In education, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan builds new schools, hires teachers and supplies free textbooks so that every child studies till the age of fourteen. The Mid Day Meal Scheme serves a cooked lunch in government or aided schools – the meal draws children to class and improves nutrition. Beti Bachao Beti Padhao mounts local campaigns to protect girl babies next to to keep girls in school. Separate scholarship and fee reimbursement plans pay tuition, board plus book costs for students whose parents have limited means.
Healthcare receives equal attention – ayushman Bharat Yojana grants five lakh rupees of health insurance per year to each poor family. The insurer pays the hospital bill – patients receive surgery or therapy that they would otherwise skip because of cost. Government vaccination drives, antenatal check up schemes and institutional delivery programmes have cut the rate of infant deaths but also maternal deaths.