Laadli Scheme: Delhi govt’s plan for girl child suffers, far fewer takers than last year
A major schemes by the Delhi government for the benefit of girl children — the Laadli scheme, is suffering under the effect of the Covid-19 pandemic, with a significant decrease in the number of enrolments so far this year, which experts say could impact the number of girl children joining and staying in school.
Under the Laadli scheme, financial assistance is sanctioned for beneficiary girls commencing at their birth and then at various stages of their education up until the senior secondary level.
In six months for the 2020-2021 cycle, starting from April and up to September, the scheme received 1,094 new enrolments. This is well below the number of new enrolments in the 2019-2020 cycle, which was 46,660.
Laadli Scheme: Delhi govt’s plan for girl child suffers, far fewer takers than last year
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