STATUS OF EDUCATION AMONG JUANG: A CASE STUDY IN KEONJHAR, ODISHA.

Education is the one of the basic activities of people in human society. The society can be socially and economically stable with the spread of education. Education is the main conduit for economic and social process. Huge educated and trend man power is the real assets of the nation. Education is not only meant for earning a batter livelihood rather it has greater prospective towards upliftment in the status of the society opening avenues for optimum utilization of resources, scaling up production, proper utilization of the products, conservation of natural resources and combined efforts to check population growth, etc. the constitution of India has cast an obligation on the states to provide free and compulsory education to all children up to the age of 14. Most tribal areas suffer from high incidence of illiteracy. As the economic develops, demand for skill workers increases. The juang community is seen to be lagging behind in education compared to the mainstream people. It is matter of reach and access and availability of educational infrastructure in a locality in which the Juang community are by and large deprived although the government has launched several policies and scheme in order to improve the status of juang education. Ignorance and lack of awareness deprive them from their assimilation in government run development programs. This study reveals that a majority of juang students in primary school are unable to cope with the general education. They have different problems in the education field.