Udhampur(Jammu and Kashmir): To boost Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign in Udhampur, the Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya has been provided with a new building for children.
The building is especially for disadvantaged sections of the society, to reside and study. The school has 63 girl students currently.
Earlier, the school was functioning from a rented space but has now been provided with its own building at an estimated cost of around Rs 38 lakh.
Piyush Singla, Deputy Commissioner, Udhampur said, "It's a residential school now. The total cost of the building is around Rs 38 lakh. It will help in improving the female literacy rate in the region."
As per the school administration, the main objective of the school is to "facilitate retention of girls, ensure greater participation of girls in education, develop and promote facilities to provide access to girls belonging to disadvantaged groups like SCs and STs."
Jyoti Rani, a teacher at the school, said, "I have been teaching here since 2010. This building has been provided to us by the government. Earlier we were staying in a government hostel. We were facing a lot of problems there. Ever since we shifted here, the students are happy. Now we are planning to bring in more students."
The students at the school are happy with the facilities provided to them.
"Now we have been provided with all the facilities that we required. We are happy to have our own building to stay," a student said.
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