PARLIAMENT QUESTION: SCHEME FOR ENCOURAGING SCIENCE TO GIRL STUDENTS

• Vigyan Jyoti is a DST-run programme (since 2019-20) to encourage meritorious girls of Class IX–XII to pursue STEM higher education and careers.
• Flagship intervention to address gender parity in Indian science; combines exposure visits, role-model interactions, and parent counselling.
• Frequently asked under Schemes/Women Empowerment/S&T pillars in Prelims and GS-I/GS-II Mains.