International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR)

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Role of Government Programmes in Education

Anita Bhawariya
Research Scholar, University of Rajasthan, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India

Abstract: Education is an effective instrument for the development of student and nation as a whole. It plays an important role in the
student’s life which helps them to play many roles in the family and society. Education helps them to bring constructive changes and
uplift the society in to higher strata. Half of the population in the world is comprised of women if students are highly educated then the
nation will be highly developed. But, many factors like poverty, unemployment of the parents, child marriages, discrimination, and
inequalities prevents them to access education. Thus, the governmental agencies play an important role to open up opportunities to
enrol, retain and promote the education sector. Therefore, the present study focuses in identifying the educational schemes that are
available for women’s education at the different levels. Also, the objective of the paper is to analyze the different schemes available for
students and girls.

Keywords: education, schemes, initiative

1.Introduction  To identify various government schemes for the

development of education sector
Education is the strongest and sharpest weapon to change
the society. The type of education acquired will surely be List of Government Initiatives for Students
reflected in the views or words we exhibit. If we learn
religious education then we will be more religious or if we  National Education Policy(NEP) 2020
learn moral education, we will behave with keeping more  STARS Project
moral values or if we learn more social principles then we  Kala Utsav
will tend to treat all the people equally. Finally all these  Swachh Vidyalaya Abhiyan
kinds of education will change our perspective on how we  Shiksha Parv Initiative
treat others. The point is that education is an important tool  National Means cum Merit Scholarship (NMMS)
to build a wonderful sculpture and the sculpture will unite  National Talent Search Exam(NTSE)
our society with love, care and unity. Education is an  ISHAN UDAY
important tool for social transformation. Baba Saheb Dr. B.  Ishan Vikas
R. Ambedkar was opined that education was the first and
foremost weapon to conquer the world of equality.
List Government schemes for schools
Education is the base for building a better standard of living,
equal treatment to all in the society and even better
 Mid-Day meal
employment opportunities. In this regard the importance of
 Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
education and educational expenditure in India is much
more important. After liberalisation government was gave  Institution of Eminence Abhiyan
more attention to provide a better social sector development.  Higher Education Financing Agency (HEFA)
As a part of it government of India announced large number  Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan
of schemes and programmes for various fields. Each scheme  Samagra Shiksha
has a crystal clear objective and provides much more  Eklavya Model Residential Schools
concentration to fulfil this. The central government as well  National Achievement Survey
as the state government is giving much attention to pursue  National Curriculum Framework
the programmes for the development of entire society as  Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan
well. The government is ensuring a chance to uplift by  Padhe Bharat, Badhe Bharat
various schemes and programmes with varieties of facilities.
The study is focused on some aspects in education sector. Government Initiatives for Digital Education
The development of education is a necessary condition for
transforming the society from deprivation to development.  PM E-Vidhya
The main aim is to identify various schemes existed in the  DIKSHA
educational sector. There are central sector schemes and  National E-library
centrally sponsored schemes to ensure better facilities and  Swayam Prabha
inclusive development strategy in the education sector. The  Swayam
study concentrated on the government schemes and
 Vidya Daan
programmes for the development of education and the
 E Pathshala
public spending by the government in this field.
 SMART India Hackathon
Objective:
Government Initiatives for Girls
The important area covered under this study is summarised
to the following objectives. Which are given below:  Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao
 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya
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 National Programme for Education of Girls at Elementary Enhanced financial support for existing Stand-alone Girls'
Level (NPEGEL) Hostels for classes IX to XII (KGBV Type IV) of upto Rs
 National Scheme of Incentives to Girls for Secondary 40 lakh per annum.
Education (NSIGSE)
 PRAGATI National Scheme of Incentive to Girls for Secondary
 CBSE Single child merit scholarship Education (NSIGSE)
 Rani laxmi bai Atma Raksha Parikshan
The centrally sponsored “National Scheme of Incentive to
Government Initiatives for disabled students Girls for Secondary Education (NSIGSE)” was launched in
May 2008, to give incentive to students enrolled in class IX.
 Inclusive Education of the Disabled at the Secondary
Stage The scheme covers (i) all girls belonging to SC/ST
communities who pass class VIII and (ii) all girls who pass
 International Economic Development Council
class VIII examination from Kasturba Gandhi Balika
 SAKSHAM
Vidyalayas (irrespective of whether they belong to SC/ ST),
 Identification camps for CwSN
and enrol in class IX in State/ UT Government,
Government-aided and Local Body schools.
Government Initiatives for mental health of students
Incentive Amount: A sum of Rs. 3000/- is deposited in the
 National Tele Mental Health Programme(Tele MANAS) name of eligible unmarried girls as fixed deposit on
 National Mental Health Programme for UPSC enrolment in class IX, who are entitled to withdraw it along
 School Mental Health Program (SMHP) India with interest thereon upon reaching 18 years of age and
passing Class X examination.
Education for Girls
Rani Laxmibai Atma Raksha Prashikshan
Beti Bachao Beti Padhao Abhiyan
Under the Scheme, Self-defense training is provided for
The Department of School Education and Literacy has three months per Government schools having girls
supported the Ministry of Women and Child enrolment. The training is meant for girls student from class
Development for roll out of “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao” VI to XII. The girls are trained to use every day articles
Abhiyan in the country to enhance the sex ratio and the such as, Key chain, duppata, Stole, mufflers, bags, pen/
status of the girl child. An award is being instituted from the pencil, notebook etc. as weapons of opportunity/improvised
“Beti Bachao Beti Padhao” Abhiyan for School self-defence weapons to their advantage.
Management Committees which achieve 100% transition of
girls at different levels of education. CBSE Single Girl Child Merit Scholarship

