Education of the Slum Dwellers

Radhika Kapur

38-44 Vol: 6, Issue: 2, 2016

Receiving Date: 2016-03-19
Acceptance Date: 2016-04-03
Publication Date: 2016-04-27

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Abstract

The existences of slums are prevalent not only in India but throughout the world in other
countries also such as China, Japan, Korea and so forth. The main objective of this research paper is to
focus upon the educational opportunities available for the slum dwellers in India. What is their lifestyle
and how does acquiring of education influence their living. The main areas that have been emphasized
upon in this research paper are existence of slum areas and population, problems faced by the slum
children in achieving elementary education, understanding of significance of education by the slum
dwellers, objectives to endorse education amongst the slum dwellers and factors affecting the demand
and supply of education amongst the slum dwellers. Slum areas in India are in a very underdeveloped
and a deprived state, the people who reside in slum areas, in other words who are slum dwellers are
stated to be the most underprivileged, deprived and weaker sections of the population; they are isolated
from the other sections of the population and the community. Some of the individuals residing in slum
areas are sometimes fortunate to acquire a job of a domestic helper or a construction worker or a laborer
so that they can make money and earn a living. On the other hand, slum dwellers are mostly not aware of
the meaning and significance of education, therefore, this paper would focus upon the education of the
slum dwellers.

Keywords: Education; Slum Dwellers; Population; Community; Development

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