School Education of Scheduled Tribes in India

Abstract

The scheduled tribes constitute a sizeable, but backward section
of the population in India. Educational backwardness of the scheduled
tribes is one of the social concerns in the country. They lag behind the
rest of the population in the country in the matter of literacy attainment.
Non-enrolment in school and drop out from school without completing
education are serious issues of the schooling of tribal children in the
country. Another issue is the gender inequality in the schooling of
tribal children. There has been steady improvement in the schooling of
tribal children during the last two decades. Despite this positive trend
and the special programmes for tribal education provided by the
government, scheduled tribes continue to be backward in education.
Many more special programmes and strategies are required to deal
with the educational problems of the scheduled tribes.