📈 Economy of Bihar (Civil Services Prep) Topic 5.9: Human Development in Bihar (Complete Unabridged Modules)

Module 8: School Education Outcomes & State Student Welfare Schemes

📖 Chapter 10 of 10 🧩 Module 9 of 36 ⏱️ ~2 min read 💡 1 MCQs
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Out-of-school children (aged 6–14) dropped from 12% in 2005 to just 1.72%, bringing 23 lakh children into mainstream schooling.


Key Educational Interventions:

  • Vidyalaya Chalo Kendra: Special intervention centres including Pragya Kendra, Maktab Madarsa Nawachari Kendra, Talimi Markaz, and Utthan Kendra.
  • Mukhyamantri Balika Poshak Yojana: Funds for free school uniforms and free textbooks for Classes I–VIII.
  • Mukhyamantri Balika / Balak Cycle Yojana: Cash grants provided to students to purchase bicycles to attend secondary schools.
  • Mukhyamantri Shaikshnik Bhraman Yojana: Initiated in 2007-08; provides Rs. 20,000 to each school annually for educational tours to historical and heritage sites.
  • Mission Gunwatta & Samjhe Sikhen: Imparts vocational training and enforces quality learning, teacher attendance, and leadership.
  • Gyan Jyoti: Imparted local vocational training to 72,000 girls and theatre training to 76,000 girls.
  • Bal Bhawan Kilkari: Creative institution established to make learning enjoyable.
  • Inspire Award Programme: Rs. 5,000 grant for selected students of Classes VI–X to build science models.
  • Bihar Student Credit Card Yojana: Launched on 2nd October 2016; provides education loans up to Rs. 4 lakh with state guarantee for 12th pass students pursuing higher studies.
⭐ Key Points
  • Vidyalaya Chalo Kendra: Special intervention centres including Pragya Kendra, Maktab Madarsa Nawachari Kendra, Talimi Markaz, and Utthan Kendra.
  • Mukhyamantri Balika Poshak Yojana: Funds for free school uniforms and free textbooks for Classes I–VIII.
  • Mukhyamantri Balika / Balak Cycle Yojana: Cash grants provided to students to purchase bicycles to attend secondary schools.
  • Mukhyamantri Shaikshnik Bhraman Yojana: Initiated in 2007-08; provides Rs. 20,000 to each school annually for educational tours to historical and heritage sites.
  • Mission Gunwatta & Samjhe Sikhen: Imparts vocational training and enforces quality learning, teacher attendance, and leadership.
  • Gyan Jyoti: Imparted local vocational training to 72,000 girls and theatre training to 76,000 girls.
  • Bal Bhawan Kilkari: Creative institution established to make learning enjoyable.
  • Inspire Award Programme: Rs. 5,000 grant for selected students of Classes VI–X to build science models.
📌 One-line Q&A
  • Vidyalaya Chalo Kendra: Special intervention centres including Pragya Kendra, Maktab Madarsa Nawachari Kendra, Talimi Markaz, and Utthan Kendra.
  • Mukhyamantri Balika Poshak Yojana: Funds for free school uniforms and free textbooks for Classes I–VIII.
  • Mukhyamantri Balika / Balak Cycle Yojana: Cash grants provided to students to purchase bicycles to attend secondary schools.
  • Mukhyamantri Shaikshnik Bhraman Yojana: Initiated in 2007-08; provides Rs. 20,000 to each school annually for educational tours to historical and heritage sites.
  • Mission Gunwatta & Samjhe Sikhen: Imparts vocational training and enforces quality learning, teacher attendance, and leadership.
  • Gyan Jyoti: Imparted local vocational training to 72,000 girls and theatre training to 76,000 girls.
  • Bal Bhawan Kilkari: Creative institution established to make learning enjoyable.
  • Inspire Award Programme: Rs. 5,000 grant for selected students of Classes VI–X to build science models.
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What annual amount is provided to each school under the Mukhyamantri Shaikshnik Bhraman Yojana?

Under Mukhyamantri Shaikshnik Bhraman Yojana, Rs. 20,000 is given to each school every year for educational tours.
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Vidyalaya Chalo Kendra: Special intervention centres including Pragya Kendra, Maktab Madarsa Nawachari Kendra, Talimi Markaz, and Utthan Kendra.

Special intervention centres including Pragya Kendra, Maktab Madarsa Nawachari Kendra, Talimi Markaz, and Utthan Kendra.

Mukhyamantri Balika Poshak Yojana: ______

Funds for free school uniforms and free textbooks for Classes I–VIII.

Mukhyamantri Balika / Balak Cycle Yojana: Cash grants provided to students to purchase bicycles to attend secondary schools.

Cash grants provided to students to purchase bicycles to attend secondary schools.

Mukhyamantri Shaikshnik Bhraman Yojana: Initiated in 2007-08; provides ______ for educational tours to historical and heritage sites.

Rs. 20,000 to each school annually

Mission Gunwatta & Samjhe Sikhen: Imparts vocational training and enforces quality learning, teacher attendance, and leadership.

Imparts vocational training and enforces quality learning, teacher attendance, and leadership.

Gyan Jyoti: Imparted local vocational training to 72,000 girls and theatre training to 76,000 girls.

Imparted local vocational training to 72,000 girls and theatre training to 76,000 girls.

Bal Bhawan Kilkari: ______

Creative institution established to make learning enjoyable.

Inspire Award Programme: ______ grant for selected students of Classes VI–X to build science models.

Rs. 5,000