POLICY (K)NIGHTS

SVC DIPLOMATS

Akansh Gandhi akanshgandhi22@gmail.com

Vedansh Lamba
vdnsh11@gmail.com
 CASE OVERVIEW EXISTING PROBLEMS PROPOSED PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION EXISTING SCHEMES

LOW FEMALE EDUCATION ADOLESCENTS

Low rates of education
80 High secondary dropout rates
60
High rates of absenteeism (51.7%) 20.9% OF INDIAN POPULATION

40 Family responsibilities 2.89% OF JHARKHAND POPULATION

8.9% 10.84% Economic hardships
20
Child marriage 31% OF THE ST POPULATION
GIRLS ST GIRLS Inadequate infrastructure
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2001 2011 2021
8.3% FEMALE ADOLESCENTS

DIFFICULTIES FACED BY TRIBAL COMMUNITIES

POLICIES IN EFFECT
Other issues include:
CHALLENGE STATISITC
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Low representation Very high representation in population but a Lack of awareness THE DEPARTMENT 100%
in the education very low representation in education. Out of
OF SCHOOL PROJECT
26%
8.5L females in higher studies, only 91K are enrollment for
sector Agricultural obligations EDUCATION AND PRAYAS
tribal females. out-of-school
LITERACY students
Low literacy rates
Lack of role models
of STs in
Jharkhand
HIGH FEMALE Mukhya Mantri Shiksha Prothsahan Yojana (MMSPY)
Economic STs under STs under UNEMPLOYMENT RATES Guruji Student Credit Card Yojana (GSCCY)
backwardness 45.3 BPL across 51.6 BPL across Eklavya Prasikshan Yojana (EPY)
India Jharkhand
Mukhya Mantri Sarathi Yojana (MMSY)
16.8% 23%
Lack of No. of tribal public holidays
Savitribai Phule Kishori Samriddhi Yojana (SPKSY)
recognition by
which leads to increased
the govt. OVERALL URBAN AREAS
absenteeism
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXISTING PROBLEMS PROPOSED PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION EXISTING SCHEMES

ISSUES SOLUTIONS
Lowest average age for marriage - 21
Male > Female Education Weekend small reads in vernacular newspapers
Family Marrying early to get “bride women marry before 18 compared Using youth to document verbal literature
5.8%
price” to national average of 1.8% Community leaders- sensatisation session
Taking care of siblings
A study conducted at one of the school’s in
Chatra District revealed that over 700 girls
were consuming less food and water to avoid Sex Education in proposed
Lack of nutrition
Gynecological issues
going to the washroom. libraries in the next point.
2060 kcal 1070 kcal
Health Reproductive & Sexual Gynecologist & Psychological
Teenage pregnancies Lack of Sex ed
Health counselor sessions
Mental Health Word of mouth to achieve
65% females suffer through anemia
ubiquity.

On the left, % of schools with

Single Teacher run schools separate female washrooms.
42% 15% Setting up libraries equipped with
No washroom: girls have to use On the right, same data but for

villagers’ washroom Jharkhand. devices, run by community leader.

Infrastructure Digital literacy via these libraries
Absenteeism due to political Pupil teacher ratio
26 30
unrest. Division of roles for teachers.
No access to smart devices. Jharkhand
India
Naxalites - Harassment Use of vernacular language
No use of vernacular Over 338 incidents of tribal
338 Ensuring that the parents are not so vulnerable
language in formal women prisoners by naxalites
Social that they push their daughters into naxalite
education
vendettas.
Witch Hunting 1000 murders in the past 22 years
Awareness around mental health.
3 cases of witch hunting everyday
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Women, Child Development and Social Security Department Scheduled Tribe, Scheduled Castes, Minority and Backward Class Welfare
Department
Higher employment generating avenues for women Grameen Udyami Project
Preventing immoral trafficking of women aims to train 450 students Tribal Teachers Incentive to retain
from MP and Jharkhand
Recruiting teachers from the same After completion of 5 years, the
Prevention of child marriage
tribe would have the greatest teachers can be given an option to
The budget allocated under PM Poshan fund impact since the degree of transfer to an urbane which would
was reduced from INR 11.5 Th Cr to 10.23 Th Cr communication would become act as a factor of retention.
12 Access to Smart Phones qualitatively better.
Post Covid, a lot of material has shifted online with no
10 Recognition of Tribal festivals by the Time Table
significant increase in access to devices. Making this
8 available in community settings is imperative to Govt Drafting time tables in order to serve
6 increase penetration of education. Recognizing their folklore is a very the schedule of the students.
4 important task as it makes them feel Arrange classes at the time when
PROPOSED
2 more conducive and accepted they dont have to work.
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POLICY
INITIATEVS BY
School Education and Literacy Department EVERY TASK
FORCE Labour Employment, Training and Skill Development Department.
Vernacular Curriculum upto 3rd
Teaching the curriculum in vernacular 6 tribal class use tribal Empathy Training - Nurse level Repetitive workshops for non
language is extremely important for districts 250
language
Training the teachers empathetically to tribal teachers
them to resonate with their culture and create a conducive environment for the This ensures that they are sensitized
govt
understand things better. students to be willing to come to class. towards the tribal folklore and it
schools
It can be standardised at nurse level. ensures teacher assessment as well.
Provision of proper infrastructure
Daily Wages to ensure regular

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in every block of tribal in every gram Hygiene and Employment preference
panchayat payement
areas sanitation To prevent teachers' absenteeism in Regular payment is an incentive for the

1 ST Boys high school

ST girls high school 1 primary school
primary level girl’s
hostel
Proper drinking
tribal areas, local and tribal teachers
from local Panchayats should be given
preference in
teachers to keep teaching. Also, they
can then be leveraged to convert more
girls to come to class owing to their
Water
employment. social reputation in the tribe.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXISTING PROBLEMS PROPOSED PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION EXISTING SCHEMES

5 Year Plan Implementation

Phase 1 (Year 1&2)
Enrollment of students in the first phase. Bureaucracy Leveraging Community

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2-3 day week & other days- recreation &
vocation
Indian Education Services Leaders
Teacher training
Pilot program in high-need areas.
Family Level Students As Fellows
More to resonate with
Phase 2 (Year 3&4) Engagament
Making school more regular

02
Focusing on skill ehancement
Digital literacy SDGs Drop Outs
Scaling up to the entire state
Continuous Monitoring

Phase 3(Year 5)

03
In depth impact analysis.
Formation of a consolidated and sustainable
model
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY EXISTING PROBLEMS PROPOSED PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION EXISTING SCHEMES

Social Scheme Synergy Government Fiscal

Commitments
Sukanya Samridhi
Saving bank account for minor girls until they turn
18. It pays an interest higher than the other saving
accounts

NSIGE
2008 initiative, National scheme of incentives to
girls for secondary education.

Mahila Samakhya Programme

1998, works to empower women of social and
economic disadvantage via education.

CBSE Udaan Scheme

Helps women to prepare for engineering entrance
tests for free.

Tejaswini Yojana Jharkhand *The assumption made here is that the fund being allocated is enough to pay for
Looks after vocational training and secondary educational development. Currently, the pertinence of corruption in Jharkhand has
education for adolescent women. made the system inefficient.
Thank You