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| Article Name : | | | “KASTURBA GANDHI BALIKA VIDYALAYA SCHEME- A MAJOR DRAW FOR STUDENTS TO REJOIN SCHOOL” | | Author Name : | | | Shweta Smrita Soy | | Publisher : | | | Ashok Yakkaldevi | | Article Series No. : | | | GRT-3322 | | Article URL : | |  | Author Profile View PDF In browser | | Abstract : | | | Empowering women and girls especially belonging to ST, SC, OBC and minority community through education is one of the significant instrument for changing women's position in the society. It is true that the position of women of any society shows its cultural and social level of development. In order to uplift the poor condition of girl's education in India the Govt. of India has introduced different programme for women's empowerment. “Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya” was launched by the Government in July, 2004 for those girls who are educationally, socially and economically backward to ensure access and quality education to the girls from disadvantaged groups of society by setting up residential schools at upper primary level. The present study will be helpful to know about this scheme (KGBV) working for women's empowerment and to improve the educational status of disadvantaged group (SC/ST/OBC/minorities) of girl learners in Jharkhand. | | Keywords : | | |
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