Gyan Shakti Yojna aims to encourage girl child education, especially among minority and poor families, to empower them and secure their future. When launched in 2001, female literacy in Gujarat was only 60% compared to the national average of 74%. The program helped increase female literacy to 70.73% by providing financial bonds to over 11 lakh poor girls for their education, reducing the dropout rate to only 2%. After disasters in 2002 left the state with budget issues for education, the Chief Minister raised Rs. 44 crore by auctioning gifts to continue supporting the Gyan Shakti program.

1. Not Just Yojnas
Achieving Real Development for the People of Gujarat
Gyan Shakti
Education is the Foundation to Development
What is Gyan Shakti Yojna about?
Skilled human resource is the fundamental requisite for sustaining industrial progress and
overall economic development. Encourage girl child education, especially among those from
minority and poor families to uplift them from helplessness. Enable daughters secure their
future.
Impact
During 2001 Gyan Shakti Agrasar Gujarat 2011-2012
Glaring challenge of low female Female literacy in Gujarat is 70.73%
literacy National literacy rate is 74.04%
1 of every 5 student drop out of Dropout rate controlled to 2 in 100
school students at 2.09%
Poor families reluctant towards Vidyalakshmi Bond allotted to 11 lakh
educating their daughters poor girl students. Bond can be
en-cashed after class 7th or 12th
During 2002, Gujarat was hit by catastrophic earthquake and deadly riots……
The state had a budget crunch for education
Chief Minister, Narendra Modi auctioned the gifts he received
Raised Rs.44 crore to support Gyan Shakti for young girls
Sources: http://madhavibhuta.blogspot.in/ http://www.narendramodi.in/kanya-kelavani-spreading-girl-child-education-for-a-golden-future/