The Adolescent Girls (AG) Scheme, primarily aims at breaking the inter-generational life-cycle of nutritional and gender disadvantage and providing a supportive environment for self-development. The key objective of the scheme is to facilitate, educate and empower AGs so as to enable them to become self-reliant and aware citizens.
Earlier the target group under the Scheme for Adolescent Girls were ‘Out of school girls’ in the age group of 11-14 years. However, this has now shifted to girls in the age group of 14-18 years. The scheme aims at motivating out of school girls to go back to formal schooling or vocational /skill training.
Benefits under SAG are classified into two Major Components:
1. Nutrition (Supplementary Nutrition Programme-SNP): Provision for providing specified amount of calories, protein and micronutrients to Adolescent Girls etc.
SNP food items are provided as per provision of daily cost norms ie.Rs.9.50 , food items are procured through open tender.
2. Non-nutrition: Includes health check-up, mainstreaming out of school girls into the school system, Iron and Folic Acid (IFA) supplementation, life skill education etc.
Component | No of Adolescent girls | Convergence strategy |
IFA Supplementation | OoS | In convergence with Health Dept. |
Health check up and referral | All AGs | In convergence with Health Dept. and Education dept. |
Nutrition and Health Education | All AGs | In convergence with Health Dept |
Skill training | OoS | In convergence with Labour, Employment, Skill Development and Entrepreneurship |
Life skill training | All AGs | In convergence with Education Department, Dept of Sports and youth services |
Accessing public services | All AGs | In convergence with banks, Health dept and education dept, post office etc |
