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Vidyalaxmi Scheme

Objectives

  • To promote Girls’ Education at village level/Primary Education.

  • To increase retention of girls in Primary Education.

  • To Reduce Dropout Rate of girls in Primary Education.

  • To enable girls to complete Elementary Education up to Std. – 7

Implementation Process
Vidyalaxmi scheme is introduced in

  • Villages where female literacy rate is lower than 35%.

  • Urban area for the girls belonging to Below Poverty Level

  • Vidhyalaxmi bond of Rs. 1000/- given to girls student who takes admission in 1st Std the girl will receive the amount of bond with interest at the time of completion of Std. -7th.

Year

Budget
Allocation
(Rs. in crore)

Received Donation
(Rs. in crore)

Amount
(Rs. in crore)

No. of Purchased
Bond

No. of Girls left  from school

2002-03

10.00

1.98

11.98

1,10,829

4923

2003-04

15.00

1.82

16.82

1,54,457

1539

2004-05

15.00

0.36

15.36

1,30,000

748

2005-06

15.10

-

15.10

1,51,034

1200

2006-07
(Planning)

15.00

-

15.00

1,15,100

 

Suggestions

  • Remove renewal process of bond each 3 years

  • Allotment of certificate for 7 years (for administrative ease)

  • Specific Targets will be given to DPEOs to bring back those girls who dropped out from the schools through re-enrolment.

  • 17,126 children re-enrolled which includes both boys and girls

 

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