ROLE OF NATIONAL EDUCATIONPOLICY FOR EDUCATIONAL DEVELOPMENT OF SCHEDULECASTE WITH SPECIAL REFERENCE TO NAMASUDRA

The Namasudra is a Scheduled Caste community that originated in undivided Bengal (now Bangladesh and West Bengal).Today, the majority of the Namasudra population is spread across West Bengal, Assam, Tripura, Odisha, Bihar, Jharkhand, and Meghalaya.This community is recognized as socio-economically disadvantaged and is listed under the Scheduled Caste category in the Indian Constitution.This paper focuses on the educational upliftment of the Namasudra community.The Namasudras hold a significant position within the Scheduled Caste population in India.The paper also examines the role of the National Policy on Education in advancing the educational progress of Scheduled Castes, with particular emphasis on the Namasudra community.