To ensure quality education to girls from Dalit and Muslim families even after primary school level is a great challenge today. This challenge has been bravely taken up by Rajiv Gandhi foundation with generous financial support from the Shri Sivasubramaniya Nadar Educational and Charitable Trust in form of a scholarship programme - The VidyaGyan Scholarships. The programme will cover 3 districts of Rae Bareily, Varanasi and Barabanki Uttar Pradesh. Around 1500 scholarships will be awarded to girls studying in class 6 and class 9.This will check the number of dropouts among girls belonging to muslim and dalit families which are the most marginalized and vulnerable sections of the society. The girls’ selection for availing the benefits is primarily on merit.

Sahbhagi Shikshan Kenra has taken up the job for proper implementation of Vidyagyan scholarship programme in Cholapur block in Varanasi distt. At a time when the girls and women are at the most disadvantaged position socially, economically and culturally, it is going to be an arduous task for Ssk to motivate the community to support the cause for providing quality education to girls. Ssk has not only ensured that the scholarship amount is used for purchasing schoolbooks, school dress and meeting out tuition expenses for the girls but has also started coaching centers by recruiting teachers who will help out the girls in subjects like maths and English. In time these teachers will be responsible for mobilizing community by calling regular MTA/PTA meetings and linking the local governance with the programme by making the VEC functional.