Annual Work Plan for District Primary Education Programme (D.P.E.P.) 1997-98 District: Dangs Gujarat State May 1997

Abstract

From Educational Profile: Dangs District being unique in several respects, is hilly forested rural area with tribal comprising 93.96% of its total population i.e. 1,43,490 (1991 census). The Dnags were never convoked or annexed by the British. However, the area under went intense colonial of its timber resources. Educational infrastructure was totally neglected and it was only after 1984 that Education progressed. In 51 there were 2750 Literates in the dangs District with a literacy rate of 5.4%. With the merger of Dangs district in Gujarat State and introduction of compulsory Education in 1962, there was swifter progress and growth in Educational infrastructure and spread of literacy. In 1948, Dangs had 6 Primary schools with pupils which 1997-98. has grown to 389 Primary schools with 38256 pupils. Overall literacy rate of Dangs district 37.14% (Census of 1991). Mass illiteracy as it exists today is closely linked to our lonial legacy. Colonial rule, direct or indirect, led to a breakdown social cultural and economic progress in the area. In the recent past, the TLC programme has been implemented successfully in the Dangs District.