Effectiveness of Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana among Girl Students of Primary Schools of Modasa Taluka

Abstract

In the present study the researcher has tried to explore the effectiveness of ‘Sukanya samriddhi Yojana’ in the girl
students of the primary schools of Modasa taluka. The Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana Effectiveness Questionnaire
(SSYEQ) was developed keeping in mind the scheme of Government of Gujarat with the concept of changes in the
negative attitudes of family and community towards girl child, improving the girl child, improving the enrolment
and retention ratio of girl child in schools, increasing the age at marriage of girl and assisting girl to undertake
income generating activities. The reliability and validity of the Sukanya Samriddhi Yojana Effectiveness
Questionnaire (SSYEQ) by split half method was respectively 0.87 and0.39. There was a significant difference
between the mean score of the primary school girl students on SSYEQ with respect to their school area (rural and
urban), category (reserved and non-reserved, & father’s occupation (job and business)