Top 5 Government Schemes for School Children

Education is one of the pursuits every child deserves to have. Education is a long life process. It starts from the womb to the tomb. But a very basic foundation of health education is ensured with the right schooling. Ensuring that a child is getting adequate means and access to a school is one of the biggest investments in human resource development. Hence, the government has introduced several schemes to provide education to school children.

1. Sarva Siksha Abhiyan

Introduced in 2001, Sarva Siksha Abhiyan forms a flagship program to provide universal elementary education to the school children. With elementary education, it means education to children between the age of 6 to 14 for children of any social and economic class. The program is applicable throughout the country in association with the local and state government.

2. National Program for Education of Girls at Elementary Education (NPEGEL)
The NPEGEL focuses on the girl child education and considers especially the girls who are not enrolled in any school. This program was started by the government of India in July 2003 as a component of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan. The aim of the program is to provide extra support to the education of girls. The program also aims at providing study materials to create awareness on gender-sensitive issues and providing stationery, uniform, etc. The program necessarily aims at breaking gender stereotypes and ensuring education for both the genders.

3. Midday Meal Scheme
The Mid Day Scheme, also known as the National Programme of Nutritional Support to Primary Education, is one of the oldest schemes in this area. It aims to provide mid-day meals to children studying in the primary class. The main objective of creating this scheme was to eliminate classroom hunger of children and to increase attendance and enrolment of children at schools. This scheme also aims at improving the interaction of children of different castes and classes. It addresses other issues like malnutrition, social empowerment, and adds to the social and emotional development of a child.

4. Right to Education (RTE) Act
This act ensures education as a fundamental right. The Right to Education (RTE) Act was enacted in 2009 making education compulsory for every child between 6 and 14 years of age. The act aims at the development of a curriculum that makes sure the child receives the benefit of all-round development, building their knowledge, talent, and potential. It ensures free and compulsory education in elementary schools. The Right to Education Act has also made it compulsory for private schools to reserve 25 percent for children of economically weaker families.

5. Scheme for Infrastructure Development in Minority Institutes (IDMI)
To improve the quality of education, the scheme has been started to improve infrastructure in unaided/aided minority schools. The basic features of this scheme include expanding facilities that will help the education of children from minority communities. This scheme is applicable for any region across the country but preference is given to areas which have a greater population of the minority (at least above 20 percent)
The above discussed were some important schemes made to ensure schooling in India. By any means, if you are required to seek education or know someone who doesn’t have access to proper education, the above schemes will act as your rescue.

By: Ishika Aggarwal

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