Child Labour in India

child labour in india, stopped the most recent annual working day for children from being wasted on a huge social or political issue. even though the head of al mattemont school had told the parents of students that it was voluntary and that the children should decide on the matter. this video can be found on youtube.. the child is seen left alone.. not by her own choice but because the adults could not control the crowd.. which incited.. and in the video where she makes her decision on her own and continues to play with the other children.. and there are kids who still has parents who will decide to take him / her back to school. today's child is responsible for the work of the one before them.. and the ones after.. the older one learns from them. the younger one just learns that.. she is now one year old and the process for this one to go to school has started. one minute she is a baby the next a kid.. like the one in the al mattemont school, no one will care if she decides to work or not and therefore she might as well go to school.. but this one.. like the one in the al mattemont school and the one who lives in a village, this one needs someone to take care of her.. atleast until she has a mind of her own and develops an understanding that she can make a choice.. as in the case of the al mattemont school.. and unlike the one who lives in a village.. this one also requires some kind of protection because she has no one who can stop the kind of abuse that is heaped on her by her own, from her own or anyone else. not even her parents. today it would be easy to see the one who lives in a village and the one who lives in the village as different.. but then it was exactly the same years back.. the one who lived in the village was different and not many people had an inkling of the kind of abuse that she was put through.. the day she found her voice.. was the day she started speaking out, protesting and calling a spade.. a spade. I came across this article today and I thought to myself this needs to be spread on a wider scale. it has had a great impact on me.. it has made me ask the question who's duty is it to protect these kids? who is it who decides that one is worth protecting more than the other? is it really necessary to build a fear of others when all that they really need is protection from us? there is also the tendency to disregard the reports of child labour in other countries as being carried out in third world countries.. and by that not recognising that it is practiced in second world countries as well. even the children that you see working in the field in the above picture will be at work for a few hours a day, before and after school, while they are in school itself and if their families are forced to go to work, then they might work in the fields after school hours too.. Here is an article that talks about a group of young Indian kids taking on the milk industry and their campaign is called Give us Our Freedom.. what an inspiration!! Posted by i took a walk with ken and alex.. we had just bought 2 new tires for the jeep but we also wanted to get the oil changed in the car too. so i drove the jeep to the shop and while we were waiting, the guy that took us to the shop was sitting on a bench in the shop and he was writing notes in a little book and was saying "i think i know who's car it is".. i looked at the guy.. he was a young guy in his 20s.. with longish hair.. and he had a nice face... as a matter of fact i think he was the most attractive one i've seen in ages.. i actually had a strange moment of thinking that i must know this guy.. but then i realized that he's totally new in town.. and it wasn't him, it was the other guy i've never seen before who was writing those notes in his little book.. i told Ken.. he was amused by my excitement.. "sorreee" he said.. and we went back to the shop.. this guy was still sitting there... Ken was looking at him and i could see that he was waiting to see what Ken would do. "how can we help you?" Ken said. "how much are the new tires?" the guy said. Ken reached into his pocket and took out the money and gave it to the guy.. "our bill's 200 dollars" Ken said. The guy looked at the bill and looked back at us.. and shook his head.. he then reached into his pocket and gave us some change.. "20 bucks for the oil change" he said. We were a little confused by that, we'd given him the money, but he wasn't holding any bills, but a little purse. "oh ok... ok, i get it" Ken said. "yeah it's ok" i said. Ken took the change and put it in his pocket. "it's ok" i said. "thanks" he said and walked away.. Ken was a little annoyed at this point. "it's like we're stupid and he thinks he's smart!" he said. "i think you're being too harsh on him.. he's just new to town" i said. "you know it's really not that uncommon to give him a 20.. it could be any other guy.. but he gives us some change when we paid the bill. and i was impressed when he gave us 20 dollars! i was like wow.. maybe he's actually legit!" i said. "oh alright, he was at least attractive.. well.. he was more attractive than any of the other guys i've seen in this city" Ken said, while looking at me in the face. "i really like his hair" i said.. i was actually getting angry. "i was also a little surprised when he gave us the change.. i mean, he probably had like $5 or $6Posted by i'm a lazy ass.. i don't like doing work.. i don't even like work all that much.. but if i need to do it.. i'll do it. and since i have to go into the office for some things, i'm gonna suck it up and do it. this morning i have to work in the garden. i'm out of 'sunrisers' Child labour in india, stopped the most recent annual working day for children from being wasted on a huge social or political issue. Even though the head of al mattemont school had told the parents of students that it was voluntary and that the children should decide on the matter. This video can be found on YouTube.

