Kishori shakti yojana

1. Coverage of kishori 1. Coverage of kishori shakti yojanashakti yojana

The scheme of kishori shakti The scheme of kishori shakti yojana is implemented in 416 yojana is implemented in 416 project in Maharashtra project in Maharashtra

2. Objective of the scheme2. Objective of the scheme

a) To improve the quality of nutritive food supply a) To improve the quality of nutritive food supply to girl beneficiaries b) To unable the girl for to girl beneficiaries b) To unable the girl for earning by imparting them and accupational earning by imparting them and accupational training and for domestic sevice training training and for domestic sevice training

c) To impart training in the subject like health c) To impart training in the subject like health care, family welfare, home management, child care, family welfare, home management, child care, personal hygiene, cleanliness of care, personal hygiene, cleanliness of sourrounding etc. with a view to make them sourrounding etc. with a view to make them aware of responsibilities and to creat self aware of responsibilities and to creat self confidance in them and also to unable them to confidance in them and also to unable them to prevenet child marriage prevenet child marriage

d) To improve the decision making power of girl d) To improve the decision making power of girl by imparting them and informal trainingby imparting them and informal training

3. Criteria of selection of the 3. Criteria of selection of the beneficiaries beneficiaries

a) The centrally sponsored scheme of kishori shakti a) The centrally sponsored scheme of kishori shakti yojana is based on Girl to Girl Apporach yojana is based on Girl to Girl Apporach

b) Under this scheme, 20 girls, between the age b) Under this scheme, 20 girls, between the age group of 11 to 18 are selected for six month training group of 11 to 18 are selected for six month training from AWC area. Out of these, three girl between the from AWC area. Out of these, three girl between the age group of 15 to 18 are associated with AWC and age group of 15 to 18 are associated with AWC and they are asked to participate in every activity of the they are asked to participate in every activity of the AWC. While selecting these 3 girls, preference is AWC. While selecting these 3 girls, preference is given to the girls from B.P.L., SC, ST,& those who given to the girls from B.P.L., SC, ST,& those who have left school.have left school.

4) services provided under the scheme

(I) Health related services :- (I) Health related services :-

A) Iron tablets are served once a week and A) Iron tablets are served once a week and Dewarming Tablet are served once in 6 Dewarming Tablet are served once in 6 months to all the 20 selected girls of 11 to months to all the 20 selected girls of 11 to 18 age group under the supervision of 18 age group under the supervision of Anganwadi Sevika and nurse.Anganwadi Sevika and nurse.

(B) weight of all these girls is measured (B) weight of all these girls is measured and their blood test is also taken every and their blood test is also taken every month to oberve the ratio of Hemoglobin in month to oberve the ratio of Hemoglobin in the blood, and the findings are recorded the blood, and the findings are recorded accordingly every month and kept in accordingly every month and kept in Anganwadi centre.Anganwadi centre.

(II).Training :-(II).Training :-

Out of the girls selected by Mukhya Sevika Out of the girls selected by Mukhya Sevika and C.D.P.O., girls of 15 to 18 age-group and C.D.P.O., girls of 15 to 18 age-group (who are B.P.L.) are imparted training jointly (who are B.P.L.) are imparted training jointly on bit level. On completion of their training, on bit level. On completion of their training, through them, training is imparted to rest of through them, training is imparted to rest of the girls on Anganwadi level. In this the girls on Anganwadi level. In this training, the subjects like health-care, training, the subjects like health-care, nurishment, personal hygiene, cleanliness nurishment, personal hygiene, cleanliness of surrounding, consequences of child of surrounding, consequences of child marriage, domestic occupational training marriage, domestic occupational training etc., are included.etc., are included.

(III) Administrative control :-(III) Administrative control :-

► Dy.CEO (C.W.) of Z.P. is entrusted with Dy.CEO (C.W.) of Z.P. is entrusted with the responsibility of implementing the the responsibility of implementing the scheme of rural and tribal projects.scheme of rural and tribal projects.

► Responsibility of implementing the Responsibility of implementing the scheme of rural and tribal projects is scheme of rural and tribal projects is entrusted to the concerned C.D.P.O.entrusted to the concerned C.D.P.O.