Universal enrollment is the first goal of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan: Prakash Javadekar

In addition, the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalays have been opened in educationally backward blocks where female rural literacy rate is below the national average to provide residential upper primary schools for girls from SC/ST/OBC/ Muslim and BPL families.

The Minister said under the mid-day meal scheme, central financial assistance is being provided to all states and UTs for implementation of the scheme.

Under the scheme, all states and UTs were providing mid-day meals to children, including adolescent girls studying in class-I to VIII of government, government aided, special training centres and madrasas and Maqtabs under the SSA.

(Sourced from agencies, feature image courtesy:oneindia.com)