Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidhyalaya (KGBV):

 

1. SPECIAL EQUITY PROJECTS

Achievements:

a). Sanitary Pad Vending & Incinerator machines: –

            PAB in 2021-22 approved an amount of 23,04 lakhs @ Rs. 0.32 lakh for each Sanitary Pad Vending & Incinerator machines, but due to insufficient fund it was not taken up. The same amount was carried on as spill over in 2022-23. Likewise sanitary pad vending machine and incinerator have been installed in 150 Secondary and 72 Elementary schools.

           Inter Link Oversees Limited has donated and installed eleven (11) sanitary Pad Vending machines and Incinerator to eleven (11) KGBV-IV.

b). Special project for Equity: Under this the career guidance programme for girl students in 271 secondary schools was carried out.

 

 

2. RANI LAXMIBAI ATMA RAKSHA PRASHIKSHAN (SELF DEFENSE GIRLS)

            Achievement:

                        During 2022-23, PAB has approved an amount of Rs. 132.90 lakh @ Rs. 5000/- per school per month for 3 (three) month training in self-defense for girls for 615 Elementary &271Secondary /Senior Secondary Schools. Self-defense activities and trainings to students has been conducted in 886 Elementary and Secondary schools. Under this programme 230 master trainers, 5 teachers each from all the 46 EBRC has been trained. These mastertrainers will now train teachers from the respective Blocks.

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3. KASTURBA GANDHI BALIKA VIDYALAYA (KGBV).

 

The main objective of the program is to prevent dropouts, improve transition rates of girls, retention in school, to bring never enrolled girls to the regular school system. This project was launched in Nagaland during 2009-10 by setting up Residential hostels in 4Educationally Backward Blocks (EBBs) in 4 Eastern Districts. At present there are 22 KGBVs functional in the state of Nagaland.

Girl students are provided food and accommodation to facilitate their studies from the nearest government school. There has been an enhancement in performance and retention in schools. The hostels cater to the overall development of the girl child and offers life skillvocations. There are eleven (11) KGBVs for Elementary section from class (6 to 8) and Secondary section from class (9to 12).

Students under taking self defense training

 

Students participating on International Yoga Day

 

 

Students of KGBV-IV utilizing the service of vending machine

donated by Interlink Oversea Private Limited

Kitchen garBVden in KG

Naga Kitchen constructed by Implementing agency

Bedding received from

GMR Foundation (Delhi, Bangalore) under CSR initiative for KGBV-I

 

Distribution of Sanitary Pads to KGBV-I girls                                                                                                    

Students engaged in skill activities 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Self Defense Master Training imparted by

Nagaland Taekwondo Association to Government Teachers

 

 

 

Vending Machine & Incinerator distributed to Government  Schools.

 

 

 

KGBVs have been established to provide access and quality education to girls belonging to disadvantaged groups by setting up residential schools/hostels and to ensure smooth transition of girls from elementary to secondary and up to Class XII wherever possible.

All the 11 KGBV (Type-I for Class VI to VIII) in the four eastern districts of State are functional with 100 (hundred) students each. 

The following table indicates the details:

Sl	District	Block	Sanctioned Year	Model	Total Girls Enrolled	Targeted Enrolment
1	Kiphire	Pungro	2010-11	Typ-1	100	100
2	Longleng	Namching	2010-11	Typ-1	100	100
3	Longleng	Yongyah	2010-11	Typ-1	100	100
4	Mon	Tobu	2009-10	Typ-1	100	100
5	Mon	Chen	2009-10	Typ-1	100	100
6	Mon	Wakching	2010-11	Typ-1	100	100
7	Mon	Phomching	2010-11	Typ-1	100	100
8	Tuensang	Chessore	2010-11	Typ-1	100	100
9	Tuensang	Noklak	2010-11	Typ-1	100	100
10	Tuensang	Shamator	2010-11	Typ-1	100	100
11	Tuensang	Thonoknyu	2010-11	Typ-1	100	100

Status of Teachers Training in KGBVs:

No. of days training imparted	Type of training	Training Content
3	Teachers Orientation Programme	Teaching of English, Science, Social Science, Mathematics, Teaching Skills and Life Skills.

Status of affiliation of KGBVs with Education Boards:

	Type I	Type IV
Status of affiliation of KGBVs in Education Boards	Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE)	Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE)

Process of Identification of Girls in KGBVs:

Preference is given to girls belonging to BPL families who are residing in distant places. Each KGBV covers around 14-15 villages.

Development of Vocational Skills 

To enhance the confidence level of the girls, efforts are made to develop vocational skills of the girls that are both traditional and non-traditional in nature.  Among the traditional skills the girls are taught weaving, pottery and bead work. In the non-traditional, skills such as knitting, flower making, cutting and tailoring are taught.

Holistic Development of the Girls:

Recognizing the importance of holistic development of the girls, sports and cultural activities, self-defence/martial arts, exposure visits, picnics, annual days are organized and important days are observed in the KGBVs.

State Initiatives to improve performance of KGBVs:

Quality monitoring and supervision of KGBV Centres is conducted time to time by State, district and EBRC officials.

Maintenance of Health Records and General Health Status of the Girls in KGBVs:

Medical doctors from Health Department are invited every month to examine the health of the girls as many are unaware of the basic healthcare. Lesson on health and hygiene were taught to the Kasturba Girls from time to time. Health report card of each girl is maintained.

Vocational training:

Skilled and expert persons were invited to teach skills like tailoring and cutting, knitting and pottery, recycle of waste products, card making, toy making.

Orientation for Parents:

Parents of the girls residing in the centre were invited to the orientation and sensitization classes. Parents contributed vegetables and acted as counsellors to the children in the KGBVs.

Poshan Maah:

Poshan Maah awareness camp for adolescent girls was held on 11th September 2019 in the KGBVs. The senior nurse from Community Health Centre (CHC) was the resource person during this programme where the KGBV girls were sensitized on how to maintain a healthy life.

Food Preservation:

The girls under the KGBVs were taught the traditional technique of preservation of fruits and vegetables which has been passed on from generation to generation.