Ministry/Department: Ministry of Women and Child Development
Objective: Aims at all-round development of adolescent girls of 11-18 years (with a focus on all out-of-school AGs) by making them ‘self-reliant’.
Scheme:
- Centrally Sponsored Scheme
- It uses ICDS infrastructure to deliver services
- 2 major focus areas:
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- Nutrition : Take Home Ration or Hot Cooked Meal
- Skill development : Health check-up, Supplements, Vocational training etc.
Factual Information:
- Launched in 2010