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30 Years Journey of Women Empowerment
Mahila Samakhya, Uttar Pradesh
..facilitating rural women to realise their dreams
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Mahila Samakhya Program
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Editor & Concept Dr Smriti Singh
Co-editorRewa Choubey, Karan
Research, Design and Compilation Karan
TypesettingPreeti Shrivastav, Karan
Year 2019, Version - 1
CONTENTS
3 FOREWARD
4 EMERGENCE OF MAHILA SAMAKHYA (MS)
12 KEY ACTIVITIES OF MS UP
27 SOCIAL IMPACT – MSK CASE STUDY
30 PROGRAM STRUCTURE
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Foreward
I am associated with the Mahila Samakhya (MS) program for last 16 years. MS program is an ideology which people
internalized to change themselves and the surrounding environment. MS program consistently involved in the struggle for
its expansion and stability. Often different institutions and people visit the MS program to understand and to evaluate.
They often ask basic questions such as what is MS program? What is Sangha? How do they work? How does it bring
empowerment? MS has some documents in unconsolidated forms which could answer some of their queries but not all.
Hence, we felt a need to publish a comprehensive document which can explain the entire program to external
stakeholders.
However, we were in dilemma to encapsulate such a detailed program in few pages which can answer all inquisitive
queries. Fortunately, we were in touch with Mr Karan (ex-Kois Invest analyst) who gladly took this challenge to express
MS program in form of a brief paper. After discussion with him, it was decided that an effort should be made to
consolidate the journey of the entire program which can help readers to understand MS ideology to some extent. In this
way, ‘30 Years of Women's Empowerment- ..facilitating rural women to realise their dreams’ paper is developed. We have
summarized MS efforts, challenges and achievements in qualitative and quantitative form. We have done some field
visits, interview with senior staff members and referred internal documents to develop this paper.
We hope that this document will help you to understand the MS program.
Thank you
Dr. Smriti Singh
State Program Director
Mahaila Samakhya, Uttar Pradesh
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Emergence of Mahila Samakhya (MS)
Mahila Samakhya – meaning women’s empowerment through education - was launched in 1989
by the Government of India with the support of Netherlands Government. In the first phase,
program started in three states of Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat and Karnataka.
• Providing educational opportunities to women has been an important effort in the field of education. Even after achieving
these successes, gender inequalities remain a big concern in the rural areas.
• For the purpose of education for women's equality, the Mahila Samakhya program was launched in the year 1989 in
accordance with the goals of National Education Policy 1986.
• In rural areas especially, focusing on socially and economically vulnerable women are made as a definite goal of the MS.
• In 2016, Government of India had stopped the funding of the MS program nationally. They offered state governments if
they want to continue the program, as result, only five states adopted the MS program out of eleven1.
• In Uttar Pradesh (UP) program continued as state scheme, but in 2017 UP state government adopted MS program and
run it under Department of Women and Child.
History
1) MS was operating in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Uttarakhand, and Uttar Pradesh.
Now, it’s presence only left in Assam, Gujrat, Karnataka, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh.
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Objective Strategy
• Enhancing women's self-image
and self-confidence
• To create an environment where
women can get knowledge and
information so that they can play a
positive role in society
• To prepare a decentralized and
interactive system of
management
• To enable women associations to
facilitate and monitor educational
activities in the villages
• Providing opportunities for
education of women and
adolescents
• To get more participation of
women and girls in formal and
informal education programs
Mission Statement
• To be Flexible about issues and
approach to starting the work
• To prepare women and adolescent
girls as a volunteer
• Create a favourable environment
for women and adolescent girls
which will help them to get
recognition and autonomy
• Built a strong networking and co-
ordination with government and
non-government organisations
“Giving social justice, equal
rights to all marginalised rural
women”
Vision
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IN UTTAR PRADESH,
MS IS ACTIVE IN 19
DISTRICTS
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Muz.Sha.
• MS operating in UP since
1989
• Our future plan is to
expand to all 75 districts of
UP
Districts Covered by MS
MS’ State Office, Lucknow
Prayagraj
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rapes per 100 cases
were registered in UP
in 2015, vs. 12.27 in
2001.3
8.73
Why Mahila Samakhya is Needed in Uttar Pradesh?
