To attain the goal of ensuring all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy by 2030 as set in Sustainable Development Goals 2030, the Government is taking sustained efforts in running Adi Dravidar and Tribal Welfare schools, disbursement of scholarships to large numbers of underprivileged students, providing hostel facilities to students. This has led to an impressive rise in the literacy rate and educational standards amongst the Adi Dravidar and Scheduled Tribes.
In order to build and upgrade education facilities to the needs of the children differently abled and gender provide safe, non-violent, inclusive and effective learning environments for all and therby create sustained development and improvement in education as envisaged in Sustainable Development Goals 2030, this Department is running 1135 schools at the habitations where the Adi Dravidar people are concentrated.
Details of Adi Dravidar Welfare Schools
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Classification |
No. of Schools |
No. of Students |
|---|---|---|
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Primary Schools |
836 |
34,892 |
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Middle Schools |
96 |
8,650 |
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High Schools |
116 |
13,209 |
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Higher Secondary Schools |
87 |
30,791 |
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Total |
1,135 |
87,542 |
Further, in order to meet out the increasing ambition for higher education, the schools run by this department are upgraded to the next higher level whenever required. Infrastructure facilities such as additional classrooms, science labs, drinking water, toilets etc., are provided to these schools under State funds and assistance from NABARD.
The following provisions are given to the students belonging to SC / ST studying in Adi Dravidar welfare and Government Tribal Residential Schools.
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Sl. No |
Name of the Scheme and Nature |
Eligibility condition |
Whom to contact. |
|---|---|---|---|
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4.1 |
Text Books
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All Students studying in Adi Dravidar Welfare Schools and Government Tribal Residential Schools.
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Headmaster of the School. |
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4.2 |
Note Books
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All Students studying in Standard 1 to 10 in Adi Dravidar Welfare Schools and Government Tribal Residential Schools. |
Headmaster of the School |
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4.3 |
Uniforms
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All Students studying from Standard I to XII in Adi Dravidar Welfare Schools and Government Tribal Residential Schools. |
Headmaster of the School Warden / Matron of the Hostel |
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4.4 |
Bicycles
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Bicycles are supplied free of cost to Adi Dravidar, Scheduled Tribes and Adi Dravidar Converted to Christianity Girls & Boys studying in Std XI in Government / Government Aided / Partly Government aided schools, where +1 are conducted under self finance basis |
Headmaster of the School |
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4.5 |
Special Guides and Question Bank
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Students studying in Std 10th and 12th in Adi Dravidar welfare schools, Government Tribal Residential Schools and Adi Dravidar Hostels, Tribal Welfare Hostels. |
Headmaster of the School Warden/ Matron of the Hostel |