Status of School Education among the Oraon Tribal children: A Micro study in Jashpur district of Chhattisgarh

The paper looks into the prospects of school education in tribal regions of Chhattisgarh covered under the Fifth Schedule areas of the Indian Constitution. A brief review of related literature is made on various thematic issues like tribal education policy, dropouts, educational support by the government, and attitude of the parents. The paper is divided into three parts. The first part is based on secondary data and focuses on the scenario of school education in tribal regions of Chhattisgarh. The second part of the paper focuses on the empirical findings gathered from the fieldwork carried out in two villages of Duldula block of Jashpur district, Chhattisgarh, which emphasizes on the quality of school infrastructure, the educational profile of the teachers, educational achievements, and the responses of Oraon children. The third part of the paper focuses on the prospects of education in tribal schools of Chhattisgarh according to the provisions of NEP 2020. The paper argues that the provisions of NEP 2020 can bring a qualitative change while delivering educational services to the tribal people in India, provided NEP 2020 is implemented in its true spirit.