Swachh Vidyalaya The objective of CBSE merit scholarship scheme is to

provide scholarships to the meritorious Single Girl Students,
The Department is committed to the provision of a who are the only child of their parents; and have passed the
functional girl’s toilet in every school. Swachh Vidyalaya CBSE Class X Examination with 60% or more marks and
Initiative (SVI) works for the provision of separate toilets are continuing their further school education of Class XI
for girls and boys in all Government schools. and XII. The rate of scholarship shall be Rupees Five
Hundred (Rs. 500/-) per month.
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV)
PRAGATI - Providing Assistance for Girls’
Bridging gender and social category gaps at all levels of Advancement in Technical Education Initiative
school education is one of the major objectives of
the Samagra Shiksha. Consequently, to encourage the The AICTE scheme envisages selection of one girl per
participation of girls in education, the existing Kasturba family where family income is less than 8 lakhs / annum on
Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) at upper primary level merit at the qualifying examination to pursue technical
and Girls Hostels at secondary level have been education. 5000 girls are expected to benefit of scholarships
extended/converged to provide residential and schooling available per annum. The scholarship amount is Rs. 50,000
facilities upto Class-XII under the Scheme. per annum.

Thus, the Scheme now provides for access and quality Post Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single
education to girls from disadvantaged groups of girls in the Girl Child
age group of 10-18 years aspiring to study in Classes VI to
XII; belonging to SC, ST, OBC, Minority communities and In order to achieve and promote girls education, UGC has
BPL families to ensure smooth transition of girls from introduced a Post Graduate Indira Gandhi Scholarship for
elementary to secondary and up to class XII wherever Single Girl Child with an aim to compensate direct costs of
possible. KGBV provides the facility to have at-least one girl education to all levels especially for such girls who
residential school for girls from Classes VI-XII in every happen to be the only girl child in their family. Amount of
educationally backward block (EBBs). fellowship: Rs. 36,200/- p.a. for a period of two years only
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i.e. full duration of a PG course. Every year, 3000 girls are facilitating access to the best educational resources for
provided scholarships. learners / teachers.

Girl Children with Special Needs Separate provision of SWAYAM (Study Webs of Active –Learning for Young
stipend for CwSN girls @ Rs. 200 per month for 10 months, Aspiring Minds) PROGRAMME:
in addition to student component from pre-primary to senior
secondary level. SWAYAM is a programme initiated by Government of India
and designed to achieve the three cardinal principles of
Persons with Special Needs Education Policy viz., access, equity and quality. The
objective of this effort is to take the best teaching learning
SAKSHAM resources to all, including the most disadvantaged. Under
this programme, Professors of centrally funded institutions
Scholarship for Differently-abled children AICTE has like IITs, IIMs, Centrally universities offer online courses to
decided to award scholarships per annum to all eligible citizens of our country. Courses delivered through
differently abled students to pursue technical education. SWAYAM are available free of cost to the learners, however
The scholarship amount would be Rs. 50000 per annum. learners wanting a SWAYAM certificate should register for
the final proctored exams that come at a fee and attend in-
Identification Camps for CwSN person at designated centres on specified dates.