The child is seen left alone.. Not by her own choice but because the adults could not control the crowd. Which incited. And in the video where she makes her decision on her own and continues to play with the other children.. 

And there are kids who still has parents who will decide to take him / her back to school. Today's child is responsible for the work of the one before them.. And the ones after.. The older one learns from them. 

The younger one just learns that.. She is now one year old and the process for this one to go to school has started. One minute she is a baby the next a kid.. Like the one in the al mattemont school, no one will care if she decides to work or not and therefore she might as well go to school.. But this one.. 

Like the one in the al mattemont school and the one who lives in a village, this one needs someone to take care of her.. At least until she has a mind of her own and develops an understanding that she can make a choice.. 

As in the case of the Al mattemont school.. And unlike the one who lives in a village.. This one also requires some kind of protection because she has no one who can stop the kind of abuse that is heaped on her by her own, from her own or anyone else.

Not even her parents. Today it would be easy to see the one who lives in a village and the one who lives in the village as different.. But then it was exactly the same years back.. The one who lived in the village was different and not many people had an inkling of the kind of abuse that she was put through.. 

The day she found her voice.. Was the day she started speaking out, protesting and calling a spade.. A spade. I came across this article today and i thought to myself this needs to be spread on a wider scale. It has had a great impact on me.. It has made me ask the question who's duty is it to protect these kids? 

Who is it who decides that one is worth protecting more than the other? Is it really necessary to build a fear of others when all that they really need is protection from us? There is also the tendency to disregard the reports of child labour in other countries as being carried out in third world countries.. 

And by that not recognizing that it is practiced in second world countries as well. Even the children that you see working in the field in the above picture will be at work for a few hours a day, before and after school, while they are in school itself and if their families are forced to go to work, then they might work in the fields after school hours too.. 

Here is an article that talks about a group of young indian kids taking on the milk industry and their campaign is called give us our freedom.. What an inspiration!!

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child labour in india, stopped the most recent annual working day for children from being wasted on a huge social or political issue. even though the head of al mattemont school had told the parents of students that it was voluntary and that the children should decide on the matter. this video can be found on youtube.. the child is seen left alone.. not by her own choice but because the adults could not control the crowd.. which incited.. and in the video where she makes her decision on her own and continues to play with the other children.. and there are kids who still has parents who will decide to take him / her back to school. today's child is responsible for the work of the one before them.. and the ones after.. the older one learns from them. the younger one just learns that.. she is now one year old and the process for this one to go to school has started. one minute she is a baby the next a kid.. like the one in the al mattemont school, no one will care if she decides to work or not and therefore she might as well go to school.. but this one.. like the one in the al mattemont school and the one who lives in a village, this one needs someone to take care of her.. atleast until she has a mind of her own and develops an understanding that she can make a choice.. as in the case of the al mattemont school.. and unlike the one who lives in a village.. this one also requires some kind of protection because she has no one who can stop the kind of abuse that is heaped on her by her own, from her own or anyone else. not even her parents. today it would be easy to see the one who lives in a village and the one who lives in the village as different.. but then it was exactly the same years back.. the one who lived in the village was different and not many people had an inkling of the kind of abuse that she was put through.. the day she found her voice.. was the day she started speaking out, protesting and calling a spade.. a spade. I came across this article today and I thought to myself this needs to be spread on a wider scale. it has had a great impact on me.. it has made me ask the question who's duty is it to protect these kids? who is it who decides that one is worth protecting more than the other? is it really necessary to build a fear of others when all that they really need is protection from us? there is also the tendency to disregard the reports of child labour in other countries as being carried out in third world countries.. and by that not recognising that it is practiced in second world countries as well. even the children that you see working in the field in the above picture will be at work for a few hours a day, before and after school, while they are in school itself and if their families are forced to go to work, then they might work in the fields after school hours too.. Here is an article that talks about a group of young Indian kids taking on the milk industry and their campaign is called Give us Our Freedom.. what an inspiration!! Posted by i took a walk with ken and alex.. we had just bought 2 new tires for the jeep but we also wanted to get the oil changed in the car too. so i drove the jeep to the shop and while we were waiting, the guy that took us to the shop was sitting on a bench in the shop and he was writing notes in a little book and was saying "i think i know who's car it is".. i looked at the guy.. he was a young guy in his 20s.. with longish hair.. and he had a nice face... as a matter of fact i think he was the most attractive one i've seen in ages.. i actually had a strange moment of thinking that i must know this guy.. but then i realized that he's totally new in town.. and it wasn't him, it was the other guy i've never seen before who was writing those notes in his little book.. i told Ken.. he was amused by my excitement.. "sorreee" he said.. and we went back to the shop.. this guy was still sitting there... Ken was looking at him and i could see that he was waiting to see what Ken would do. "how can we help you?" Ken said. "how much are the new tires?" the guy said. Ken reached into his pocket and took out the money and gave it to the guy.. "our bill's 200 dollars" Ken said. The guy looked at the bill and looked back at us.. and shook his head.. he then reached into his pocket and gave us some change.. "20 bucks for the oil change" he said. We were a little confused by that, we'd given him the money, but he wasn't holding any bills, but a little purse. "oh ok... ok, i get it" Ken said. "yeah it's ok" i said. Ken took the change and put it in his pocket. "it's ok" i said. "thanks" he said and walked away.. Ken was a little annoyed at this point. "it's like we're stupid and he thinks he's smart!" he said. "i think you're being too harsh on him.. he's just new to town" i said. "you know it's really not that uncommon to give him a 20.. it could be any other guy.. but he gives us some change when we paid the bill. and i was impressed when he gave us 20 dollars! i was like wow.. maybe he's actually legit!" i said. "oh alright, he was at least attractive.. well.. he was more attractive than any of the other guys i've seen in this city" Ken said, while looking at me in the face. "i really like his hair" i said.. i was actually getting angry. "i was also a little surprised when he gave us the change.. i mean, he probably had like $5 or $6Posted by i'm a lazy ass.. i don't like doing work.. i don't even like work all that much.. but if i need to do it.. i'll do it. and since i have to go into the office for some things, i'm gonna suck it up and do it. this morning i have to work in the garden. i'm out of 'sunrisers'

