"Education is a light to which everybody has the equal right."

Educating a boy is educating a person, Educating a girl is educating a nation..!

Educating women is the single most profitable investment in developing countries. Countries can't develop if women are not given the kind of education that they need. Education for women is the most effective way to improve lives and health of a family and a society. A women with education is a powerful person.

"When girls are educated their countries become stronger and more prosperous."

- Michelle Obama

There was a time, when people thought it was not necessary to educate women. But now we have begun to realize that girl's education is essential. The modern age is the age of awakening of girls.They are trying to compete with men in all spheres of life.

Education opens a whole new world of opportunities for a women. She has the power to educate the children in her family. Empowered women contribute to the development in numerous ways. Education is the most important power that shapes the lives of mankind.

" Educating and Empowering a Women is the best mantra of success in India."

Following are some benefits of women's education :-

  1. Educated women are able to take charge of their future.

  2. Earn and contribute to their family income.

  3. Help reduce child and maternal mortality.

  4. Better equipped to take care of their children.

  5. Lowers exposure to domestic abuse.

  6. Have great confidence and takes right decisions.

  7. Contributes in a positive way to the society and the nation at large.

  8. GDP growth ranges improves if women are educated and starts contributing equally economically.

" Let us pick our books and pencils,

They are our most powerful weapons."

- Malala Yousafzai

Top 3 Government Schemes to encourage Women's Education:-

1. Saakshar Bharat Mission for Female Literacy :

The main aim of this mission is to promote women's education. It encourages women's education. In implementing this scheme 1.70 Lacs Lok Shiksha Kendras ( adult Education Centers) are established in Panchayat grams of the district covered under the scheme. It gives women's a better opportunity to be educated.

2. National Programme for Education of girls at elementary level :

This programme is launched by the government in July 2003. It's main objective at promoting education to girls who are residing in the rural areas of India or it mainly aims at providing education to girls who are hard to reach.

3. Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Yojana :

This programme is especially for promoting girls education. There are 3500 model schools in which 3.6 lac girls are studying.

These government schemes are really appreciable and many women's are getting benefitted by this.

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