National Education Policy (NEP)-2020 has introduced “Gender Inclusion Fund for targeting the development of girl child.
- The Government of India will constitute a “Gender Inclusion Fund” to provide quality and equitable education for all girls.
- The fund will focus on ensuring 100% enrollment of girls in schooling and a record participation rate in higher education, decrease gender gaps at all levels, practice gender equity and inclusion in society, and improve the leadership capacity of girls through positive civil dialogues.
- Funds will also enable States to support and scale effective community-based interventions that address local context-specific barriers to girls and transgender students.
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