Dr Pitabasa Sahoo, Head,
Education is considered to be an important element in developing individuals in a comprehensive manner, exposing them to greater awareness, better compensation of their socio-cultural environment and improving socio-economic conditions. The same goes for the Scheduled Tribes in India which has helped them improve their socio-economic status in the country. This paper focuses mainly with the current and comparative literacy and level of education of the Scheduled Tribes of India, emphasizing on the problems, policies and programmes at the same time.
