opepa.odisha.gov.in NPEGEL National Programme for Education of Girls at Elementary Level

Organisation : Odisha Primary Education Programme Authority
Service Name : NPEGEL National Programme for Education of Girls at Elementary Level
Applicable States/ UTs : Odisha
Website : http://www.opepa.odisha.gov.in/

OPEPA Odisha NPEGEL

The National Programme for Education of Girls at Elementary Level (NPEGEL), is a focused intervention of Government of India, to reach the “Hardest to Reach” girls, especially those not in school.

Related : OPEPA Odisha EPIS Educational Personal Information System : www.statusin.in/38536.html

Launched in July 2003, it is an important component of SSA, which provides additional support for enhancing girl’s education over and above the investments for girl’s education through normal SSA interventions.

Objectives Of The Programme

** Reduction of gender gap in education sector.
** Ensure greater participation of women and girls in the field of education.
** Improve quality of education.
** Stress upon the relevance and quality of girls education for their empowerment.

Unique Features of NPEGEL

** Establishment of Model Cluster School exclusively to promote girls education
** Scope for all round development of girls (Enhancement of Self-esteem and Self-confidence).
** Vocational Education.
** Life-Skill Education.
** Gender Sensitization Training Programme for Teachers.
** Comprehensive and Continuous Evaluation process.
** Remedial Teaching for Low Level Learner.
** Linkage between Pre-School Education and Primary Education.
** Incentive for girls to attract them towards education.
** Reorganization/award to potential and dedicated teachers.

** Community Mobilization activities and community support for girls education.
** Use of human and physical resources of the community in various programme.
** Bridge Course to address the need of out of school and Adolescent girls.

** Girl child friendly school at cluster level by ensuring the content and process of education is sensitive to gender issue.
** Development of learning materials in regional language.
** Research study on various gender issue and impact.

Scope

The scheme would be applicable in the following areas :
Criteria –1 : Educationally Backward Block (EBB) where the Rural Female Literacy Rate is less than the National average (46.13%) and the Gender Gap is above the National average (21.59%).
Criteria –2 : Block of the Districts having 10% SC/ST population and SC/ST Female Literacy Rate below 20%.

Criteria –3 : Identifies smaller Towns whose literacy rate got covered under block data, need to be qualified for covered under NEPGEL. Identified slum of larger cities, which are notified by the Ministry of Urban Development and poverty alleviation of Govt. of Odisha.

Slums of Municipality & Municipal Corporations covered, as many slums looms in the out skirts of these Industrial, Town ships & big Cities. Census data 2001 was referred to finalize the list of small towns to be covered under this Programme

Target Population / Beneficiaries

** Out of School Girls
** Drop out girls
** Overage girls, who have not completed elementary education
** Working girls
** Girls from marginalized social groups
** Girls with low attendance
** Girls with low levels of achievement

Major Component of NPEGEL

Model cluster school (MCS) :
A Model cluster school consists of 7 to 9 schools at cluster level. Basically it acts as a Resource Centre for promoting girls education in the cluster with all facilities and a strategy to improve the rate of retention, ensure regular attendance, enrollment and quality of education in all schools tagged under MCS.

Cluster level : Cluster level Coordination Committee has been formed in all MCS for implementation of the programme and its management. Cluster coordinators are in position throughout the state, they are coordinating the whole programme at cluster level and being involved in community mobilization activities.

Block level : Block resource group have been formed in all EBBs, BRGs members are providing support to implement the scheme in all MCS of the block. They are also being involved in monitoring process and act as resource person in various training programme