child labour in india, stopped the most recent annual working day for children from being wasted on a huge social or political issue. even though the head of al mattemont school had told the parents of students that it was voluntary and that the children should decide on the matter. this video can be found on youtube.. the child is seen left alone.. not by her own choice but because the adults could not control the crowd.. which incited.. and in the video where she makes her decision on her own and continues to play with the other children.. and there are kids who still has parents who will decide to take him / her back to school. today's child is responsible for the work of the one before them.. and the ones after.. the older one learns from them. the younger one just learns that.. she is now one year old and the process for this one to go to school has started. one minute she is a baby the next a kid.. like the one in the al mattemont school, no one will care if she decides to work or not and therefore she might as well go to school.. but this one.. like the one in the al mattemont school and the one who lives in a village, this one needs someone to take care of her.. atleast until she has a mind of her own and develops an understanding that she can make a choice.. as in the case of the al mattemont school.. and unlike the one who lives in a village.. this one also requires some kind of protection because she has no one who can stop the kind of abuse that is heaped on her by her own, from her own or anyone else. not even her parents. today it would be easy to see the one who lives in a village and the one who lives in the village as different.. but then it was exactly the same years back.. the one who lived in the village was different and not many people had an inkling of the kind of abuse that she was put through.. the day she found her voice.. was the day she started speaking out, protesting and calling a spade.. a spade. I came across this article today and I thought to myself this needs to be spread on a wider scale. it has had a great impact on me.. it has made me ask the question who's duty is it to protect these kids? who is it who decides that one is worth protecting more than the other? is it really necessary to build a fear of others when all that they really need is protection from us? there is also the tendency to disregard the reports of child labour in other countries as being carried out in third world countries.. and by that not recognising that it is practiced in second world countries as well. even the children that you see working in the field in the above picture will be at work for a few hours a day, before and after school, while they are in school itself and if their families are forced to go to work, then they might work in the fields after school hours too.. Here is an article that talks about a group of young Indian kids taking on the milk industry and their campaign is called Give us Our Freedom.. what an inspiration!! Posted by i took a walk with ken and alex.. we had just bought 2 new tires for the jeep but we also wanted to get the oil changed in the car too. so i drove the jeep to the shop and while we were waiting, the guy that took us to the shop was sitting on a bench in the shop and he was writing notes in a little book and was saying "i think i know who's car it is".. i looked at the guy.. he was a young guy in his 20s.. with longish hair.. and he had a nice face... as a matter of fact i think he was the most attractive one i've seen in ages.. i actually had a strange moment of thinking that i must know this guy.. but then i realized that he's totally new in town.. and it wasn't him, it was the other guy i've never seen before who was writing those notes in his little book.. i told Ken.. he was amused by my excitement.. "sorreee" he said.. and we went back to the shop.. this guy was still sitting there... Ken was looking at him and i could see that he was waiting to see what Ken would do. "how can we help you?" Ken said. "how much are the new tires?" the guy said. Ken reached into his pocket and took out the money and gave it to the guy.. "our bill's 200 dollars" Ken said. The guy looked at the bill and looked back at us.. and shook his head.. he then reached into his pocket and gave us some change.. "20 bucks for the oil change" he said. We were a little confused by that, we'd given him the money, but he wasn't holding any bills, but a little purse. "oh ok... ok, i get it" Ken said. "yeah it's ok" i said. Ken took the change and put it in his pocket. "it's ok" i said. "thanks" he said and walked away.. Ken was a little annoyed at this point. "it's like we're stupid and he thinks he's smart!" he said. "i think you're being too harsh on him.. he's just new to town" i said. "you know it's really not that uncommon to give him a 20.. it could be any other guy.. but he gives us some change when we paid the bill. and i was impressed when he gave us 20 dollars! i was like wow.. maybe he's actually legit!" i said. "oh alright, he was at least attractive.. well.. he was more attractive than any of the other guys i've seen in this city" Ken said, while looking at me in the face. "i really like his hair" i said.. i was actually getting angry. "i was also a little surprised when he gave us the change.. i mean, he probably had like $5 or $6Posted by i'm a lazy ass.. i don't like doing work.. i don't even like work all that much.. but if i need to do it.. i'll do it. and since i have to go into the office for some things, i'm gonna suck it up and do it. this morning i have to work in the garden. i'm out of 'sunrisers'

