Educational Facilities and Academic Achievement of the Disadvantaged girls-A Study of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas in Andhra Pradesh

Abstract

United Nations Organizations declared 2021 as the International Year for the Elimination of Child Labour”. By 2030, eliminate gender disparities in education and ensure equal access to all levels of education and vocational training for the vulnerable, including persons with disabilities, indigenous peoples and children in vulnerable situations – (Sustainable Development Goal-4) “Investing in opportunities for women and girls has strong multiplier effect across all Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).” -UNDP (2007) “By education, I mean an all-round development of the child and man in body, mind and spirit.” – Mahatma Gandhi “The highest education is that which does not give us information but makes our life in harmony with all existence”. - Rabindra Nath Tagore