Mission Samarthya
Why in News?
"Mission Samarthya" is in the news due to a highly successful educational initiative titled "Mission Samarthya-Samarth Yuva," which has successfully introduced smart learning setups in rural government classrooms in Rajasthan’s Baran district.
Rajasthan's "Mission Samarthya" (Education)
- Core Objective: To provide high-quality coaching and educational resources locally, eliminating the need for rural students to migrate to expensive coaching hubs like Kota.
- Target Areas: Set up across 12 identified senior secondary schools spanning all 8 blocks of the remote Baran district.
- Central Control Room: Operates from a government girls' school in Baran, where expert faculty deliver live, interactive academic lectures broadcasted across the interconnected school network.
- NTPC Collaboration: Supported through corporate social responsibility (CSR), with NTPC installing high-speed internet, uninterruptible power supply (UPS) units, and advanced video conferencing systems.
- Solving Faculty Shortages: Seamlessly streams single-source instruction to multiple locations, filling critical vacancies in subjects like mathematics and science.
- Curriculum Focus: Includes regular academic syllabus, general studies, English grammar, speaking skills, and career counselling sessions.
- Empowering Female Students: Directs specialized focus toward girls in classes 10 to 12 to guarantee equal access to competitive exam preparation.
"Samarthya" Sub-Scheme (Women Empowerment)
- Parent Scheme: Operates as one of the two main pillars of Mission Shakti (the other being Sambal, which focuses on safety and security).
- Core Focus: Dedicated entirely to the social and economic empowerment of women.
- Key Components & Sub-Schemes:
- Shakti Sadan: A unified relief and rehabilitation home merging the older Swadhar Greh and Ujjawala schemes for women in distress and trafficking survivors.
- Sakhi Niwas: Safe, affordable working women’s hostels.
- Palna: A nationwide network of crèches to support children of working mothers.
- Pradhan Mantri Matru Vandana Yojana (PMMVY): Direct benefit cash transfers for pregnant women and lactating mothers.
- SANKALP (Hub for Empowerment of Women): Dedicated support hubs established at national, state, and district levels to improve digital governance and resource accessibility.