child labour in india, stopped the most recent annual working day for children from being wasted on a huge social or political issue. even though the head of al mattemont school had told the parents of students that it was voluntary and that the children should decide on the matter. this video can be found on youtube.. the child is seen left alone.. not by her own choice but because the adults could not control the crowd.. which incited.. and in the video where she makes her decision on her own and continues to play with the other children.. and there are kids who still has parents who will decide to take him / her back to school. today's child is responsible for the work of the one before them.. and the ones after.. the older one learns from them. the younger one just learns that.. she is now one year old and the process for this one to go to school has started. one minute she is a baby the next a kid.. like the one in the al mattemont school, no one will care if she decides to work or not and therefore she might as well go to school.. but this one.. like the one in the al mattemont school and the one who lives in a village, this one needs someone to take care of her.. atleast until she has a mind of her own and develops an understanding that she can make a choice.. as in the case of the al mattemont school.. and unlike the one who lives in a village.. this one also requires some kind of protection because she has no one who can stop the kind of abuse that is heaped on her by her own, from her own or anyone else. not even her parents. today it would be easy to see the one who lives in a village and the one who lives in the village as different.. but then it was exactly the same years back.. the one who lived in the village was different and not many people had an inkling of the kind of abuse that she was put through.. the day she found her voice.. was the day she started speaking out, protesting and calling a spade.. a spade. I came across this article today and I thought to myself this needs to be spread on a wider scale. it has had a great impact on me.. it has made me ask the question who's duty is it to protect these kids? who is it who decides that one is worth protecting more than the other? is it really necessary to build a fear of others when all that they really need is protection from us? there is also the tendency to disregard the reports of child labour in other countries as being carried out in third world countries.. and by that not recognising that it is practiced in second world countries as well. even the children that you see working in the field in the above picture will be at work for a few hours a day, before and after school, while they are in school itself and if their families are forced to go to work, then they might work in the fields after school hours too.. Here is an article that talks about a group of young Indian kids taking on the milk industry and their campaign is called Give us Our Freedom.. what an inspiration!! Posted by i took a walk with ken and alex.. we had just bought 2 new tires for the jeep but we also wanted to get the oil changed in the car too. so i drove the jeep to the shop and while we were waiting, the guy that took us to the shop was sitting on a bench in the shop and he was writing notes in a little book and was saying "i think i know who's car it is".. i looked at the guy.. he was a young guy in his 20s.. with longish hair.. and he had a nice face... as a matter of fact i think he was the most attractive one i've seen in ages.. i actually had a strange moment of thinking that i must know this guy.. but then i realized that he's totally new in town.. and it wasn't him, it was the other guy i've never seen before who was writing those notes in his little book.. i told Ken.. he was amused by my excitement.. "sorreee" he said.. and we went back to the shop.. this guy was still sitting there... Ken was looking at him and i could see that he was waiting to see what Ken would do. "how can we help you?" Ken said. "how much are the new tires?" the guy said. Ken reached into his pocket and took out the money and gave it to the guy.. "our bill's 200 dollars" Ken said. The guy looked at the bill and looked back at us.. and shook his head.. he then reached into his pocket and gave us some change.. "20 bucks for the oil change" he said. We were a little confused by that, we'd given him the money, but he wasn't holding any bills, but a little purse. "oh ok... ok, i get it" Ken said. "yeah it's ok" i said. Ken took the change and put it in his pocket. "it's ok" i said. "thanks" he said and walked away.. Ken was a little annoyed at this point. "it's like we're stupid and he thinks he's smart!" he said. "i think you're being too harsh on him.. he's just new to town" i said. "you know it's really not that uncommon to give him a 20.. it could be any other guy.. but he gives us some change when we paid the bill. and i was impressed when he gave us 20 dollars! i was like wow.. maybe he's actually legit!" i said. "oh alright, he was at least attractive.. well.. he was more attractive than any of the other guys i've seen in this city" Ken said, while looking at me in the face. "i really like his hair" i said.. i was actually getting angry. "i was also a little surprised when he gave us the change.. i mean, he probably had like $5 or $6Posted by i'm a lazy ass.. i don't like doing work.. i don't even like work all that much.. but if i need to do it.. i'll do it. and since i have to go into the office for some things, i'm gonna suck it up and do it. this morning i have to work in the garden. i'm out of 'sunrisers'

