The future of tribal people will be at stake if the non-tribals are appointed to teachers’ posts on a contract basis in the scheduled areas in Andhra Pradesh, CITU general secretary Umamaheswara Rao has said.
Addressing a gathering of more than 200 tribal people who came from Visakhapatnam, Alluri Sitharama Raju and Parvatipuram-Manyam districts, Mr. Umamaheswara Rao said: “It has been three years since the G.O. 3, which gives us a guarantee that 100% of teachers’ posts in the scheduled areas of the State should be reserved for tribals, was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2020. This has impacted the lives of many tribal teachers.” He demanded that 100% reservation system be restored.
“Not many tribal children reach higher education. According to 2011 Census, the national literacy rate stands at 73%, while the same for tribal areas is 59%. A few of us who managed to complete studies and are in a position to teach while other children are jobless,” said Adivasi Matrubhasha Upadhyaya Sangham State secretary S. Domdu.
