A Critical Review of Factors Affecting Girl Education in India

According to census 2021, the literacy percentage of India is 77.70 per cent whereas; in the case of women it is 71.50 per cent. There has been a genuine attempt to improve the education attainment of women by both government and other voluntary Organization. The amendments in the policies and infrastructural supports on primary, secondary and higher education reveal the initiatives of the Government of India towards girl education. Rapidly changing and advancements in technologies and globalization proposes that efficient education and training have become essential for the sustainable development of the society improvement in the livelihood status of the families and economic development of the country. Need of education for the girls is required to be placed at the centre of the development agenda in order to make significant contribution in eradicating poverty and to ensure sustainable growth and to build human capacity for the development of the society. Education is the method that liberates the mind of the girls. Girl’s literacy education is fundamental for financial reasonability and freedom. Attainment of knowledge is one of the requisites of human development. Today all development agencies agreed on the meaning of educating women with regard to improve and maintain family education, general well-being, nutrition and health. The main focus of the education ought to be to prepare girls so that they apply their gained information to the quest for day by day life.