child labour in india, stopped the most recent annual working day for children from being wasted on a huge social or political issue. even though the head of al mattemont school had told the parents of students that it was voluntary and that the children should decide on the matter. this video can be found on youtube.. the child is seen left alone.. not by her own choice but because the adults could not control the crowd.. which incited.. and in the video where she makes her decision on her own and continues to play with the other children.. and there are kids who still has parents who will decide to take him / her back to school. today's child is responsible for the work of the one before them.. and the ones after.. the older one learns from them. the younger one just learns that.. she is now one year old and the process for this one to go to school has started. one minute she is a baby the next a kid.. like the one in the al mattemont school, no one will care if she decides to work or not and therefore she might as well go to school.. but this one.. like the one in the al mattemont school and the one who lives in a village, this one needs someone to take care of her.. atleast until she has a mind of her own and develops an understanding that she can make a choice.. as in the case of the al mattemont school.. and unlike the one who lives in a village.. this one also requires some kind of protection because she has no one who can stop the kind of abuse that is heaped on her by her own, from her own or anyone else. not even her parents. today it would be easy to see the one who lives in a village and the one who lives in the village as different.. but then it was exactly the same years back.. the one who lived in the village was different and not many people had an inkling of the kind of abuse that she was put through.. the day she found her voice.. was the day she started speaking out, protesting and calling a spade.. a spade. I came across this article today and I thought to myself this needs to be spread on a wider scale. it has had a great impact on me.. it has made me ask the question who's duty is it to protect these kids? who is it who decides that one is worth protecting more than the other? is it really necessary to build a fear of others when all that they really need is protection from us? there is also the tendency to disregard the reports of child labour in other countries as being carried out in third world countries.. and by that not recognising that it is practiced in second world countries as well. even the children that you see working in the field in the above picture will be at work for a few hours a day, before and after school, while they are in school itself and if their families are forced to go to work, then they might work in the fields after school hours too.. Here is an article that talks about a group of young Indian kids taking on the milk industry and their campaign is called Give us Our Freedom.. what an inspiration!! Posted by i took a walk with ken and alex.. we had just bought 2 new tires for the jeep but we also wanted to get the oil changed in the car too. so i drove the jeep to the shop and while we were waiting, the guy that took us to the shop was sitting on a bench in the shop and he was writing notes in a little book and was saying "i think i know who's car it is".. i looked at the guy.. he was a young guy in his 20s.. with longish hair.. and he had a nice face... as a matter of fact i think he was the most attractive one i've seen in ages.. i actually had a strange moment of thinking that i must know this guy.. but then i realized that he's totally new in town.. and it wasn't him, it was the other guy i've never seen before who was writing those notes in his little book.. i told Ken.. he was amused by my excitement.. "sorreee" he said.. and we went back to the shop.. this guy was still sitting there... Ken was looking at him and i could see that he was waiting to see what Ken would do. "how can we help you?" Ken said. "how much are the new tires?" the guy said. Ken reached into his pocket and took out the money and gave it to the guy.. "our bill's 200 dollars" Ken said. The guy looked at the bill and looked back at us.. and shook his head.. he then reached into his pocket and gave us some change.. "20 bucks for the oil change" he said. We were a little confused by that, we'd given him the money, but he wasn't holding any bills, but a little purse. "oh ok... ok, i get it" Ken said. "yeah it's ok" i said. Ken took the change and put it in his pocket. "it's ok" i said. "thanks" he said and walked away.. Ken was a little annoyed at this point. "it's like we're stupid and he thinks he's smart!" he said. "i think you're being too harsh on him.. he's just new to town" i said. "you know it's really not that uncommon to give him a 20.. it could be any other guy.. but he gives us some change when we paid the bill. and i was impressed when he gave us 20 dollars! i was like wow.. maybe he's actually legit!" i said. "oh alright, he was at least attractive.. well.. he was more attractive than any of the other guys i've seen in this city" Ken said, while looking at me in the face. "i really like his hair" i said.. i was actually getting angry. "i was also a little surprised when he gave us the change.. i mean, he probably had like $5 or $6Posted by i'm a lazy ass.. i don't like doing work.. i don't even like work all that much.. but if i need to do it.. i'll do it. and since i have to go into the office for some things, i'm gonna suck it up and do it. this morning i have to work in the garden. i'm out of 'sunrisers'

