If we want to contribute to the development of our country, we should work on the education of the girl child.
For the country's brighter and better future, the education of the girl child plays an important role.
If girls are educated, they will not depend on others for livelihood. Educated girls start working in any field through which they contribute to the country's economy.
The girls are the future of our country. They have the right to an education similar to the boys.
The education of women means the education of the entire family. Education plays a major role in the economic growth and social growth of a country.
Nowadays, men and women are equally responsible for the overall progress of a country. So girls' education is vital as they are the real builders of happy homes.
Importance of Educating a Female in a Society
For the intellectual, social and mental development of women, education is very important, which helps them in fulfilling the essentials of life.
Examples like Kalpana Chawla, Kiran Bedi, and Sania Mirza have earned a name in society for themselves.
The advantages of educating a girl child are as follows -
- Educated women can make the right decision with great confidence.
- Child and mother mortality rate is decreased, which helps in population control.
- Economic growth of country and society.
- Education encourages the capability to do something good for the family, society, and the country as a whole.
- Encouraging Human Rights.
Reasons for Deprivation of Girls’ Education
Child marriage, household work, dowry, etc., are some factors for deprivation of girls' education.
Raja Ram Mohan Roy is a social reformer who worked for Child Marriage and Sati Pratha.
To eradicate the dowry system, Aleem Khan played an important role.
Literacy rate in India
The male literacy rate is 82.14%, and the female literacy rate is 65.46 %, according to the 2011 census.
The literacy rate is highest in Kerala and Mizoram, and the lowest female literacy rate is in Rajasthan.
For the education of a girl child, some important schemes and policies initiated by the Government of India are given below:
- Sakshar Bharat Mission for female literacy
- Kasturba Balika Vidyalaya
- National Program for school dropouts
- Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan
- Balika Samridhi Yojana (Scholarship scheme designed for women below the poverty line)
- Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao
- Sukanya Samridhi Yojana for the girl child to meet the expenses for higher education.
At present, girls are the women of tomorrow. So for the country's development, we should work on the education of girls.
