Children of Nomadic and De-notified Tribes and Education Opportunities

A Challenge of Inclusiveness

Abstract

Every child has the right to get an education, which is essential for the development of any child. In India, the Right to Education Act, of 2009 provides free and compulsory education to children till fourteen years of age. Irrespective of their caste, class, gender, region, or religion, every child is entitled to get an education. Certain sections of our country are far away from the purview of education. They are a large number of children of Nomadic and De-notified Tribes (NTDNTs). Due to historical injustice and migration in nature, these communities have been excluded from getting education. Certain concrete steps like mobile schools, residential schools, and so on have been taken to educate these children, but there is a long way to go to achieve desirable results. This paper will attempt to understand the education status of nomadic and De-notified groups and what needs to be done for their inclusiveness in society in general. This paper has taken the base of existing literature to support the arguments.