 How can we reform education for the underprivileged?

Debates surrounding the educational sector and education for the underprivileged have been one of the hottest topics for eons, and remains so till date, and not without reason. The discussions range from whether there should be an increase in reservation of seats for underprivileged children, what sort of education they should receive, the number of institutions required, and even to what kind of teachers will be deemed suitable.

Several schemes have been instituted to ensure that underprivileged children receive a solid educational base including 'Samagra Shiksha' and 'Strengthening for Providing Quality Education in Madrassas' (SPQEM).

The Right to Education guarantees free and quality education to all children aged between 6 and 14, and additionally, incentives like Mid-Day Meal, scholarships and even reservations in private schools are designed to encourage maximum enrolment of students from underprivileged backgrounds.


According to the report of the National Sample Survey Office (NSSO), 32 million Indian children of age up to 13 years have never attended any school, the majority of them belonging to the socially disadvantaged class (2014).

The key to reforming education for the underprivileged lies in first going back to basics. Understanding the term 'underprivileged' and comprehending the socio-economic background of the underprivileged is an absolute necessity.

The umbrella term covers multiple categories of people across various spectrums. Each category has different upbringings, views, ambitions and goals. It is necessary to segregate these various sections and then provide customisable solutions that are both viable and sustainable.


There are many NGOs that are carrying out commendable work in the sphere of educating the underprivileged, whether in the capacity of training teachers, creating infrastructure or initiating informal models of education.

There are multiple entities at play, and it is of utmost importance to invest in the future of these children. Education is the prime way through which the underprivileged can escape the vicious cycle of poverty.

Government collaboration with NGOs in the educational sector can make a significant impact.

 Six ways the government is pushing for women’s empowerment in India!

For an Indian woman and citizen, freedom does not just mean those guaranteed under the Constitution. It also means more jobs, opportunities for entrepreneurship, increased safety, ease in day-to-day living, and protection of the girl child. In short, the road to women’s empowerment has several factors dotting its path. To ensure women are empowered, the government and the public sector need to play important roles to enable their welfare in various sectors. Whether it’s providing free cooking gas and education schemes or enabling women to leverage technology, a slew of schemes has been launched in recent years to empower women to be independent in their lives. 

The STEP scheme was set up to provide skills to women so that they can take up gainful employment. It also provides the right competencies and training for women to become entrepreneurs. Open to every woman above the age of 16, it is run through a grant given to an institution/organisation including NGOs directly. According to the Ministry website, the assistance under STEP Scheme will be available in any sector for imparting skills related to employability and entrepreneurship, including but not limited to the agriculture, horticulture, food processing, handlooms, tailoring, stitching, embroidery, zari, handicrafts, computers & IT-enabled services along with soft skills and skills for the workplace, such as spoken English, gems and jewellery, travel and tourism, and hospitality.

The girl child can operate the account once she reaches 10 years of age and the account allows for 50 percent withdrawal for higher education at the age of 18. The account reaches maturity in 21 years after opening it. Deposits can be made till the account completes 14 years and thereafter the account will earn only applicable rate of interest.
 

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