ELEMENTARY EDUCATION IN JHARKHAND ? A MICROSCOPIC ANALYSIS

We cannot achieve the goal of universal, free primary education depending on the formal system of education. It is on ly a way to enter in the gateway of knowledge. Its every step is connected with each other. Free and compulsory education has been enshrined in the Indian constitution since its inception. It became a guiding force in the form of Article 45 for providing b asic education for all children until the complete the age of fourteen years. Even after more than 65 years of Independence some Indian states are still struggling to achieve universal retention and quality education to all its children. At present the thr ust of elementary education varies from state to state with a lot of regional desparities. In the article the author has given a picture of the elementary education of Jharkhand a homeland of tribes in a brief way. Education of tribes one of the weaker and deprived section of the country is essential for achieving the target of universalizing the elementary education. In the paper the author has described the plans and programmes obtained by the state administration and its achievement till now and suggeste d for the betterment of elementary education in Jharkhand, a purely tribal state.