Identification of Educational Problems of The Saora of Orissa

Abstract

The Saora are one of the most undeveloped tribes of not only Orissa but also of India. They have remained isolated within the confines of the rugged hills and dense forests of Orissa and have not shown any urge to come into contact with the outside people and take advantage of the numerous development schemes launched by the State government. Educationally also they are far behind the non-tribal communities of Orissa. The educational problems they face are immense and of great magnitude, and, in spite of the sincere efforts made by many agencies to solve them, many of them still remain unsolved. Their educational performance is discouraging and the gap in this field between them and the non-tribal communities is widening instead of narrowing, partly because the latter are developing at a much faster speed, and partly because the programmes of educational development of the Saora are not creating the required amount of impression on them.