In order to promote tribal Education in the state, Chief Minister Shri Naveen Patnaik has taken the following key initiatives, which speaks volumes about his commitment for this cause.
* The 2009 BJD Manifesto had promised that tribal children would be taught in their mother tongue. This has been translated into action in about 1000 schools. About 45,000 tribal children are being taught in 10 tribal languages; thereby giving due respect to cultural diversities of the country.
* Abiding by Article 350 A of the Constitution of India, the BJD government. promoted 21 tribal languages in primary schools of Odisha by providing them text books in tribal children's language and culture. BJD government has also given jobs to tribal youths as primary teachers based on tribal languages.
* Odisha is the only state in the country where 777 schools have been adopted to teach tribal children in their mother tongue , thereby safeguarding linguistic human rights of tribal children of Odisha. Several South-East Asian countries have visited Odisha to replicate the Odisha model of tribal education in their countries.
* Besides, the Hon'ble CM has recommended Koshali/ Sambalpuri languages of Western Odisha and Ho language of North Odisha to be included in the 8th Schedule of Indian constitution. This is testimony of the spirit and regards of of the Hon'ble CM to the cultural democracy in Odisha.
No comments:
Post a Comment