Question : EDUCATION TO GIRLS



(a) whether some States are neglecting the scheme launched by the Union Government for promotion of education of Dalit girls and backward people as reported in the Dainik Jagaran dated August 27, 2005;

(b) if so,the names of the States which have not been able to implement the said scheme ;

(c) the number of residential schools for the chiidren of backward castes at block level in remote areas;

(d) the number of States which have started such schools; and

(e) the steps Government propose to get the scheme implemented in all the remaining States ?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SHRI M.A.A. FATMI)

(a) to (e) : Government of India has sanctioned 750 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas

(KGBV) in 21 eligible Slates of the country. Out of 750 KGBV schools, 503 KGBVs are reported to be operational so far in 13 States. The States where the KGBV schools have not yet been operationalized are Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Haryana, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Punjab,Tripura and West Bengal. The Central Government is closely monitoring the status of the programme.