Human society is facing serious challenges due to outbreak of COVID-19. Education is one of the basic human rights, paralyzed due to the feared situation. 1.6 billion students across world were forced to confined home and 25 crore students from 15.5 lakh schools in India have been affected due to the pandemic. Students from vulnerable communities especially tribal people those who are working in tea gardens as labours are immensely affected. Tribal poor labours of tea garden of western duars region are badly affected due to the adverse situation; although government has taken initiative for online education. In this context the main objects of the paper are to analysis the impact of COVID-19 on the Right to Education of labour of tea gardens in India in general and western duars region in particular and also analysis whether the existing governmental arrangements is able to combat the situation. The empirical study funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi, India, under IMPRESS scheme based on primary and secondary data. The researcher purposively selected thirty-six tea gardens from 145 as sample and eighteen primary and upper primary schools where students of the gardens are studying. Primary data collected from the students, teachers, guardians and garden management by using structured questioners. As secondary sources researcher consulted with published books, journals, newspapers and government records. Content analysis also followed for the completion of research work. After collection of primary and secondary data researcher used simple statistical tools for drawing findings. The major findings of the research are education rights of the children of labour of tea gardens are totally paralyzed in the pandemic situation, due to the poor socio-economic condition children from the tea gardens cannot able to receive the facilities of online mode of education. In conclusion it is say that there is need to special attention to the children of labours of tea gardens in particular and tribal children in general. Participation of garden management, NGO’s, local government and civil society will be able to protect and promote the education rights of the communities.
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abstract = {Human society is facing serious challenges due to outbreak of COVID-19. Education is one of the basic human rights, paralyzed due to the feared situation. 1.6 billion students across world were forced to confined home and 25 crore students from 15.5 lakh schools in India have been affected due to the pandemic. Students from vulnerable communities especially tribal people those who are working in tea gardens as labours are immensely affected. Tribal poor labours of tea garden of western duars region are badly affected due to the adverse situation; although government has taken initiative for online education. In this context the main objects of the paper are to analysis the impact of COVID-19 on the Right to Education of labour of tea gardens in India in general and western duars region in particular and also analysis whether the existing governmental arrangements is able to combat the situation. The empirical study funded by the Indian Council of Social Science Research, New Delhi, India, under IMPRESS scheme based on primary and secondary data. The researcher purposively selected thirty-six tea gardens from 145 as sample and eighteen primary and upper primary schools where students of the gardens are studying. Primary data collected from the students, teachers, guardians and garden management by using structured questioners. As secondary sources researcher consulted with published books, journals, newspapers and government records. Content analysis also followed for the completion of research work. After collection of primary and secondary data researcher used simple statistical tools for drawing findings. The major findings of the research are education rights of the children of labour of tea gardens are totally paralyzed in the pandemic situation, due to the poor socio-economic condition children from the tea gardens cannot able to receive the facilities of online mode of education. In conclusion it is say that there is need to special attention to the children of labours of tea gardens in particular and tribal children in general. Participation of garden management, NGO’s, local government and civil society will be able to protect and promote the education rights of the communities.},
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