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Title: LITERACY RATE AND GENDER ISSUES: A STUDY AMONG THE TRIBES OF NORTH BENGAL
Authors: Sumana Basumata
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Sumana Basumata Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Shibpur Dinobundhoo Institution (College), West Bengal, India
MLA 8 Basumata, Sumana. "LITERACY RATE AND GENDER ISSUES: A STUDY AMONG THE TRIBES OF NORTH BENGAL." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 3, no. 12, Dec. 2018, pp. 7484-7490, ijsser.org/more2018.php?id=545. Accessed Dec. 2018. APA 6 Basumata, S. (2018, December). LITERACY RATE AND GENDER ISSUES: A STUDY AMONG THE TRIBES OF NORTH BENGAL. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 3(12), 7484-7490. Retrieved from ijsser.org/more2018.php?id=545 Chicago Basumata, Sumana. "LITERACY RATE AND GENDER ISSUES: A STUDY AMONG THE TRIBES OF NORTH BENGAL." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 3, no. 12 (December 2018), 7484-7490. Accessed December, 2018. ijsser.org/more2018.php?id=545.
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Abstract: Education is the key measurement of development and growth in any country as well as in an individual life. In India, we have seen a massive growth in education sector due to its emphasis on education and the policies and schemes that have been implemented for the development of this sector. Yet, when we look at the literacy rate of Scheduled Tribes(STs) in India, who were mainly marginalized communities in the past, the growth in literacy rate is not satisfactory compared to the rest of the country’s population. The present study attempts to find out the current scenario of tribal literacy rate in Alipurduar district of West Bengal along with the gender gap present in literacy rate. It will also seek to find out the reason behind this scenario and suggest some measures which could be adopted in future policy making.

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