Educational Status of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe People in Assam

Abstract

Dr. Nil Ratan Roy Chetan Chandra Das Abstract: The article 45 of the constitution of India promised to give education to its all citizens irrespective of their caste, class, religion, language, race, region etc. Again, Right to Education Act 2009, represents to give free and compulsory education for children between the age group of 6 to 14 in India under the article 21A of the constitution. But, even after 69 years of Independence of India, it is seen that large section SCs and STs remains illiterate in different parts of the country. In Assam majority of the people are belong to SCs and STs who are still illiterate because of number of social, economical, geographical, cultural and religious problems. Hence, the researcher has attempted to find out the literacy rate of Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe people in Assam through survey method and data have been collected from secondary sources. It is observed that the literacy rate in Assam is progressively achieved; its successes towards the literacy percentage of SC and ST people which is slightly better than the national level. Like the other states of India, Assam also provides safeguards to protect the interests of the scheduled castes and scheduled tribes against any injustice in the matter of establishment of an admission to educational institutions and grant from state funds but yet that safe guard is hardly implemented and excited. Key words: Education, Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes etc. Click here to print/...