Our government, it seems, has not left any page upturned when it comes to making policies under “Education for All”. But there is a certain flaw in these policies. According to the students and activists, the policies made by the government at the Center, are detached from ground reality.
The most basic educational policy of the government, Reservation, has also failed to make education accessible to all evenly. It is because of poor facilities in Educational institutions in the regions like Jharkhand, West Bengal, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Tripura, etc. It is due to these reasons that tribal students are suffering the most in terms of education and job opportunities.
Despite so many educational policies, tribal students feel that they are not getting quality education and this is becoming a hindrance when it comes to job opportunities. In some tribal areas, there are no schools, and where there are schools, there are no teachers.
• There are poor hostel facilities at residential government schools.
• Due to unavailability of basic necessities like clean water and ceiling fan, many students return home and stop studying.
• Schools being located in far off places causes problems for girls in terms of safety.
• Some children need to travel miles through forests to attend schools.
(Courtesy: indiatoday.in)
