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Overall Performance of the SABLA scheme can be understood from following table


Other Schemes Related to Girl Child

The Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao (BBBP) Scheme has been introduced in October, 2014 to address the issue of declining Child Sex Ratio (CSR)

'Sukanya Samriddhi Yojna’ is a small deposit scheme for girl child, launched as a part of the ‘Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' campaign, which would fetch an interest rate of 9.1 per cent and provide income tax rebate.

The Centrally Sponsored Scheme - National Scheme of Incentives to Girls for Secondary Education was launched in May 2008. It aims to promote enrolment of girl child in the age group of 14-18 at secondary stage, especially those who passed Class VIII.

The Adolescent Girls (AG) Scheme under ICDS, primarily aims at breaking the inter- generational life-cycle of nutritional and gender disadvantage and providing a supportive environment for self-development.

Girls’ Hostel Scheme in Educationally Backward Blocks is being implemented from 2009-10 to set up a 100-bedded Girls’ Hostel in each of 3479 Educationally Backward Blocks (EBBs) in the country.

Udaan is an initiative of the Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) to enable girl students to soar to higher education from schools, and to eventually take various leadership roles in future.