14.5%of the total cases of
crimes against
women reported in
UP which is highest
as compare to other
states.1
~200k
~30
~8women are raped in
UP everyday.2
912female per 1000
of males sex ratio
of UP.4
girls (age 11-14
years) are out of
school in UP
which is highest
among all states
in India.5
women are
abducted
everyday in
UP2
“Mahila Samakhya is the only institution
which is changing the patriarchal mindset
and creating a positive environment for
women in UP”
1) Uttar Pradesh tops the list on crimes against women in 2016, Livemint.com, 1st Dec 2017 2) Crime against women up by 24% in UP this year, 8 raped every day, ToI 19
Apr 2018 3) On gender crime, is Uttar Pradesh the worst state?, HT, 21st Feb 2017 4) 2011 census data 5) Uttar Pradesh registers increase in number of out-of-school
children, The Hindu, 19th Jan 2017
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Mahila Samakhya’ Expansion in UP Since Last 30 Years
(As on Feb 2019)
6,000 14,125
47,750 58,264
1,12,454
1,34,968 1,43,298
2,37,369
-
50,000
1,00,000
1,50,000
2,00,000
2,50,000
1989-90 1994-95 1999-00 2004-05 2009-10 2014-15 2017-18 2018-19
(As on Feb 2019)
Initially, ~6,000 women were associated with MS which
now reached more than 200,000
400 341 473 565
1,910
4,668
5,903
11,567
17,206
4 4 4 4
16 16 16
19 19
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
16
18
20
-
2,000
4,000
6,000
8,000
10,000
12,000
14,000
16,000
18,000
20,000
1989-90 1990-91 1993-94 1994-95 2000-01 2008-09 2015-16 2017-18 2018-19
Villages Districts
MS started its activities in 1989 with 400 villages and 4
districts, now it is active in 17,206 villages (Panchayats
level) and 19 districts
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Journey of an Empowered Woman as Seen in MS UP
• Socially suppressed (i.e. widows not allowed to attend religious ceremonies), emotionally suppressed (i.e. girls are not allowed to express their views freely) & physically suppressed (i.e. husband physically assault their wives on petty issues)
• Shy & timid
• No exposure to outside world
Before Mahila Samakhya
• Creation of a Sangha(Women Group based on mutual trust and emotions)
• Two way discussion on gender
• Gender Sensitive Approach
Tools used• Vocal and raising village
level issues in Sangha
• Acquire analytical vision
• Become more curious about outside world
After ~ 3-4 years
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Mahila Samakhya’ Development in UP
1989 1995 1996 1997 2005 2017
MS Starts its
operations in
UP
Nari Adalat
(Women’
Court)
Sanjavini
Kendra (or
Health Centre)
KGBV (MSK
inspired) for
drop-out girls
MS Prog.as it
is Adopted by
UP Govt. from
Centre
Bachat
Samuh (or
Saving Group)
Mahila
Shikshan
Kendra (MSK)
2002
Participation
in Panchayat
Started
Maha-Sangha
(Federations)
2000
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Valuable Contributions of SPDs1 to Strengthen Mahila Samakhya Program in UP
1989-1993 1993-98 1998-05 2006-10 2010-13 2014-present
Ms Nishi Malhotra
• Strengthened the Sangha at village
level using Sakhi-Sahyogini model
• Finalised the strategy and process
structure of MS UP
• Expansion of MS in new Districts
• Networking with NGOs
Dr Manju Agarwal
• Strengthened the Sangha based structures
– clusters and Maha-Sangha (federations)
• Enhanced program’ visibility at the state
level, at national level and international level
• Put more focus on research and publication
of documents
• Institutionalised MIS system
• Expansion of MS in new districts
Dr Rashmi Sinha
• Popularise MS’ education interventions at state and
national level
• Taking the strategy and processes of education
from informal structures to formal
• Encourage Sangha women to take leadership role
• Linked Sangha with government programs and the
introduction of different economic empowerment
initiatives
Ms Alka
• Enhanced Mahasangha’ visibility at
state level
• New initiatives for economic
empowerment
Dr Smriti Singh
• Successfully transferred the MS program at state level
from central government and later from UP basic
education dept. to Women & Child Development of UP
• More focus on various issues such as child rights &
water
• Provide recognition of MS program at state level and
implemented various state govt. schemes
• Introduction of digital tools to manage various MS
activities including adoption of official email domain
• Laid the foundation of MS UP as per
the Government directives
Mr Krishnavtar Pandey, Mr HC
Mahajan, Ms Vimla
Ramachandran, & Ms Kanchan
Sinha
1) SPD - State Program Director
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Nari Adalat is a non-formal judicial
system. It is presided over by Sangha
members to address issues of
violence against women through
consultation.
