Abstract

The awareness of Parents and SMC Members towards Right to Education Act needs significant help for proper implementation of the act and also the awareness of parents plays an important role in success of any new system of education. The present study has been undertaken to analyse the awareness about Right to Education Act among parents and SMC members of tribal children. In this study, the investigator used a survey method by which Kandhamala District in Odisha was taken as a population. Out of 12 blocks in Kandhamal District, 04 blocks were selected randomly. From each blocks 10 elementary schools were selected. 220 parents were involved in this study. Self-developed Awareness test for Parents and SMC Members were used for the collection of data. The result of the study showed that, there is no significant difference between male and female parents in tribal areas of Odisha on awareness about RTE Act, 2009. There also exists no significant difference on awareness among the tribal parents on the basis of qualification and occupation towards RTE Act, 2009.