NIOS Class 12 Gender Studies Chapter 11 Schemes And Programmes For Gender Equality

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NIOS Class 12 Gender Studies Chapter 11 Schemes And Programmes For Gender Equality

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Schemes And Programmes For Gender Equality

Chapter: 11

MODULE – III: EDUCATION AND GENDER

INTEXT QUESTIONS 11.1 

Put a tick (✓ ) mark against the correct options: 

1. Why are the following provisions important in a school? Give answer in one line. 

(a) Laboratory.

Ans:  To develop reading habits and enhance the capability of comprehension along with becoming aware about the current knowledge.

(b) Library.

Ans: To have a hands on experience with reference to various subject taught in school.

2. NPEGEL was launched to:

(a) Provide support to girls’ education.

(b) Provide support to education for all.

(c) Develop more schools based on the idea of neighborhood schools.

(d) Capacity building of the school teachers.

Ans: (a) Provide support to girls’ education.

3. What was the criterion for selecting the intervention zones under NPEGEL?

Ans: These blocks were identified with reference to the rate of literacy as compared to national level.

INTEXT QUESTIONS 11.2

1. What was the core focus of Mahila Samakhya Programme? 

Ans: To empower women through education and awareness.

2. Various collective spaces were developed under Mahila Samakhya programme. These collective spaces are known as: 

(a) Council.

(b) SalhaKenderas.

(c) Sangha.

(d) Facilitation centre.

Ans: (c) Sangha.

3. State any two objectives of Balika Samaridhi Yojana. 

Ans: The objectives were to change the mindset of society towards girl child and improving of the enrollment and retention of the girl in primary and secondary schools.

4. KGBV is merged with which of the following programme since 2018? 

(a) NPEGEL.

(b) Mahila Samakhya.

(c) SSA.

(d) Samagra Shiksha Abhiyaan. 

Ans: (d) Samagra Shiksha Abhiyaan.

5. In which of the following states, Tejaswini project is being implemented to improve the education of adolescent girls and women.

(a) Rajasthan.

(b) Jharkhand.

(c) Chhattisgarh.

(d) Odisha.

Ans: (b) Jharkhand.

6. Evaluate the potential of open schooling for education of women, particularly for marginalized group.

Ans: Women are considered a major segment of population who can largely benefited from the ODL system as there are unique flexibilities in terms of time, pace and anywhere learning involved in it. Further, cost involved in ODL system is also less than formal education system.

Terminal Exercises

1. Discuss the role of government in promoting gender equality via education with suitable examples. Support your answer with various policies and schemes lunched by government.

Ans: Education has great possibilities for women empowerment. There are various schemes and policies that talks about the promotion of girls’ education which eventually leads the notion of gender equality. Policies like National Policy on Education 1986, Plan of action 1991, National education policy 2020 extensively talk about girls’ education with the larger aim to address stereotypes about women, their capabilities, contribution, and ability to achieve the set goals.

The Sustainable Development Goals (2015) of United Nations accepted and recognized that ‘gender equality is inextricably linked to the right to education.’

Various initiatives have been taken by government to promote gender equality in all sphere of life that includes social and educational equality, economic empowerment, and political participation. Schemes like Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, RMSA, NPEGEL, Mahila Samakhya, Balika Samridhi Yojana, KGBVs etc. have significantly contributed in promoting girls’ education and ensuring gender equality.”