Provision of annual identification camps for CwSN at block SWAYAM PRABHA

level @Rs. 10000 per camp and equipping of Block
Resource centres for rehabilitation and special training of The SWAYAM PRABHA is a group of 34 DTH channels
CwSN. devoted to telecasting of high-quality educational
programmes on 24X7 basis using the GSAT-15 satellite.
Initiatives for the North East Every day, there will be new content for at least (4) hours
which would be repeated 5 more times in a day, allowing
ISHAN UDAY the students to choose the time of their convenience. The
channels are uplinked from BISAG, Gandhinagar. The
Special Scholarship Scheme for North Eastern Region contents are provided by NPTEL, IITs, UGC, CEC,
IGNOU.
Special Scholarship Scheme for students of North East
Region. The UGC has launched a special scholarship National E-Library
Scheme for students of North East Region from the
academic session 2014-15. The Scheme envisages grant of The E-Library has been envisaged as an online portal that
10,000 scholarships to students from North East Region will democratize access to knowledge by ensuring that
whose parental income is below Rs. 4.5 lakh per annum and quality content from central universities and premier
would be provided scholarship of Rs. 5400/- per month for educational institutions are available in a digital format that
general degree course and Rs.7800/- per month for technical can be easily accessed by students, working professionals
/medical /professional /paramedical courses. and researchers across the country through laptops,
smartphones, tablets, PC’s. International collaboration has
IshānVikās been offered by Israel, Norway, UK, UNESCO. The
National E –Library is operational from 2015
IshānVikās is a comprehensive plan to bring selected
students from the school and college levels from the North- Challenges faced by the education system
Eastern states into close contact with the IITs, NITs and
IISERs during their vacation periods. A typical visit is Some of the challenges faced by the government schemes in
envisaged for a period of ten days to one of these education are pointed out in the following bulletins.
institutions, in the form of either an exposure or an
Internship programme. Each school will send one teacher to  Privatisation of education.
accompany a group of about 32 students of class IX and X  Shortage of government funds.
and 8 teachers. The college students would be organised in  Poor implementation.
two groups in summer and in winter, consisting of 32  Absence of proper checking and correction mechanism.
students each group. About 2016 college students and 504  Inadequacy of trained practitioners.
teachers from N-E will be visiting premier Institutes, like  Political ideological differences.
IIT/NIT/ IISERs in an academic year. or Centrally Funded  Wastage of resources.
Technological Institutes) with Stipends and Travel will be
 Type of education that acquire (general education).
taken up.
 Out dated systems.
ICT enabled enhancement of learning opportunities  Lack of planning and coordination.
 Political intervention and corruption.
ICT enabled enhancement of learning opportunities to  Absence of field level evaluation process.
accelerate outreach, improve quality and promote equity by  Lack of effective evaluation mechanism.
 Lack of awareness about the schemes.

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 Poor response by the people.

2.Conclusion
Education is a pre-condition for feed the society in a better
way. It facilitates the society to earn better standard of living
by providing employment opportunities. It also helps us to
teach moral values. Now a day there are a lot of
programmes or schemes introduced by the government for
educating the marginalised or excluded masses in the
society. The government has spent more on the education by
providing financial assistance to those who have suffered its
lack. The public spending on education is increased year by
year and newer policies are introduced for adopting
inclusive development strategy. We have a number of
government schemes for educational development of the
society but the problem is that some schemes are not
functioning under proper governance, some are inefficient
to meet the objectives under the programme, in some cases
funds are inefficient to meet the expenses, Unable to reach
the exact beneficiaries, some schemes are not familiar to the
common people, inefficient implementation causes
difficulty in accessibility, some are not much competent to
the parallel programmes. If we overcome these difficulties
then the government will be the sole supplier of a better
education to its society thereby better employment, standard
of living and that will leads to the improvement in national
income finally we realize the dream of a developed
economy.

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