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Key Activities of MS UP
Sangha
(Women's Collective)
Nari Adalat
(Women’ Court)
Sanjivani Kendra
(Health Centre)
Bachat Samuh
(Saving Group)
~20-25 grassroot women come together in a
village and form a Sangha. Such women get
training in different subjects.
Sanjivani Kendra address health
issues through herbal medicines
and creating health awareness and
hygiene in villages.
Sangha women save small amount
of money and use it for different
economic activities.
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SANGHA“We are so many together! Our huts are small, but there is room in our heart for many more!” – Song by Sangha Women
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Sangha: Women’ Collective
What is Sangha?
Stage 1: Emergence of
Sangha
Stage 2: Sangha
reflection
Stage 3: New consciousness
of Sangha
Stage 4: Sangha brings about
affirmative action; Identifies issues like lack of water, parity in wages, violence
Stage 5: Realises the
need to break away the chains of oppression & subordination
Stage 6: Reflection on
new experience & action; felt
need for literacy
Stage 7: New & energised
consciousness; Emergence of NariAdalat, SanjivaniKendra, Saving
Group, Participation in Panchayats
Sangha’ Formation
“it usually takes ~ 3-4 years to form a strong Sangha”
• The village-level women’s collectives, the Sanghas are the core units
of the program. It is consists of 20-25 women age between ~18-50
years and facilitated by a Shayogini1 (community worker).
• In Sanghas, women usually share their problems and concerns,
ranging from personal experiences of oppression and exploitation,
unequal wages, the deteriorating environment and the unavailability of
water, fuel and fodder, education for their children or themselves,
their images of themselves, and their vision and dreams.
• Shayogini helps and guides the women to share their personal
experiences and insights on the issues, analyse its causes and
dimensions and arrive at a collective understanding.
• Collective action is followed by the group discussing the outcomes and
consequences of their action and strategizing for the next step.
• Sangha work as a social pressure group in a village and help other
women (non-Sangha women) as well in & from nearby villages.
• Later on, adolescent girls get associated with MS program, hence,
we felt a need to start Kishori Sangha (adolescent girl collective)
which can provide them coaching and guidance to complete their
school exams and receive training in different issues such as health and
legal literacy.
• Kishori Sangha first started in 1997 in Pauri District (now in
Uttarakhand).
1) Shayoginis are on the payroll of MS
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Key Facts: Sangha
Historical Sangha and KishoriSangha Expansion since 1989
1) As on Feb 2019 2) Estimates are based on 1998-99 annual report
➢ ~219,000 women and ~18,000
adolescent girls are volunteer
members of Sangha and Kishori
Sangha respectively1
➢ Time to time Sangha women
receive subject wise trainings in
law, health, credit, herbal
medicines etc.
Total No. of Sangha and KishoriSangha (District Wise)Enviornment
& Natural Resource
Mgt.1%
Educational Interventions
13%
Saving and Self helo initiatives
14%
Health and Herbal Remedies
20%Voilence and Social Issues
25%
Accessing Govt. Schemes & Facilities
27%
% Distribution of Issues Addressed by Sanghas2400 565
1166
2160 2447
46685343
7219
11073
40 207 321540 669 647
1186
1989-90 1994-95 1997-98 2000-01 2004-05 2008-09 2013-14 2017-18 2018-19
Kishori Sanghas first started in
1997-98 in Pauri District with a
motto of ‘Today’s girls are the
hope of tomorrow’
80250 250 310
425 450 515562 665
728 743 750 8011016
12741579
1880 1934
2994
12 53 16 30 18 95 81 38 30 35 54 136 29 55 63 24 41 66310
(As on Feb 2019)
(As on Feb 2019)
Sangha
Kishori Sangha
Sangha
Kishori Sangha
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Sangha’ Impact: Mahila Evam Baal Adhikar Manch (Women And Child Rights Forum – MEBAM)
• Women and child rights forum (MEBAM)
project started under the direction of
government order as a pilot in seven
districts with the support of UNICEF on 15
Sep 2017.
• MEBAM forums are formed at Gram
Panchayat level and chaired by the Pradhan
(head of the local self-government body).
Forums are constituted and run by Mahila
Samakhya and Sahyoginis are the secretary
of these forums.
