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After a gap of two years, Bihar CM Nitish Kumar has resumed blog writing. His latest one posted on Thursday is about girls' education which is ushering in a social revolution in Bihar. Referring to his Independence Day speech this year in which he announced scholarship for all girls studying in class I to X in different government schools, he wrote that it was an important decision to further boost the girls' education.
"What is significant about this decision is that schoolgirls from all sections of society, regardless of caste, creed, community and economic background, will benefit from it. The only criterion is that the beneficiary should be a student of a government school. That's all. This, in my opinion, is a revolutionary step which will give a tremendous boost to women's education in the state," Nitish blogged.
The CM hoped that this scheme may turn out to be an equally significant decision not only because it will encourage families to send their daughters to school but also because it will act as a catalyst for social change in the long run. "I have always believed that educating a girl means educating an entire family," he said.
Disclosing his decision to establish a high school in each panchayat, the CM wrote that there was shortage of about 4,500 high schools in the state. The cabinet has already approved setting up of 1,000 high schools in the current financial year. "There are other burning social issues such as child marriage and gender inequality which are reasons behind several social problems. These, too, can be tackled through girls' education," he said.
Expressing concern over the female population going down because of rampant foeticide, he said at present, the male-female ratio is 1,000:916 in Bihar which needs to be improved. "I am of the view that proper and holistic education of girls will definitely help reverse this unhealthy trend as well. In my opinion, an educated girl will never allow female foeticide," he wrote.
Nitish, in his blog, also referred to the success of uniform and bicycle schemes. He said the cycle scheme not only saw a drastic increase in enrolment of girls but brought a newfound confidence in them leading to a social transformation. Prior to the scheme implementation, a large number of girls used to drop out of their schools after Class VIII but these schemes reversed the trend, he added.
"The cycle scheme brought about a social revolution and made the cycle-riding schoolgirls a veritable mascot of Bihar, especially in the rural areas. The success of that scheme could be gauged from the fact that altogether 9,61,109 students, including 4,92,899 girls, availed of the scheme in 2012-13," the CM remarked.
He further wrote that the bicycle project has heralded a silent revolution in the hinterland of Bihar as far as women empowerment is concerned and has instilled a sense of confidence in the girls. "The sight of girls going to their schools from their villages on their bicycles bears ample testimony to that. It is a kind of social revolution which has altered the way girls' education has been looked at in Bihar, historically. I am certain the impact of this revolution will be felt in the long run when women would be truly empowered."
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Girl-education-to-bring-social-revolution-Nitish-Kumar/articleshow/22776990.cms
"What is significant about this decision is that schoolgirls from all sections of society, regardless of caste, creed, community and economic background, will benefit from it. The only criterion is that the beneficiary should be a student of a government school. That's all. This, in my opinion, is a revolutionary step which will give a tremendous boost to women's education in the state," Nitish blogged.
The CM hoped that this scheme may turn out to be an equally significant decision not only because it will encourage families to send their daughters to school but also because it will act as a catalyst for social change in the long run. "I have always believed that educating a girl means educating an entire family," he said.
Disclosing his decision to establish a high school in each panchayat, the CM wrote that there was shortage of about 4,500 high schools in the state. The cabinet has already approved setting up of 1,000 high schools in the current financial year. "There are other burning social issues such as child marriage and gender inequality which are reasons behind several social problems. These, too, can be tackled through girls' education," he said.
Expressing concern over the female population going down because of rampant foeticide, he said at present, the male-female ratio is 1,000:916 in Bihar which needs to be improved. "I am of the view that proper and holistic education of girls will definitely help reverse this unhealthy trend as well. In my opinion, an educated girl will never allow female foeticide," he wrote.
Nitish, in his blog, also referred to the success of uniform and bicycle schemes. He said the cycle scheme not only saw a drastic increase in enrolment of girls but brought a newfound confidence in them leading to a social transformation. Prior to the scheme implementation, a large number of girls used to drop out of their schools after Class VIII but these schemes reversed the trend, he added.
"The cycle scheme brought about a social revolution and made the cycle-riding schoolgirls a veritable mascot of Bihar, especially in the rural areas. The success of that scheme could be gauged from the fact that altogether 9,61,109 students, including 4,92,899 girls, availed of the scheme in 2012-13," the CM remarked.
He further wrote that the bicycle project has heralded a silent revolution in the hinterland of Bihar as far as women empowerment is concerned and has instilled a sense of confidence in the girls. "The sight of girls going to their schools from their villages on their bicycles bears ample testimony to that. It is a kind of social revolution which has altered the way girls' education has been looked at in Bihar, historically. I am certain the impact of this revolution will be felt in the long run when women would be truly empowered."
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/Girl-education-to-bring-social-revolution-Nitish-Kumar/articleshow/22776990.cms
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