To ensure that both brain and brute force get equal magnitude, all 203 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) established in state will soon be completely boasted with state-of-the-art gymnasium facilities. The initiative would not only bring good health to the girls, often coming from rural background and deprived families, but also good name for Jharkhand that would be the first State to do so at KGBV.
KGBV girls can now look forward to a healthy dose of physical exercise on campus premises itself. The Department of literacy and School Education has planned to open gymnasium in all the KGBV across the state. So far Ranchi, Dumka, Jharia, Saraikela, Dhanbad have already initiated the gym centre on school premises.
“This is purely a State Government initiative. Notably, girls studying at KGBV are doing immensely well in sports and other activities. To promote their skills and interest, the Department of literacy and School Education was funded and with the keen effort, the project is now started at few KGBV and will cover all other KGBV too,” said, Secretary, Department of literacy and School Education, Aradhana Patnaik.
Girls hailing from poor families do not have access to gyms but with this constructive step much needed physical activity will be fulfilled under expert supervision. The state government has approved the budget of Rs 2 lakh for each school for the gym facilities in the budget session 2015-16.
“30 KGBV has already started the Gymnasium facilities on campus in different districts. Within three months the facility will be started in the other KGBVs too. In January itself the funds were allotted to the respective schools,” Patnaik added.
District Education Officer (DEO) of Ranchi, Rajkumar Singh received the instructions from the Department and directed school authorities to make essential arrangement for gym as earliest.
“The gym has already started at Ranchi district. Our aim is not just to provide quality education to girls but to also enhance their physical fitness for overall personality development,” said Ranchi DEO, Rajkumar Singh.
The gyms will be equipped with two treadmills, two stationary cycles, two ab exercisers, two steppers, four roller sliders, four gym balls, one trampoline, 12 skipping ropes, four height rods, two weighing scales, eight hula rings, four yoga mats, four dips, four tummy trimmers, two dumbbells and four hand grip exercisers.