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<p>While the Kanyashree Prakalpa (KP) Programme, a conditional cash transfer initiative in West Bengal launched in 2013, has successfully reduced underage marriage and adolescent dropout rates, this study addresses whether it fostered a permanent shift in attitudes towards girls’ education among beneficiaries and their families. Data were collected from 638 women aged 22–24, eligible for KP between 2013 and 2015, across Purba Medinipur and Purulia districts, chosen for their contrasting profiles in female literacy and child marriage prevalence. Participants were categorized into full beneficiaries (treatment group) and partial or non-beneficiaries (control group). Findings indicate that while both groups showed an increased desire for girls’ education in the post KP period as compared to the pre-KP period, the control group exhibited a greater change due to lower initial aspirations. The study found that KP incentivized girls to remain in school longer, with around 44% of treatment group parents desiring a higher education level for their daughters with KP support. However, controlling for baseline aspirations, KP’s impact on intergenerational changes in educational values was statistically insignificant, possibly due to stagnant employment opportunities in West Bengal.</p>

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Evaluating the Enduring Impact of Conditional Incentives on Parental Attitudes Toward Girls’ Education: A Study of the Kanyashree Prakalpa in West Bengal

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    2026年3月4日

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  • Siddhartha Mitra,
  • Kunal Dey,
  • Samir Kumar Bhandari,
  • Sumita Manna

摘要

While the Kanyashree Prakalpa (KP) Programme, a conditional cash transfer initiative in West Bengal launched in 2013, has successfully reduced underage marriage and adolescent dropout rates, this study addresses whether it fostered a permanent shift in attitudes towards girls’ education among beneficiaries and their families. Data were collected from 638 women aged 22–24, eligible for KP between 2013 and 2015, across Purba Medinipur and Purulia districts, chosen for their contrasting profiles in female literacy and child marriage prevalence. Participants were categorized into full beneficiaries (treatment group) and partial or non-beneficiaries (control group). Findings indicate that while both groups showed an increased desire for girls’ education in the post KP period as compared to the pre-KP period, the control group exhibited a greater change due to lower initial aspirations. The study found that KP incentivized girls to remain in school longer, with around 44% of treatment group parents desiring a higher education level for their daughters with KP support. However, controlling for baseline aspirations, KP’s impact on intergenerational changes in educational values was statistically insignificant, possibly due to stagnant employment opportunities in West Bengal.