Gender disparities still persist in rural areas and among disadvantaged communities. Looking at enrolment trends, there remain significant gaps in the enrollment of girls at the elementary level as compared to boys, especially at the upper primary levels. The objective of KGBV is to ensure that quality education is feasible and accessible to the girls of disadvantaged groups of society by setting up residential schools with boarding facilities at elementary level.[1]
The scheme was applicable since its inception in 2004, in Educationally Backward Blocks (EBBs) where the rural female literacy is below the national average (46.13%: Census 2001) and the gender gap in literacy is more than the national average (21.59%: Census 2001). Among these blocks, schools may be set up in areas with:
concentration of tribal population, with low female literacy and/or many girls out of school
concentration of SC, ST, OBC and minority populations, with low female literacy and/or many girls out of school
areas with low female literacy
areas with many small, scattered habitations that do not qualify for a school
The criteria of eligible blocks has been revised with effect from 1 April 2008 to include the following:
An additional 316 Educationally backward blocks with rural female literacy below 30%.
94 Towns/cities having minority concentration (as per the list identified by Ministry of Minority Affairs) with female literacy rate below the national average (53.67%: Census 2001).
2,578 KGBVs were sanctioned by the Government of India.[3] Of these, 427 KGBVs have been sanctioned in Muslim concentration blocks, 612 in ST blocks, 688 in SC blocks. A total of 750 residential schools have been opened in educational backward blocks. 75% enrollment is reserved for girls from SC, ST, OBC and Minority communities and the other 25% to girls from families below the poverty line.
References
^ abRevised Guidelines for Implementation of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBVs) 2012-04-19 at the Wayback Machine
kasturba, gandhi, balika, vidyalaya, kgbv, residential, girls, secondary, school, government, india, weaker, sections, india, countryindialaunchedjuly, 2004, contents, history, objective, eligibility, coverage, references, external, linkshistory, editthe, plan. The Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya or KGBV is a residential girls secondary school run by the Government of India for the weaker sections in India Kasturba Gandhi Balika VidyalayaCountryIndiaLaunchedJuly 2004 Contents 1 History 2 Objective 3 Eligibility 4 Coverage 5 References 6 External linksHistory EditThe plan was introduced by the Government of India in August 2004 It was then integrated into the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan program to provide educational facilities for girls belonging to Scheduled Castes Scheduled Tribes Other Backward Classes minority communities and families below the poverty line in Educationally Backward Blocks 1 Objective EditGender disparities still persist in rural areas and among disadvantaged communities Looking at enrolment trends there remain significant gaps in the enrollment of girls at the elementary level as compared to boys especially at the upper primary levels The objective of KGBV is to ensure that quality education is feasible and accessible to the girls of disadvantaged groups of society by setting up residential schools with boarding facilities at elementary level 1 Eligibility EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed April 2019 Learn how and when to remove this template message The scheme was applicable since its inception in 2004 in Educationally Backward Blocks EBBs where the rural female literacy is below the national average 46 13 Census 2001 and the gender gap in literacy is more than the national average 21 59 Census 2001 Among these blocks schools may be set up in areas with concentration of tribal population with low female literacy and or many girls out of school concentration of SC ST OBC and minority populations with low female literacy and or many girls out of school areas with low female literacy areas with many small scattered habitations that do not qualify for a schoolThe criteria of eligible blocks has been revised with effect from 1 April 2008 to include the following An additional 316 Educationally backward blocks with rural female literacy below 30 94 Towns cities having minority concentration as per the list identified by Ministry of Minority Affairs with female literacy rate below the national average 53 67 Census 2001 Coverage Edit Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Nayagaon Bihar sonpur The scheme has been implemented in 28 states and union territories Assam Andhra Pradesh Telangana Arunachal Pradesh Bihar Chhattisgarh Dadra and Nagar Haveli Delhi Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Punjab Rajasthan Tamil Nadu Tripura Uttar Pradesh Uttarakhand and West Bengal 2 2 578 KGBVs were sanctioned by the Government of India 3 Of these 427 KGBVs have been sanctioned in Muslim concentration blocks 612 in ST blocks 688 in SC blocks A total of 750 residential schools have been opened in educational backward blocks 75 enrollment is reserved for girls from SC ST OBC and Minority communities and the other 25 to girls from families below the poverty line References Edit a b Revised Guidelines for Implementation of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya KGBVs Archived 2012 04 19 at the Wayback Machine Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidhayalaya KGBV Scheme detail 2013External links EditKasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya 1 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya amp oldid 1131475292, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
