What does EGS mean in EDUCATIONAL

Education Guarantee Scheme (EGS) is a government-funded scheme in India that aims to provide education to all children aged 6-14 years. It also endeavors to improve the quality of schooling and reduce dropouts, as well as to increase opportunities for vulnerable population groups when it comes to accessing basic education.

Education Guarantee Scheme provides education free of cost for those students who do not attend regular school. This includes students from economically weaker sections, disadvantaged communities and other vulnerable population groups.

By attending an EGS centre, students are able to gain access to quality primary education without having to pay any fees. This drastically reduces economic barriers that many families face when trying to send their children to school. In addition, since EGSs focus on providing extra support with individual attention and targets disadvantaged communities, they help close the existing inequalities between different social groups.

Yes, in addition to providing basic schooling services such as teaching, EGSs also work towards developing personality traits in children by offering extra curricular activities like debate competitions, music classes and sports activities. They also ensure better health outcomes by regularly monitoring physical and nutritional status of each student through regular health checkups and providing nutritious meals at the center itself.

Although the scheme has been successful in ensuring access to quality education for thousands of children across India, it is limited by certain factors like lack of infrastructure in rural areas and inadequate funds which restricts its reach further.

Students must meet specific eligibility criteria depending on the target group that the particular centre has been set up for e.g age limit or income level requirement etc., Interested candidates must approach their local block or district authorities with documents related to age proof,address proofs etc., so their application can be verified before they are admitted at an EGS center.

An EGS centre consists of faculty hired specifically for this purpose who work under the guidance of a headmaster or similar official appointed by government authorities responsible for monitoring these centers. The teaching process usually takes place near residential areas or rented premises where basic amenities like drinking water and sanitation facilities are provided while curriculum content follows both state board guidelines as well as some modified versions tailored by the headmaster himself depending on suitability about his/her students' needs.

Yes according to recent updates since 2018 all centres have started conducting periodic assessments so that proper evaluation can be done regarding how much knowledge has been imparted among different cohorts throughout sessions which will enable them accordingly gauge what else needs improvement once learning levels have been determined.