Need of education among the tea tribe women in the Udalguri district of Assam, India

Women education has occupied a very important place in society. Various organizations of the Globe have launched various schemes and programmes to promote and educate in each and every corner of the world. Education is a fundamental right of human development; hence the present study was conducted on education of the tea tribe women in Udalguri district of Assam. The study is a descriptive type of study. The highlighting point of the study indicates that the education of women among Tea tribe women in the district is lacking behind but now they have become very much conscious and aware about their educational rights. Education of women among tea tribes plays an important role in the development in the district. They also play their role in the economic development. Tea tribe women play their role in the socio cultural development also. Tea tribe women and their management both have positive views towards education. Tea tribe women favor Sarva Shiksha Abhijan and its full implementation with Mid-day Meal, with free text books and qualitative support. Hence the author of this paper studied the need of education among the tea tribe women in Udalguri district.