My grandma was born pre-independance and she tells these stories about how the britishers used to just randomly take away the kids as slaves and some of them were seen again. And if the family participated in sort of pre-independance activities then all their kids would be whipped and killed right in of the parents. Considering she's not even 100 years old, it's just scary to imagine what would have happened to us if we still hadn't fought for freedom.

The thing is, running the govt is tricky. There are schemes for boys too. Everyone has the right to education. And there are free education programs for all in poor and rural areas, irrespective of the gender. But it is also important to observe the target audience. It was observed that girls in these areas, couldn't attend school because of families with strong stereotypical-old age mindset. And just because some elected leader comes and tells you, "bro from now on you shouldn't have such 1940 mindset and all", these people will not automatically change and start sending their daughters to school. So, it becomes necessary for the govt focus more on helping these girls. India is developing rapidly and it is necessary that these girls also become a part of it. Lots and lots of attention is needed to bring these people out of their old mentality. That's why there are lot of programs for girls. It doesn't mean there's nothing for the boys.