Tribal education and quality of life: issues & challenges

Abstract

Tribes have a different way of living with a distinct cultural pattern. Some states have maximum number of tribal communities like Biagha, Bhil and Kol in Madhya Pradesh and Mundas in Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal. They live a miserable life without enough resources and have a lot of issues and problem such as economic problem, illiteracy, unemployment, housing and nutrition problem. A lot of educational problems are faced by tribal communities; hence government is trying his best to resolve all these problems by implementing specific laws. The objective of this paper is to discuss major issues and problems faced by tribal communities in India with special reference to their educational problem. Further the researcher focuses on the laws made by the government for upliftment of the tribes and discusses the major challenges to solve the educational problem.