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VOL. 11, ISSUE 2 (2024)
Tribal education in Jhargram district with special reference to Eklavya Model Residential Schools
Authors
Prasenjit Nemo, Swami Tattwasarananda
Abstract
Education aims to build human resources for the nation. In the context
of the educational scenario of our country, it is very important to give more
importance to the education of the backward classes of society. Much more
importance should be given to the children belonging to the scheduled tribe
community, as they belong among the most marginalised sections of society. In
our country, the populations belonging to the Scheduled Tribes number near 10.2
million. According to the census of 2011, India has the single largest tribal
population in the world. According to the 2011 Census of India, this accounts
for 8.6 percent of the total population of the country. Various initiatives and
schemes of the central government and various state governments in India cover
the aspect of education for the scheduled tribes. The Eklavya Model Residential
School (EMRS) scheme by the government of India aims at the establishment and
effective running of qualitatively good schools for children of scheduled tribe
societies. In these schools, children from scheduled castes get enrolled in the
sixth standard, and the admission process in these schools follows selection or
competition in any mode approved by local authorities, parents, teachers, etc.
Education in Eklavya Model Residential Schools is entirely free, as in the
Navodaya Vidyalayas. The study objective is to assess the functionality of the
Eklavya model residential schools situated in the Jhargram district of West
Bengal, taking into consideration different aspects of a school system and any
other important aspect presented. This study will be helpful to know about the
present running status of the Eklavya Model Residential School Program and help
to look beyond the ambiguities concerning the status of these schools. The
study has different sources, like data that was gathered through interviews
(with teachers and students), observation by the researcher, and official
documents from the Government of India's Ministry of Tribal Affairs. This study
can serve as first-hand data on all the Eklavya Model Residential Schools of
Jhargrame district in West Bengal and their present status.
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Pages:5-12
How to cite this article:
Prasenjit Nemo, Swami Tattwasarananda "Tribal education in Jhargram district with special reference to Eklavya Model Residential Schools". International Journal of Multidisciplinary Research and Development, Vol 11, Issue 2, 2024, Pages 5-12
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