State Level Consultation on Issues Related to Universalisation of Primary Education in Tribal Areas - 2nd Feb, 2010 at Bhubaneswar
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Dhanada Mishra
Jan 18, 2010, 3:58:47 AM1/18/10
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Subject: State Level Workshop on Issues related to Universalisation of
Primary Education in Tribal Areas
Dear Friends,
Greetings from Agragamee!
As you are already aware, the Universalisation of Primary Education in
Tribal Areas of Orissa has not been achieved despite some very strong
efforts by the Government and the NGOs, the Corporate and the UN Agencies,
many Individuals and Institutions. This has made a serious impact on the
over-all scenario of development. It has been conclusively proved that
hunger and poverty, mortality and morbidity, gaps in the participation of
people in the governance system are increasing all these years. Fear has
been expressed that the tribals have been relegated into second class
citizens of this country. I am attaching some of the comparative
statistics of the selected tribal districts of Orissa, Jharkhand and
Chhatishgarh. 22.1% of Orissa's Population are tribals. Koraput District
has 49.1% tribal population where as the literacy is 35.7%. Rayagada
District has 55.8% tribal population and the literacy is 36.1%. This shows
that majority of the tribal population are illiterate. Among the tribals,
the female literacy is alarmingly low and in some of the remote villages,
the female literacy is almost zero.
We have a number of Educational Programmes like Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) ,
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas, Eklavya Model Residential Schools have
no doubt improved the literacy rates but it is not enough. We have a
National Tribal Policy which has envisaged 100% enrolment of tribal children
in 11th Five Year Plan.
The Right to Education Act envisages Free and Compulsory Education for all
children including tribal children.
However, issues pertaining to Education in Tribal Areas are identified as :
1. Why the Goals of Universalisation of Primary Education in Tribal Areas
are not achieved. Even Goal 2 of Million Development Goal (MDG) by 2015
to have all children in the school by 2015 looks quite unrealistic.
2. Why all tribal children and especially girls are not getting enrolled
in the schools?
3. Why there is such a poor implementation of various Educational
Programmes?
4. Why there is such a poor disconnect between the students, the
teachers, the communities, the Government and the learning Environment?
5. Why there is such a poor budget to for Literacy?
Keeping g these issues in mind, we are planning a State Level Consultation
with details as follows:
Date: 6th-7th February, 2010
Venue: Hotel Presidency, Bhubaneswar ( Near Iskcon Temple on NH)
Participants: Community Leaders, NGOs, the Government, Academics, Teachers,
Educationists, Media, Legislatures and Policy Makers
TA/DA: There is no TA/DA involved in this event
Output: A Civil Society Action Plan for Universalisation of Primary
Education in Tribal Areas
Knowing your interest in the field of education particularly in the field of
Tribal Education, we request you to participate in this Consultation.
Looking forward to your confirmation and with best wishes,
Achyut Das
Director
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Achyut Das
Director
Agragamee
Kashipur -765015
Rayagada Orissa
India
Phone: 06865 285149/0674 2551123
Fax: 0674 2551130
e-mail: achy...@agragamee.org/agra...@satyam.net.in
Blog:http://friendsofkashipur.blogspot.com
website:www.agragamee.org
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Dear Friends,
Greetings from Agragamee!
As you are already aware, the Universalisation of Primary Education in
Tribal Areas of Orissa has not been achieved despite some very strong
efforts by the Government and the NGOs, the Corporate and the UN Agencies,
many Individuals and Institutions. This has made a serious impact on the
over-all scenario of development. It has been conclusively proved that
hunger and poverty, mortality and morbidity, gaps in the participation of
people in the governance system are increasing all these years. Fear has
been expressed that the tribals have been relegated into second class
citizens of this country. I am attaching some of the comparative
statistics of the selected tribal districts of Orissa, Jharkhand and
Chhatishgarh. 22.1% of Orissa's Population are tribals. Koraput District
has 49.1% tribal population where as the literacy is 35.7%. Rayagada
District has 55.8% tribal population and the literacy is 36.1%. This shows
that majority of the tribal population are illiterate. Among the tribals,
the female literacy is alarmingly low and in some of the remote villages,
the female literacy is almost zero.
We have a number of Educational Programmes like Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) ,
Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas, Eklavya Model Residential Schools have
no doubt improved the literacy rates but it is not enough. We have a
National Tribal Policy which has envisaged 100% enrolment of tribal children
in 11th Five Year Plan.
The Right to Education Act envisages Free and Compulsory Education for all
children including tribal children.
However, issues pertaining to Education in Tribal Areas are identified as :
1. Why the Goals of Universalisation of Primary Education in Tribal Areas
are not achieved. Even Goal 2 of Million Development Goal (MDG) by 2015
to have all children in the school by 2015 looks quite unrealistic.
2. Why all tribal children and especially girls are not getting enrolled
in the schools?
3. Why there is such a poor implementation of various Educational
Programmes?
4. Why there is such a poor disconnect between the students, the
teachers, the communities, the Government and the learning Environment?
5. Why there is such a poor budget to for Literacy?
Keeping g these issues in mind, we are planning a State Level Consultation
with details as follows:
Date: 6th-7th February, 2010
Venue: Hotel Presidency, Bhubaneswar ( Near Iskcon Temple on NH)
Participants: Community Leaders, NGOs, the Government, Academics, Teachers,
Educationists, Media, Legislatures and Policy Makers
TA/DA: There is no TA/DA involved in this event
Output: A Civil Society Action Plan for Universalisation of Primary
Education in Tribal Areas
Knowing your interest in the field of education particularly in the field of
Tribal Education, we request you to participate in this Consultation.
Looking forward to your confirmation and with best wishes,
Achyut Das
Director
--
Achyut Das
Director
Agragamee
Kashipur -765015
Rayagada Orissa
India
Phone: 06865 285149/0674 2551123
Fax: 0674 2551130
e-mail: achy...@agragamee.org/agra...@satyam.net.in
Blog:http://friendsofkashipur.blogspot.com
website:www.agragamee.org
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Dhanada K. Mishra
Human Development Foundation (HDF)
www.hdf.ac.in
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