Free bicycles fifth standard students????????

The class five girls of Thalakkulathur village of Kozhikode district are getting ready to ride away gender based inequalities and prejudices with the help of bicycles. The fast plying buses and cursing bus conductors will no more be able to disgust them with their reluctance to take the school students.
Nearly 130 class five girls belonging to the panchayat will shortly be able to pedal to their schools on time without the help of any one. With this special project of free distribution of bicycles to school going girls, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) aspire the empowerment of girl students form rural and semi urban areas.
The project aims to instill courage and confidence in girl children. This will underline the fact that they have the power and talent to conquer the world. At present most of the middle class and lower class parents deny the needs of their girl children owing to financial crisis.Besides, this will also mobilise the girls and impart regular exercise to the girls which will help them maintain physical fitness.
SSA is trying hard to chalk up the project during this academic year itself and have invited tenders from various companies. Rs. 3.25 lakh has been earmarked to supply 130 bicycles.
Thalakkulathur village panchayat of Chelannur block was selected for the project considering the lesser number of class five girls. Students of Mathamcherry UP, Thalakkulathur, Vijayalakshmi UP, Annassery, RAKM UP, Thalakkulathur, ASV UP, Edakara and Gurudevavilasam LP, Thalakkulathur will benefit from the project.
Next year onwards the project will be extended to other villages with the support of SSA and local self governing bodies. A certain number of bicycles will be distributed by SSA and the local bodies including village panchayats, block panchayats and district panchayat will be requested to contribute certain amount from their plan fund and collect remaining amount from sponsors.