The availability of an educational support system for young girls and women specifically designed to encourage intellectual inquiry and provide opportunity is relatively inaccessible in India. Although the Indian Constitution has stated a goal of providing free education up to the age of 14, literacy rates are still very low. Recent figures state that average literacy rates in India are at a total of 64.8%, with men at 75.3% and women at 53.7%. In Rajasthan, however, the figures illustrate the condition for women more critically. The 'Land of Kings' has one of the lowest literacy rates for women in all of India, with men at 75.7% and women at 43.9% for a total of 60.4% overall (Source: Census of India, 2001). It has been shown that without a system of education for women, society is negatively impacted both economically and socially as women's earning potential decreases and mortality rates increase as the health and welfare of women and their children suffer. The project will be a combined effort of The Jaisalmer Heritage Trust and Citta.

Citta proposes to establish and build a school to provide a supportive environment and  access to an advanced education for girls in the Jaisalmer area.

The school building has been kindly contributed by the Maharaja and Maharani of Jaisalmer. The school will consist of 36 rooms in the Maharani Palace in the main fort of central Jaisalmer.