Reaching the unreached: ‘Kasturba Gandhi Balika vidyalaya’ Soy Shweta Smrita* Lecturer, Education, A.S. College, S.K.M.U., Deoghar, (Jharkhand) *Research Scholar, R.I.E (NCERT), Bhubaneswar Online published on 21 November, 2013. Abstract Reaching out to the girl child is central to the efforts to universalize elementary education. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, or ‘Education for All’ programme recognizes that ensuring girl's education requires changes not only in the education system but also in societal norms and attitudes. 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 article is about “Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya” (KGBV) scheme for women's empowerment especially tribal education in India. Top Keywords Elementary Education, Disadvantaged group, KGBV (Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya). Top |