Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) officials have upgraded 21 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) as junior colleges for the current academic year. This brings the total number of KGBV junior colleges to 23 in the district. Of the 21 colleges, nine have been identified for MPC, six for BiPC, five for vocational courses, and one for CEC. The KGBV colleges would only take the children who passed out tenth class in a KGBV and would not have an admission process. The KGBVs were introduced in 2004 with an aim to provide quality education and hostel facility to underprivileged children.

Source: The Hindu June 14, 2019 19:39 UTC