A case study showing the effects of controlling school dropout on their Empowerment in KGBVs of Bhagalpur District

Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya is an institutional development intervention started in 2004 to impart quality education for girls between 10 to 14 years belonging to SC, ST, OBC and minority communities. Girls in the school going age have been seen to drop out frequently due to the existing patriarchal mindset in the society, especially rural areas. Government has been trying to combat the high dropout ratio among girls as it is the first major step towards their empowerment. Education has the power to bring about empowerment from a very young age and attack the patriarchal institutional setup and ills in our society. The current study was conducted in the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas of Bhagalpur District of Bihar. An open interview schedule was followed for a randomly selected sample of 500 girl students.