Rajiv Gandhi Scheme to Empower Adolescent Girls

Name of the scheme: Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (Rgseag) – ‘Sabla’

Purpose:

• Enable the adolescent girls for self-development and empowerment
• Improve their nutrition and health status.
• Promote awareness about health, hygiene, nutrition, Adolescent Reproductive and Sexual Health (ARSH) and family and child care.
• Upgrade their home-based skills, life skills and tie up with National Skill Development Program (NSDP) for vocational skills
• Mainstream out of school AGs into formal/non formal education
• Provide information/guidance about existing public services such as PHC, CHC, Post Office, Bank, Police Station, etc.

Implementing agencies:

The scheme would be implemented using the platform Integrated Child Development Services (ICDS) through Anganwadi Centres (AWCs).

Target Group:

• The Scheme would cover adolescent girls in the age group of 11-18 years under all ICDS projects in selected 200 districts in all the States/UTs in the country.
• The target group would be subdivided into two categories age wise from 11-15 and from 15-18 years.
• The school going girls would meet at the AWC at least twice a month and more frequently during vacations/holidays, where they would receive life skill education, nutrition and health education, awareness about other socio-legal issues etc.
• This would give an opportunity for mixed group interaction between in-school and out-of-school girls, motivating the latter to join school.

Services:

An integrated package of services would be provided to AGs which includes:

• Nutrition provision
• Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation
• Health check-up and Referral services
• Nutrition & Health Education (NHE)
• Counseling/Guidance on family welfare, ARSH, child care practices and home management
• Life Skill Education and accessing public services
• Vocational training for girls aged 16 and above under National Skill Development Program (NSDP)

Cost of the project:

Rs. 3.8 lakh per project per annum would be provided by the Government of India to States/UTs which includes –

• Cost of training kit at each AWC,
• Nutrition and health education,
• Life Skill Education,
• Vocational training (tie up with NSDP),
• Cost -funds for transportation, printing of registers, Health cards and referral slips

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