TRIBAL WOMEN EDUCATION IN INDIA: OPPORTUNITIES AND CHALLENGES.

This article discusses the meaning of Educationally the tribal population is at different levels of development but overall the formal education has very little impact on tribal groups. Earlier government had no direct programme for their education, but in the subsequent years the reservation policy has made some changes. There are many reason for low level of education among the tribal people: formal education is not considered necessary to discharge their social obligations. Superstitions and myths play an important role in rejecting education. Most tribes live in abject poverty. it is not easy for them to send their children to schools. As they are considered extra helping hands. The formal schools do not hold any special interest for the children. Most of the tribes are located in interior and remote areas where teachers would not like to go from outside.