes:
- The government has launched a nation-wide campaign calledKanya Shiksha Pravesh Utsav on the eve of the International Women’s Day (8th March).
- The aim of the campaign is to bring back four lakh out-of-school adolescent girls in the 11-14 years age groupinto the education system.
- The projectaims to work on a complete system for out-of-school girls by building on existing schemes and programmes such as Schemes for Adolescent Girls (SAG), Beti Bachao Beti Padhao (BBBP), and National Education Policy (NEP).
- The campaign is being steered by the Ministry of Women And Child Development in partnership with the Ministry of Education.