DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2019.v07i07.010

Pages: 493-495

Education is a child’s basic and a fundamental right. Failure to access proper education deprives children of the means to secure their own right. Right from birth to one’s journey throughout life girls face discrimination from the context of education and its opportunities: parents prefer education of boy child over girls etc. Education is a major weapon which can boost the advantages of social and economic growth of a child. The Directive Principles of State Policy have made Education free from the ages of 06-14 years of age. Government has several schemes for education of the girl child and especially at the elementary level. Henceforth, a pertinent question in the context of education of the girl child is, “Why a large number of girls are lagging behind in education?” This is ironical as on one hand considerable attention has been given to education of girls’ by various committees, commissions which have come up with various recommendations and initiatives. The Union government has several key constitutional and legal features which does not discriminate against the education of girl students and boy students. Keeping the constitutional and legal framework in mind many state governments have launched various different schemes for the protection of the education of the girl child. Tamil Nadu government initiated such a scheme naming the Girl Child Protection scheme (GCPS). This was followed by the Andhra Pradesh Government. Haryana government followed suit in 2005 which launched laadli scheme. This was followed by Madhya Pradesh which initiated a girl child empowerment scheme called Ladli Lakshi Yojana. Gujrat government launched a Dikri Bachao in 2006. The Delhi Government launched Laadli scheme in 2008 in order to raise the status of the girl child in the capital city. This paper presents the findings of a study conducted on the implementation of Laadli scheme in government schools of Delhi. The paper highlights the various constitutional and legal framework o