• Main purpose of MEBAM forums are:
• To stop child marriages
• To establish and strengthen community,
district & state level child protection
system
• As on Dec 2018, 8761 forums are formed in
19 districts out of 16633
“Sangha members play active role in MEBAM
forums. Under MEBAM program, Sangha
women prevented total 437 child marriages”1
Total Constituted MEBAM Forums (Districts Wise)
(As on Dec 2018)
1) Internal Report, Dec 2018
106 139199
273 281 291 306352
419 447484 491 499
531
685 701732
848
977
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2-5 villages together
make one Panchayat
and one MEBAM is
active in one
Panchayat. Currently
8761 MEBAM forums
are active.
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From Sangha to Maha-Sangha (Federations)1
Sangha
Village
Sangha
Village
Sangha
Village
~2-5 MEBAM
form one
‘cluster’
~5-10 clusters
form one ‘Maha-
Sangha’
~20-25 grassroot women come together in a village
and form a Sangha. One Sangha is active in one
village only. Currently, more than 200,000 women
formed ~11,000 Sangha.
20-25
grassroot
women
20-25
grassroot
women
20-25
grassroot
women
Flow of Information
1) As on Feb 2019
~2-5 Sangha
(at Panchayat
level) form one
‘MEBAM’
Cluster
discusses
common issues
of 20-25
Sanghas.
Maha-sangha’ work
as a pressure group
at block level and
make strategy on
different pressing
issues.
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NARI ADALAT(WOMEN’ COURT)
“These Women would not look at a man when they spoke to him, but today they register cases and argue with us about legalities involved!” – Police Officer in UP
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NariAdalat (Women’s Court)
What is a NariAdalat?
• Nari Adalat is the democratic, secular, non-formal system of
women crime-survivors, defenders and voluntary member’s
body headed by women to initiate, plan advocacy and involve in
mass action to address the issues of gender based violence,
economic discrimination and violence primarily domestic
atrocities to ensure dignity, equality and justice.
• Nari Adalat first started in Uttar Pradesh in Saharanpur in
1997 where violence had been taken up as a major issue with
15 cases were registered out which 8 were resolved.
• Belief in the inherent integrity of the statement given by the
woman was the premise the Nari Adalat acted upon.
• These Nari Adalats provide the forum for women to access
affordable justice and speedy resolution free from
patriarchal bias and serve as a social space where women can
speak out against violence and voice their protest traditional
oppressive practices within families and communities.
• It is also a forum where women can express their problems
without the hassle of complicated procedures and
unapproachable authority.
NariAdalat’ Expansion Since 1997
1 617
36
120
150
0
20
40
60
80
100
120
140
160
1997-98 2003-04 2008-09 2013-14 2017-18 2018-19
“From 1997 to Dec 2018, a total 21,429 cases
were registered in Nari Adalats, out of which
15,958 cases were resolved and the remaining
5,471 are in process.”1
1) Internal Estimates
(As on Feb 2019)
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Key Facts: NariAdalat
23
5
7 7 7 7 7 78
9 9 910 10 10 10
1112
0
2
4
6
8
10
12
14
Total No. of NariAdalats (District Wise)
• 150 Nari Adalats are active in 19 districts.
• Impact: “12 sample cases of domestic violence taken up by the Nari
Adalat, 10 claimed there has never been a repeat incident after
the adalats intervened.”1
➢ 2400 Sangha women are associated
with Nari Adalats as first line
leadership and 1650 as second line
leadership.
➢ Usually it takes ~60 days to resolve
one case and cost only ~Rs.150 or $2.2
1) Nari adalats doing wonders in districts, Times of India, 29th April 2002 2) Internal Estimates
(As on Feb 2019)
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NARI SANJIVANI(HEALTH CENTER)
“If we are not healthy then our child will not be healthy as well, and we can’t give proper care to our child, this is what we have learnt here.” – Gudiya from Sitapur
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Nari Sanjivani (Women Health Centres)
What is NariSanjivani?
• MS functionaries realised that rural women’s knowledge of their
bodies and their access to health services is so poor, that it
becomes an impediment to their empowerment.
• Acute lack of access of health services in rural areas and need to
restore traditional health practices led to trainings of Sangha women in
herbal medicine and ultimately Nari Sanjivani formally started in
1997-98 in Sewapuri and Chakia Blocks of Varanasi (later
Chandol).
• The trainings, workshops and information-dissemination in
health is given entirely with a gender perspective and within the
socio-culture context. This enables women to comprehend the
reasons behind the neglect of their health and nutritional status.
