A total of 79,400 girls have completed their course at 746 branches of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) in the state of Uttar Pradesh despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
Driven by its mission to educate and empower the girl child, the Yogi Adityanath government ensured that classes did not stop for a single day at all the branches of the school spread over 746 development blocks. The classes were conducted through e-pathshala, Doordarshan and WhatsApp. Besides, educational programmes were also organised for students on YouTube. Out of 746 KGBVs, 446 are for girls studying in Classes VI to XII and 300 for Classes VI to VIII.
Apart from education, Kasturba Gandhi Girls’ Schools also offer residential facilities to the girls belonging to Scheduled Castes , Scheduled Tribes, Other Backward Classes, minorities and below poverty line families.
Official spokesman of the state government claimed here on Saturday that Yogi Adityanath was committed to the empowerment of women and had taken several initiatives to achieve this end since assuming office in 2017. He said under Yogi Adityanath’s leadership, a large number of girls in the state were getting a chance to study and progress and the chief minister saw to it that schools were upgraded and educational standards were improved in the state.
Curricula have been changed as per need and training schools to hone teachers’ skills established at the initiative of Yogi Adityanath. Concrete efforts have been made to ensure that quality education is accessible to boys and girls from every section of the society.
Dialogue sessions were also organised with KGBV children on YouTube, in collaboration with the National Institute of Mental Health and Neuro-Sciences (NIMHANS), Bengaluru, on the topic ‘Safety and mental health of children affected by COVID-19’.Prerna Portal Monitoring System has been developed for quality operation of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas. The system enables the departments concerned to monitor the school infrastructure, attendance of staff and children, grading of schools, security arrangements etc.
The government is also empowering girls by holding self-defence training and scout guide related activities, Meena Manch, as well as organising vocational courses and skill development programmes.
