iii) Constant micro-planning and verification to ensure that the enrolment, retention and successful completion of courses by SC students do not fall at any stage, and provision of remedial courses to improve their prospects for further education and employment.
iv) Recruitment of teachers from Scheduled Castes;
v) Provision of facilities for SC students in students’ hostels at district headquarters, according to a phased programme;
vi) Location of school buildings, Balwadis and Adult Education Centres in such a way as to facilitate full participation of the Scheduled Castes;
vii) [The utilisation of Jawahar Rozgar Yojana resources so as to make substantial educational facilities available to the Scheduled Castes; and][1].
viii) Constant innovation in finding new methods to increase the participation of the Scheduled Castes in the educational process.}}
THE EDUCATION OF SCHEDULED TRIBES
4.6 The following measures will be taken urgently to bring the Scheduled Tribes on par with others
i) Priority will be accorded to opening primary schools in tribal areas. The construction of school buildings will be undertaken in these areas on a priority basis under the normal funds for education, as well as under the Jawahar Rozgar Yojana, Tribal Welfare schemes, etc.
ii) The socio-cultural milieu of the STs has its distinctive characteristics including, in many cases, their own spoken languages. This underlines the need to develop the curricula and devise instructional materials in tribal languages at the initial stages, with arrangements for switching over to the regional language.
- ↑ Substituted by Revised Policy Formulations
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