• In trainings the traditional knowledge of women with regards to herbal
medicines and their knowledge of local herbs was given due
cognisance.
• After training, the women went and tried these herbal medications
on themselves or prescribe to other women suffering from
disease for they were learning to prepare the medicine.
• When these women met with success, it gave them pleasure and
recognition.
Sanjivani Expansion Since 1997
“113,514 patients are treated by Nari
Sanjivani from 1998 till Feb 2019.”1
1) Nari adalats doing wonders in districts, Times of India, 29th April 2002
2 7
4059
158
232
1997-98 2003-04 2008-09 2013-14 2017-18 2018-19
(As on Feb 2019)
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Key Facts: Nari Sanjivani
Total No. of NariSanjivanis (District Wise)
➢ 232 Nari Sanjivanis are active in 19 districts.
➢ Total 2436 Sangha members are associated with Nari
Sanjivani centers.
➢ Herbal medicines are sold at a low margin.
2 24 5
6 6 6 78 8 9
10 1013
1618
3234
36
0
5
10
15
20
25
30
35
40
Major Illnesses Observed In Sanjivani1
Gas26%
Likoria23%
Arthritis18%
Others11%
Itching7%
Piles5%
Skin Diseases4%
Irregular Periods
4%
Diabetes2%
(As on Feb 2019)
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BACHAT SAMUH(SAVING GROUP)
“In time of emergency, we used to beg moneylenders. But now our saving group have Rs.10,500 which we use to lend each other” – Rani from Bulandshahr
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Bachat Samuh (Saving Group)
What is BachatSamuh?
• Mahila Samakhya felt that the lack of adequate economic
empowerment from the perspective of its role in maintaining and
perpetuating social inequalities, had to be addressed.
• MS had given the women access to education and information but
they still had limited bargaining power. With improved economic
status, would come better conditions at work, decision making
powers within the household, and freedom from continuous
debt and extreme poverty.
• In view of this, from August 1996 MS facilitated in the formation
of Saving Groups by contributing Rs.200 per month in form
grants to strong Sanghas for economic development.
• Later, many Sanghas-cum-saving groups have collected
substantial amounts through their savings which they use for
different economic activities including credit.
• Many Saving Groups have opened accounts in banks and take
great pride in the ownership of this saving account and, for many
who have hardly been out of their village, the monthly trip to the
bank to deposit their amount is an adventure in itself.
Saving Group Expansion Since 1997
“In Prashurampur village, 30 Sangha women
bought water pipe for investment purpose at
Rs.5,000 and give it to small farmers for
irrigation at Rs.250 per day rent.”2
1) Nari adalats doing wonders in districts, Times of India, 29th April 2002 2) “Punji Par Niyantran”, MS UP, Second edition 2015
388490
721
1066
816
953
1997-98 2002-03 2007-08 2012-13 2017-18 2018-19
(As on Feb 2019)
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Key Facts : Bachat Samuh
Total No. of Saving Groups (District Wise)
➢953 Saving Groups are active in 18 districts and around 20,000
Sangha women do saving and use it for different economic
activities.
➢ Economic development activities being undertaken
by Saving Groups1:
• Lending money to and redeeming credit
• Catering Business
• Tent house Business
• Sewing/tailoring and embroidery business
• Dairy activities
• Co-operative farming
1) As observed in MS UP
(As on Feb 2019)
07 10
1119
27 2831
36 39
48 51
69 70
86 8793
105
136
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Case Study: Mahila Shikshan Kendra
(MSK)
SOCIAL IMPACT
पढ़िहौं , लिखिहौं , बकरी चरइहौंअब मैं अंगूठा कतहूूँ न िगइहौंI shall graze my goat and study. No more thumb impressions for me NOW!
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Mahila Shikshan Kendra (MSK)
• Mahila Samakhya facilitators found it quite a task to convince the women that their innate common
sense, powers of intuition and ability to see logical relationships are all elements of ‘buddhi or
intelligence’. Even without being literate, they can be intelligent. Literacy is only a tool with which
they can express themselves in a better way.
• When the MS program started in 1989, literacy was not the felt need of the women. They were
interested in issues of ‘survival’ – drinking water, ration, getting minimum wages, minor forest
produces and violence. Once the Sangha started taking shape, there was a demand for information
relating to these issues.
