Article Title :
A Review of Demography and Educational status of Scheduled tribes of Uttarakhand

Author Name :
Neera Gautam

Keyword :
Uttarakhand, Scheduled Tribes, Demography, Education

Publisher :
Politic India Publication

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Abstract :
Uttarakhand is the 27th state of India which has been carved out of northern Uttar Pradesh on 9th November 2000. This state is the 20th most populous state of India with a population of 10,086,292. The Scheduled tribes constitute 291903 which are only 2.89 % of the total population of the state. After twenty years of the inception of the state, the educational status of the scheduled tribes has shown upward mobility. This paper highlights the educational status of Scheduled tribes in Uttarakhand as well as various programmes and schemes to support their education. The present study is based on Census Report of 2011, Statistical Profiles of Scheduled Tribes in India, 2013, Ministry of Tribal Affairs, Statistical Division Government of India, Educational Statistics, 2018, Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Human Resource Development Government of India.