Evaluative Study of the SABLA Scheme in the Context of Punjab

The Sabla Scheme is a scheme that is replacing the earlier Kishori Shakti Yojana. The objective of this scheme is to improve the nutritional and health status of adolescent girls in the age group of 11 to 18 years, to improve their domestic and business skills so that they can be upgraded. Through this scheme, their overall development can be promoted, in which they can be aware of their health, personal hygiene, nutrition and family welfare and management and nutrition program for adolescent girls. (Goyal, 2020) [2] The objective of this research is to examine the impact of the government-run Sabla Scheme in villages of Punjab using primary and secondary data. The Sabla Scheme has been implemented in Anganwadis to improve the enrollment, attendance, self-hygiene, maintaining good health, awareness related to other sexual, reproductive issues and academic success of adolescent girls of Punjab. A significant proportion of adolescent girls from lower socio-economic categories depend on Anganwadi. Using the ground infrastructure of this scheme, information requirement on financial inclusion and primary data, this paper explores the nutritional status and health challenges of adolescent girls associated with this scheme in Anganwadi in blocks of different states. Also, the focus is on the problems faced by Anganwadi workers under this scheme. In Patiala district, the present investigation was conducted to understand the clear picture of Sabla so that appropriate workers, institutions and agencies can be given appropriate response to make it more effective and more beneficial. The present study has been conducted in Nabha block of Patiala district. 2 villages (Alauharkala and Gobindgarh Chhanna) have been selected for this investigation. Interview method has been used to get the opinion of beneficiaries of different shades.