• It was when women started to regularly interacted with structures of power and governance,
that they began to realise the value of literacy. They needed to write applications, access official
documents, maintaining records for saving groups. All these required the ability to read and write.
• Initially MS started to conduct literacy camps, adolescence girls camps, to expose the women to
the concept of literacy and to initiate their education.
• A region specific curriculum was used to each district, for example in Saharanpur the curriculum
as was connected to violence against women and in Varanasi to Panchayati Raj and wages.
• However, there is a growing demand later for a residential educational centre for women where they
could learn in an environment that was free from the daily pressure of house work, child care etc.
Hence, Mahila Shikshan Kendra (residential school for women) first initiated in Banda district
in 1995 with two batches of 40 women each between the ages of 14 and 40 years have passed out
of MSK. 30 of these have joined formal mainstream schools in Karvi in classes V and VI.
• As per available data, between the year 2007 to 2013, a total of 3195 girls were enrolled in MSK,
and 2908 girls passed, out of which 2195 girls joined the formal mainstream schools.
“The MSK not only
provides condensed
course, but is also a
holistic strategy
committed to creating a
cadre of educated and
aware women in very
backward regions where
female literacy is very
low and where it is
difficult to find literate
women to participate in
education &
development programs
initiated by the Govt.
and NGOs.”1 – Govt. of
India
1) Mahila Samakhya, 10th Plan Document, GoI, Ministry of HRD, Dept of Elementary Education & Literacy, New Delhi
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MSK to Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBV)
• After the successful running of MSK, central government
adopted MSK concept in form of ‘Kasturba Gandhi
Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs)’ under Sarva Shikha Abhiyan
(SSA) in 2005-06 . KGBVs are residential schools like
MSK at upper primary level for out of school girls belonging
to disadvantaged groups such as SC, ST, OBC, Minority
and Below Poverty Line (BPL) families.
• As of Aug 2018, 3703 KGBVs were sanctioned under the
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), out of which 3697 KGBVs
are operational, enrolling 378,000 girls.1
• Provision has been made to upgrade the existing KGBVs
at upper primary level to upto senior secondary level to
ensure smooth transition of girls from elementary to
secondary and up to class XII.1
• As of now, all KGBVs schools in MS districts are run by
MS. However, KGBV was merged into basic education
department of Uttar Pradesh, hence, gradually state govt.
will take the charge of KGBVs from MS.
“There is a need to adopt the gender sensitive approach of Mahila Samakhya to the KGBV schools.” -Recommendations
of the National Consultation by NCERT (Dept. of Women Studies)2
1) Minister of State (HRD), Shri Upendra Kushwaha in a written reply to a Rajya Sabha question on 9th Aug 2018 2) National Consultation On Kasturba
Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya A Visionary Initiative August 11- 12, 2008, NCERT (Dept. of Women Studies)
MSK and KBBV Expansion Since 1995 in UP
MSK first
started
in 1995
1
8
1215 16 16
10
33 33 33 33 33 33
1995-96 1999-00 2005-06 2009-10 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19
MSK KGBV
MS dissolved the MSK
program due to lack of
funding from State Govt.
(As on Feb 2019)
Central Govt. launched
KGBV and authorised MS
to run all KGBV in
Districts where MS is
present
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Program Structure
Sanghas
Sahyogini
District Implementation Units (Coordinator, Consultants, Resource
Persons, Support Staff)
State Office(Project Director, Consultants,
Resource Persons, Support Staff)
Direction of
Process
Fund Flow
Fund Flow
MS UP SocietyExecutive Committee with
UP Govt, Women Activist,
non-officials
Support from District
Resource Group,
NGOs, Training
Groups
Support from State
Resource Group,
NGOs, Resource
Instituions
Organogram
“MS UP have 462
Sahyoginis, 16
district coordinators,
15 resource persons,
44 junior resource
persons, 90 support
staff”
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MS Has Worked With Multiple National/International Institutions G
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Age
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(Year 1989-2016) (Year 2016- present)
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Contact Us
220,000 +
women &
Adolescent
Girls
10,000 +
Sangha &
Kishori
Sangha19
Districts
220
Blocks
MS UP AT A GLANCE
150 Women’
Courts
232 Health
Centers
953 Saving
Groups
627
Staff
Mahila Samakhya
4/13, Vishal Khand, Gomti Nagar
Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India
Postal Code – 226010
Contact: 0522 – 2391394
Email: [email protected]
Website: www.upmahilasamakhya.org.in
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