Addressing gender inequality in education requires providing social, financial and emotional support to the girl child in the country. Explain (200 Words)
Refer - The Indian Express
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IAS Parliament 3 years
KEY POINTS
· Indian women excelled in the most decorated Olympic Games for India so far. There is no reason for it to be otherwise in any other field, especially education, given the right support.
· It is estimated that over 2.4 crore girls globally are on the verge of dropping out of schools due to the Covid-19 pandemic.
· The problem is not only rooted in poverty and poor quality of school education, but also gender biases and outdated social norms.
Measures needed
· in every locality, a mohalla school or a community learning programme should be started with appropriate Covid norms.
· NITI Aayog, with the help of civil society organisations, had started a community programme led by volunteers called “Saksham Bitiya” in 28 aspirational districts where more than 1.87 lakh girl students were trained in socio-emotional and ethical learning.
· special education zones need to be set up in areas which have been traditionally backward in education.
· For greenfield projects in higher education, 60 per cent of the funding can be accessed as viability gap funding from the central and state governments.
· Behavioural Insights Units (BIU) may be established across states to tackle social issues with the help of ultra-local NGOs/CSOs to reach the last mile.
Rasi.R.kannan 3 years
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IAS Parliament 3 years
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