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State's first tribal university to come up in Chitradurga district
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Karnataka's first tribal university is coming to Chitradurga: the Article 46 and Article 342 link KPSC tests
Karnataka's first tribal university planned in Chitradurga.
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Karnataka's first tribal university will come up in Chitradurga district, according to the State government.
The institution is intended to support higher education and research among tribal communities of the State.
ഉറവിടങ്ങൾ: Topper IAS editorial (PIB / The Hindu / Indian Express)
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- Karnataka's first tribal university is planned in Chitradurga district.
- Aim: support higher education and research among the State's tribal communities.
- Article 46 (DPSP) directs the State to promote the educational and economic interests of Scheduled Tribes.
- Article 342 empowers the President to notify Scheduled Tribes for a State.
- Indira Gandhi National Tribal University, Amarkantak (Madhya Pradesh), is a Central tribal university set up in 2008.
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- Article 46 of the Constitution, a Directive Principle, asks the State to promote the educational and economic interests of Scheduled Tribes and protect them from social injustice.
- Scheduled Tribes are specified for each State by a Presidential order under Article 342.
- Chitradurga is a district in central Karnataka, chosen as the site of the State's first tribal university.
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GS-2 (education, welfare of vulnerable sections) and KPSC Karnataka paper on tribal welfare. Issue: tribal communities lag in access to higher education and their knowledge is poorly documented; provision: Article 46 and the Scheduled Tribe protections, with State-level institutions as the policy tool. Implication: a dedicated university can link research with tribal languages and culture; way forward is adequate funding, local-language outreach, quality faculty and tracking enrolment and outcomes.
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