The latest data* released by Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) in 2020-21 reveals that although at primary level, the dropout rate in 2020-21 was only 0.8 per cent, but at secondary level (Class 9-10), it was 14.6 per cent, which is seriously alarming. Government agencies, nonprofits and other civil society groups do engage with children and their families for better turnout at schools but the overall picture hasn’t changed much since decades. The education of girl children in India is still a grave issue. Where many girls are still deprived of education and are made to leave their studies one such sector belongs to the marginalised section of society (slums, rural