THE ROLE OF ASHRAM SCHOOLS IN EDUCATING THE CHILDREN FROM TRIBAL COMMUNITY

Of all the Items in the Development Programme for the tribes, Education is the most Important as it is both the Means and the End of real Progress B.A. Deshmukh (2004) Education is fundamental to socio-economic development. Development of the Country lies with the development of the backward people who are socio-economically underprivileged and educationally recessive in relation to total population. Education is the cornerstone of development. Natives or Scheduled tribes are one of the most deprived and marginalized groups with respect to education, most programmes were initiated since independence and recognizing that education provides permanent change in socio- economic status of these people, Government has given top priority to education of tribal people.