KGBVs have been established to provide access and quality education to girls belonging to disadvantaged groups by setting up residential schools/hostels and to ensure smooth transition of girls from elementary to secondary and up to Class XII wherever possible.
All the 11 KGBV (Type-I for Class VI to VIII) in the four eastern districts of State are functional with 100 (hundred) students each.
The following table indicates the details:
Sl | District | Block | Sanctioned Year | Model | Total Girls Enrolled | Targeted Enrolment |
| 1 | Kiphire | Pungro | 2010-11 | Typ-1 | 100 | 100 |
| 2 | Longleng | Namching | 2010-11 | Typ-1 | 100 | 100 |
| 3 | Longleng | Yongyah | 2010-11 | Typ-1 | 100 | 100 |
| 4 | Mon | Tobu | 2009-10 | Typ-1 | 100 | 100 |
| 5 | Mon | Chen | 2009-10 | Typ-1 | 100 | 100 |
| 6 | Mon | Wakching | 2010-11 | Typ-1 | 100 | 100 |
| 7 | Mon | Phomching | 2010-11 | Typ-1 | 100 | 100 |
| 8 | Tuensang | Chessore | 2010-11 | Typ-1 | 100 | 100 |
| 9 | Tuensang | Noklak | 2010-11 | Typ-1 | 100 | 100 |
| 10 | Tuensang | Shamator | 2010-11 | Typ-1 | 100 | 100 |
| 11 | Tuensang | Thonoknyu | 2010-11 | Typ-1 | 100 | 100 |
Status of Teachers Training in KGBVs:
| No. of days training imparted | Type of training | Training Content |
3 | Teachers Orientation Programme | Teaching of English, Science, Social Science, Mathematics, Teaching Skills and Life Skills. |
Status of affiliation of KGBVs with Education Boards:
| Type I | Type IV | |
Status of affiliation of KGBVs in Education Boards | Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) | Nagaland Board of School Education (NBSE) |
Process of Identification of Girls in KGBVs:
Preference is given to girls belonging to BPL families who are residing in distant places. Each KGBV covers around 14-15 villages.
Development of Vocational Skills
To enhance the confidence level of the girls, efforts are made to develop vocational skills of the girls that are both traditional and non-traditional in nature. Among the traditional skills the girls are taught weaving, pottery and bead work. In the non-traditional, skills such as knitting, flower making, cutting and tailoring are taught.
Holistic Development of the Girls:
Recognizing the importance of holistic development of the girls, sports and cultural activities, self-defence/martial arts, exposure visits, picnics, annual days are organized and important days are observed in the KGBVs.
State Initiatives to improve performance of KGBVs:
Quality monitoring and supervision of KGBV Centres is conducted time to time by State, district and EBRC officials.
Maintenance of Health Records and General Health Status of the Girls in KGBVs:
Medical doctors from Health Department are invited every month to examine the health of the girls as many are unaware of the basic healthcare. Lesson on health and hygiene were taught to the Kasturba Girls from time to time. Health report card of each girl is maintained.
Vocational training:
Skilled and expert persons were invited to teach skills like tailoring and cutting, knitting and pottery, recycle of waste products, card making, toy making.
Orientation for Parents:
Parents of the girls residing in the centre were invited to the orientation and sensitization classes. Parents contributed vegetables and acted as counsellors to the children in the KGBVs.
Poshan Maah:
Poshan Maah awareness camp for adolescent girls was held on 11th September 2019 in the KGBVs. The senior nurse from Community Health Centre (CHC) was the resource person during this programme where the KGBV girls were sensitized on how to maintain a healthy life.
Food Preservation:
The girls under the KGBVs were taught the traditional technique of preservation of fruits and vegetables which has been passed on from generation to generation.
