Lok Sabha Question No. 2042 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-12-19
Subject: Free Education to Girl Child
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Ghanshyam Singh Lodhi

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2042 ANSWERED ON 19.12.2022

## Free Education to Girl Child

## †2042. SHRI GHANSHYAM SINGH LODHI:

Will the Minister of Education be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  free  education  in  Central  Board  of Secondary  Education  (CBSE)  Board  schools  to  the  families  who  have  only  one daughter  or  two  daughters  so  that  the  families  may  be  benefitted  by  limiting  the number of children;
- (b) whether priority is accorded to the single girl child in her admission to Private and Government Schools;
- (c) if so, the rules thereof;
- (d) the  names  of  the  existing  schemes  for  Single  Girl  Child  studying  in  Private  and Government Schools; and
- (e) whether  the  Government  proposes  to  provide  free  higher  education  to  Single  Girl Children?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a): Schools  under  Central  Board  of  Secondary  Education  (CBSE)  are  mostly  private schools  and  the  matter  of  fees  and  all  other  aspects  are  regulated  by  the  respective  State Government.

In  the  CBSE  Schools  under  Central  Government,  all  girl  students  of  Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS) are exempted from paying tuition fees. Further, single girl child from  classes  VI  to  XII  are  exempted  from  paying  any  fee.  Education  including  boarding, lodging and all other students' expenses are free in Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas.

(b) to (d): Education is a subject in the Concurrent List of the Constitution and schools, other  than  those  owned  /  funded  by  Central  Government,  are  under  the  jurisdiction  of  the State Governments. Thus, the matter relating to admission of single girl child in Private and Government  Schools  and  its  components  in  schools  are  regulated  in  terms  of  Rules  and Instructions of the State Government concerned. KVS grants admission of two single girl child per section in class-I and two per class in class VI onwards. These seats are over & above the sanctioned strength of the class. CBSE provides scholarships to the meritorious Single Girl Students, who are the only child of their parents (including all girl children born as one of the twins born together); and have passed the CBSE Class X Examination with 60% or more marks and are continuing their further education of Class XI and XII in a CBSE affiliated school. (e): University  Grants  Commission  (UGC)  under  Department  of  Higher  Education  is implementing  scholarship/fellowship  schemes  to  encourage  higher  education  among  single girl children by providing financial assistance. The details of the schemes are as under: 1. P.G. Indira Gandhi Scholarship for Single Girl Child -  Under  the  scheme,  financial assistance is provided to candidates who are Single Girl Child for pursuing Post-graduation on full time/regular basis. All eligible applications are selected for the award of fellowship. 2. Savitribai Jyotirao Phule Fellowship For Single Girl Child - The scheme 'Savitribai Jyotirao Phule Single Girl Child Fellowship' is exclusively for the single girl child who are desirous of pursuing Ph.D. program through regular full-time mode and has taken admission for the same in a recognized higher education institution. The scheme 'Savitribai Jyotirao Phule Single Girl Child Fellowship' was launched after revision of guidelines of 'Swami Vivekananda Single Girl Child Fellowship'. Under the present  scheme,  the  rate  of  fellowship  has  been  increased  and  all  eligible  applications  are selected for the award of fellowship.

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