Scheme For Adolescent Girls (SAG) by the Ministry of Women & Child Development
Aimed at empowering out-of-school adolescent girls and improving their health, nutrition, and hygiene status
To support their transition back to formal schooling or bridge learning/skill training and upgrade their home-based and life skills
Ministry/Agency:
Ministry of Women & Child Development
Implemented through the platform of Anganwadi Services of Umbrella ICDS Scheme via Anganwadi Centers (AWCs)
Objectives:
To enable the self-development and empowerment of out-of-school adolescent girls
To improve the nutritional, health, and hygiene status of girls
To provide information/guidance about existing public services such as health centers, post offices, banks, etc.
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Benefits:
Nutrition Component:
Take Home Ration or Hot Cooked Meal for out-of-school girls with nutrition provision of ₹ 9.50 per day (600 calories; 18‐20 gram of protein and recommended daily intake of micronutrients per day for 300 days in a year.)
Inclusive of the cost of micronutrient fortification
Non-Nutrition Component:
IFA supplementation
Health check-up and referral services
Nutrition & Health Education (NHE)
Counseling/Guidance on family welfare, ARSH, and child care practices
Life Skill Education and accessing public services
Eligibility:
Female applicants
Age between 11 and 14 years
Implementation Strategy:
Implemented through Anganwadi Centers (AWCs) under the Umbrella ICDS Scheme
Express Learning Management System (ELMS)
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