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999			_c35706 _d35706
041			_aEng
082			_aRT.0124
100			_aThangaraj, M. _uUniversity of Madras
245		0	_aEducational status of scheduled castes in Tamil Nadu : _battainment and challenges / _cM. Thangaraj
260			_aNew Delhi : _bIndian Council oF Social Science Research, _c2014.
300			_a358p.
520			_aAlthough literacy rate has increased among all social groups, rate of literacy continues to be low among the SCs as compared to non-SCs. At the same time, there is an increase in the number of educational institutions in Tamil Nadu. A provision has to be made to provide non-formal education to reduce the illiterate population. Education is the most important instrument for social engineering and hence incentives need to be made to accelerate enrolment in education. Although there is an improvement in the rate of literacy and the rate of enrolment, and a considerable reduction in the out-of school children, but disparity still exists between SCs and Non SCs. Government have to address the issues which are relevant in bridging such gaps between the SCs and non-SCs. The real solution to these problems lies in the formulation of a strategy of inclusive education wherein children of all social groups, irrespective of social and economic background get admitted to primary education and able continue their education upto the tertiary level, unhindered by non-academic parameters.
536			_aIndian Council of Social Science Research
546			_aEnglish
650			_aCaste _zIndia
650			_aEducation _zTamil Nadu _xDiscrimination in education
942			_cRP _2ddc