Education is a basic human right that increases the economic, social and
political opportunities available to men and women. After independence
the Indian Government has expressed a strong commitment towards
education for all. It is too obvious that Uttar Pradesh (State) is a
truly diverse state representing diversity not only in geographical
locations but in socio-cultural aspects too. It is a micro-study of a
KGBV (Katuraba Gandhi Balika Vidhyalaya) to get more realistic picture.
Eastern U.P. has its own historical, political, economic and
social-cultural characteristics and has more cultural barriers for girls
education. Thus a KGBV located in district Ballia is selected. Hence it
is pertinent to enquire that what the contributions are of this scheme
in providing academic support to disadvantaged girls in terms of
teaching-learning atmosphere and what are the levels of achievement of
girls studying in KGBVs? Besides these after the National Evaluation
2007 new revised guidelines for the implementation of KGBVs are laid
down by the Government of India. The study focus on the availability and
quality of physical