Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) will start campaigning for better facilities in tribal schools of the Gadchiroli district of Maharashtra on September 17, its founder Abhijeet Dipke said on Wednesday.
In its campaign, “Adivasi School Thik Karo”, it will delve into the problems of education in the tribal regions, with a key issue being the lack of infrastructure and basic facilities.
“Tribal schools all over the country have been ignored by the successive governments, “ Dipke declared at his press conference. CJP will conduct a survey of schools in the tribal areas by visiting them to understand their set-up and identify the challenges faced by teachers and students at each school.
The initiative was released by Dipke in Gadchiroli, while explaining that this type of education had not received any attention whatsoever from any government across the country for the past 80 years in tribal areas.
What will be the focus of the Campaign?
As part of the campaign, Cockroach Janta Party will conduct security checks at tribal schools and identify problems with buildings, classrooms, etc. and seek solutions to these problems. These issues will be raised by the party and it will bring awareness on the ground situation of education of the students in the tribal belts.
Dipke singled out schools housed in rented premises and expressed anxiety about schools not having adequate facilities, particularly some. He also raised doubts on the focus on students residing in the remote tribes.
The campaign will kick off from Gadchiroli on September 17 and the party will visit schools to get the facts and figures on the situation of schools and students’ facilities.
CJP’s initiative coincides with ongoing debates regarding access to quality education and infrastructure in tribal and remote regions of India. The emphasis on school level facilities is designed to raise awareness of issues which may impact on pupils’ learning journey and their reach to fundamental school resources.