• CHAITANYA C DAMU

Kerala the state well known for its socio-economic development is the homeland of many scheduled tribe communities. Kerala ranks first among the Indian states in the human development index. But Scheduled tribes in the states have failed to reach par with other sections of society. They continue to be the most disadvantaged and marginalized section in the state. Scheduled tribes in Wayanad lag behind the other sections of the society in their basic achievements like education and literacy. Scheduled tribes are the most backward and marginalized section in Wayanad concerning education. High rate of poverty and low level of income among them are the result of low educational attainment levels and illiteracy. The literacy rate of scheduled tribes in the Wayanad district is (71.36%) which is lower than the district's average literacy of 89.03 percent. The literacy rate of the tribal in the district is lower than that of the general as well as sc population. Despite the continuous efforts on the part of the government to bring the scheduled tribes into the mainstream of the economy the tribals continue to be the most marginalized section in the district. The paper aims to study the literacy rate of five major scheduled tribe communities in the Wayanad district of Kerala namely Paniyan, Kurumar, Kurichiyan, Kattunaikan, and Adiyan.

Tribal Communities, Literacy, Educational Attainment, Wayanad

"A STUDY ON THE LITERACY RATE OF MAJOR SCHEDULED TRIBE COMMUNITIES IN WAYANAD, KERALA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 3, page no.997-1002, March-2018, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1803412.pdf

"A STUDY ON THE LITERACY RATE OF MAJOR SCHEDULED TRIBE COMMUNITIES IN WAYANAD, KERALA", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.5, Issue 3, page no. pp997-1002, March-2018, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR1803412.pdf