Scheme For Adolescent Girls

The scheme "Scheme for Adolescent Girls" has been launched by the Ministry of Women and Child Development, Government of India, and aims to provide a structured support system for adolescent girls through a life cycle approach. The scheme is implemented under Saksham Anganwadi and Poshan 2.0 through the concerned States/Union Territories. The scheme covers adolescent girls in the age group of 14-18 years in identified areas, including Aspirational Districts of States and North-Eastern States. The services are delivered through the existing Anganwadi Centres and other linked platforms for reaching the beneficiaries. > Objectives: - To improve the nutritional and health status and self-development of girls in the age group of 14-18 years. - To provide the adolescent girl with the required linkage with education, life skills, literacy and numeracy skills through the non-formal stream of education, to stimulate a desire for more social exposure and knowledge, and to help them improve their decision-making capabilities. - To train and equip the adolescent girl to improve/upgrade other life skills. - To promote awareness of health, hygiene, nutrition and family welfare, home management and child care and to take all measures, so as to facilitate their marrying only after attaining the age of 18 years and if possible, even later. - To enable a better understanding of environment-related social issues and their impact on the lives of adolescent girls. - To encourage adolescent girls to initiate various activities so that they may become productive and useful members of society.