Ministry of Science & Technology
PARLIAMENT QUESTION: GOVERNMENT SCHEMES TO PROMOTE SCIENCE EDUCATION AMONG GIRLS
Posted On: 20 MAR 2025 4:59PM by PIB Delhi
The Department of Science and Technology is implementing Vigyan Jyoti programme to encourage meritorious girls to pursue higher education and careers in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) fields since 2019-20. The program aims to promote gender parity in STEM by sustaining the talent pool in science and technology through various year-round activities like hands-on experiential learning sessions, interactions with scientific role models, visits to R&D and industrial labs, career guidance workshops and student-parent counselling sessions that provide exposure to increase the interest and inclination of girls towards science. Since its inception, Vigyan Jyoti programme has benefitted over 80,000 high-achieving girls from 300 districts across 35 States/UTs. To strengthen its impact, the Department of Science and Technology (DST) has engaged with over 250 premier national institutions, including universities, science and technology institutes, CSIR labs, and other reputed organizations, which serve as knowledge partners, contributing significantly to the program’s mission of fostering more girl’s participation in STEM.
The details of girl students encouraged during the last three years, State/UT-wise is given below:
|
State/UTs |
2022-23 |
2023-24 |
2024-25 |
Total |
|
Andaman and Nicobar |
100 |
100 |
115 |
315 |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
692 |
880 |
889 |
2461 |
|
Arunachal Pradesh |
277 |
233 |
347 |
857 |
|
Assam |
925 |
970 |
1276 |
3171 |
|
Bihar |
694 |
912 |
1243 |
2849 |
|
Chandigarh |
100 |
100 |
103 |
303 |
|
Chhattisgarh |
739 |
1066 |
1397 |
3202 |
|
Dadar, Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu |
200 |
200 |
188 |
588 |
|
Delhi |
197 |
195 |
200 |
592 |
|
Goa |
93 |
98 |
100 |
291 |
|
Gujarat |
785 |
1703 |
1567 |
4055 |
|
Haryana |
583 |
891 |
1580 |
3054 |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
711 |
856 |
972 |
2539 |
|
Jammu and Kashmir |
366 |
589 |
939 |
1894 |
|
Jharkhand |
713 |
1017 |
1265 |
2995 |
|
Karnataka |
846 |
1030 |
1278 |
3154 |
|
Kerala |
686 |
810 |
975 |
2471 |
|
Ladakh |
88 |
99 |
200 |
387 |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
961 |
1273 |
1385 |
3619 |
|
Maharashtra |
1001 |
1496 |
1709 |
4206 |
|
Manipur |
291 |
289 |
463 |
1043 |
|
Meghalaya |
222 |
300 |
394 |
916 |
|
Mizoram |
47 |
90 |
87 |
224 |
|
Nagaland |
82 |
104 |
97 |
283 |
|
Odisha |
776 |
1082 |
1280 |
3138 |
|
Puducherry |
341 |
399 |
396 |
1136 |
|
Punjab |
653 |
1091 |
1480 |
3224 |
|
Rajasthan |
920 |
1263 |
1712 |
3895 |
|
Sikkim |
199 |
167 |
187 |
553 |
|
Telangana |
491 |
745 |
771 |
2007 |
|
Tripura |
213 |
233 |
299 |
745 |
|
Uttarakhand |
664 |
861 |
900 |
2425 |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
1285 |
1502 |
2566 |
5353 |
|
West Bengal |
925 |
998 |
1083 |
3006 |
This information was given by Dr. Jitendra Singh, Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Science and Technology, Department of Atomic Energy, Department of Space, in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
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