Lok Sabha Question No. 3165 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-12-13
Subject: Ladli Yojana
Ministry: WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Smt. Sandhya Ray

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3165

## TO BE ANSWERED ON 13.12.2024

## LADLI YOJANA

## 3165.  SMT. SANDHYA RAY:

Will the Minister of Women and Child Development be pleased to state:

- (a) the number of girls benefited through Ladli Yojana across the country Statewise and district-wise in Madhya Pradesh during the last five years;
- (b) the type of security and facilities being provided through One Stop Centre;
- (c) whether the Government proposes to open the said centre in Bhind district if so, the details thereof; and
- (d) the incentives being provided to girls by the Government for education?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF WOMEN AND CHILD DEVELOPMENT (SHRIMATI SAVITRI THAKUR)

(a) Ladli Yojana is neither a Central Sponsored Scheme nor a Central Sector scheme. It is a state-run  scheme.  Therefore,  the  data  in  respect  of  this  scheme  is not maintained at the central level.

(b) The One Stop Centre (OSC) Scheme is being implemented across the country since  1 st   April  2015.  The  objective  of  the  One  Stop  Centre  Scheme  is  to  provide integrated  support  and  assistance  under  one  roof  to  women  affected  by  violence and those in distress both in private and public spaces. It provides both emergency and non-emergency services like medical aid, legal aid and advice, temporary shelter, police assistance and psychosocial counselling.

(c) One Stop Centre (OSC) is approved and functional in the Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh,

(d) Government is implementing various schemes to incentivize girls' education. These initiatives aim to promote gender equality and ensure that girls have access to quality education.

Samagra Shiksha is an integrated scheme for school education from pre-school to class XII, supporting the implementation of the National Education Policy 2020 and the Right to Education Act, 2009. It emphasizes early childhood care and education, foundational  literacy  and  numeracy,  a  holistic  and  inclusive  curriculum,  enhancing learning outcomes, bridging social and gender gaps, and ensuring equity and inclusion at all levels of education.

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) scheme seeks to bridge gender and social category gaps in school education by providing residential schooling facilities for girls up to Class XII. Under the scheme, the girls in the age group of 10-18 years from Scheduled Caste (SC), Scheduled Tribe (ST), Other Backward Class (OBC), minority communities, and BPL families are covered.

Vigyan Jyoti Programme encourages girls to pursue education and careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) fields to improve gender balance. It  targets  meritorious  girls  from  Class  IX  to  Class  XII  and  includes  student-parent counselling,  career  counselling,  additional  academic  support  classes,  tinkering activities, special lectures, visits to scientific institutions, labs, industries, and science camps and workshops.

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