Volume : V, Issue : VII, July - 2016

SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL STATUS OF TRIBAL WOMEN IN INDIA: SOME ISSUES

Ramesh Naik. B

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 The objective of the paper is to analyse social, economic and educational status of tribal women in India. The analysis is based on secondary data of Census of India, 2011. The Scheduled tribes constitute a small proportion of the total population of the country and they are marginalized from the society in many respects. Provisions made in the Constitution have ought about changes in their position but still they are confronted with a number of challenges. Tribal women in India are hardworking than tribal men and they contribute significantly towards their family income but their income generating sources are limited. Low income necessitates more hands in labour as a result they are reluctant to send their children to formal schools. Moreover due to general low level of education their awareness level is also low and so they tend to ignore the basic conditions of health. Status of tribal women in terms of education, employment and health is low not just compared to tribal men but also in comparison to women belonging to the general population The tribal women, constitute like any other social group, about half of the total population. Tribal societies generally view gender as complimentary and egalitarian, where each role is defined but complimentary to the other. Men focus on cultivation and women plant and gather the foods, thus both roles are necessary and complimentary in the holistic relationship of the family/community. Traditionally, tribal women and men had equal access to lands, animals and resources, and this was beneficial to the collective. However, as a result of the integration and assimilation efforts of dominant culture, capitalistic systems and the ideal of individual ownership, tribal women in particular experience fewer opportunities to access their natural resource and lands. As a consequence Gender relations within tribal society have been changing. The percentage of literacy of tribes was only 8.54 per cent in 1961 which has increased to 63.1 per cent in 2011.

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RAMESH NAIK.B SOCIAL, ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL STATUS OF TRIBAL WOMEN IN INDIA: SOME ISSUES International Journal of Scientific Research,Volume : 5 | Issue : 7|July 2016

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