The Rajiv Gandhi Scheme for Empowerment of Adolescent Girls (RGSEAG) Sabla is a centrally sponsored program of Government of India initiated on April 1, 2011 under Ministry of Women and Child Development.
The objectives of the program are:
Enable the Adolescent girls for self-development and empowermentImprove their nutrition and health status.Promote awareness about health, hygiene, nutrition, adolescent reproductive and sexual health (ARSH) and family and child care.Upgrade home-based skills, life skills and integrate with the National Skill Development Program (NSDP) for vocational skills.Mainstream out of school adolescent girls into formal/non formal education.Provide information/guidance about existing public services such as PHC, CHC, Post Office, Bank, Police Station, etc.An integrated package of services is to be provided to adolescent girls as follows:
Nutrition provisionIron and Folic Acid (IFA) supplementationHealth check-up and Referral servicesNutrition & Health Education (NHE)Counseling/Guidance on family welfare, ARSH, child care practices and home managementLife Skill Education and accessing public servicesVocational training for girls aged 16 and above under NSDPThe program would cover adolescent girls 11–18 years old under all ICDS projects in selected 200 districts in all states/UTs in the country. The target group would be subdivided into 11-15 and 15–18 years.
