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Historical Development of Education in Arunachal Pradesh: Special study of Ziro valley in Arunachal Pradesh

Author(s) Dr. Liza Mihin
Country India
Abstract Arunachal Pradesh is late starter in formal education. The actual opening era of education came in state after India became independent in 1947. The process of development was slow but steady because of many unfavourable factors like in inaccessibility, lack of interest of administration, illiteracy and ignorance of local people and lack of communication etc. In Arunachal Pradesh till independence literacy rate was only less than 1 percent. In the succeeding five years plans, an increasing percentage of expenditure on education has given good result despite of formidable constraints. The Apatani one of the major tribes of Arunachal Pradesh primarily resides at Ziro, the headquarters of Lower Subansiri district. In early time in the Apatani valley, formal system of education was completely absent and unknown to the people. Only the home and social institutions were the sources of learning in informal ways through experiences and transmission. The natural development of education, which was very much similar to Naturalism of Gandhiji, existed. The people were attached to nature. Now, there are mushroom growth of government and private schools at the Apatani valley. The present literacy rate of Ziro valley is 85.52% higher than state average of 84.2%. Through this researcher attend to study the developmental scenario and transition of educational institution in Apatani valley of Arunachal Pradesh.
Keywords Key words: Arunachal Pradesh, Apatani, Education, Literacy, Institutions
Field Arts
Published In Volume 8, Issue 3, May-June 2026
Published On 2026-05-17

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