:: KISHORI SHAKTI YOJANA ::


Introduction:

Kishori Shakti Yojna (KSY) is a means to empower adolescent girls, so as to enable them to take charge of their lives. Under this scheme, a special intervention has been devised for adolescent girls, using the ICDS infrastructure. This intervention focuses on school drop-outs, girls in the age group of 11-18 years, to meet their needs of self development, nutrition, health, education , literacy, recreation and skill formation. This scheme attempts to mobilize and enhance the potential of adolescent girls as social animators. It also seeks to improve their capabilities in addressing nutrition and health issues-through center-based instructions, training capos and hands-on learning as well as sharing of experiences.

   
  Balika MaNDALS  


 All eligible girls in the age group of 11-18 years, irrespective of income levels of the family, are eligible to receive assistance under the scheme. Preference is given to younger girls, in the age group of 11-15 years, and belonging to poor families. 20 girls in the age group of 11-18 years are identified from all the eligible girls in this age group in the Anganwadi Centres. These 20 girls are enrolled for a period of six months in the balika mandals. In each ICDS project, only 10%of the total Anganwadi Centres are selected on rotation to serve as balika mandals.  

IMPLEMENTATION OF KISHORI SHAKTI YOJANA

Kishori Shakti Yojana is being implemented in all 137 ICDS projects at present.However, Govt of India has approved this scheme for 43 ICDS projects including 12 new ICDS projects vide Letter No. 9-16/2005/KSY dated 18th August ,2005. 

 

UNDER KISHORI SHAKTI YOJANA SCHEME

 

ACTION PLAN

An action plan for implementation of KSY is to be prepared each year as per instructions issued by the Govt. of India.

 

FUNDS 

Under this scheme funds are being provided by Govt of india for implementation while the state Govt is bearing expenditure for supplementary nutrition .  

        So far as assistance for intervention from Govt. of India is concerned ,it is limited to the approved amount of Rs 1.10 lac per ICDS project per annum only.During the year 2007-08 a sum of Rs. 56.04 lacs have been incurred under training component whereas Rs. 480.83 lacs have been incurred on SNP component against budget provision of Rs.50 lacs and Rs. 400 lacs respectively.

PROGRESS REPORT OF KSY
   
    Annual Report for the year 2007-08                    Download