Lack of Aadhaar cards casts shadow over education of tribal students in Edamalakkudy in Kerala
Students in Edamalakkudy, Kerala, face challenges in receiving government benefits due to a lack of Aadhaar cards. Only a small number of students have the necessary identification, which is required for school registration and accessing grants. Local authorities are working on initiatives to help students obtain these essential documents.
- ▪67 students are enrolled at the Government Tribal LP School in Edamalakkudy, but only 28 have Aadhaar cards.
- ▪Only nine students have bank accounts, and just four are with nationalised banks, complicating access to government grants.
- ▪A project named 'Peruma' has been launched to help provide birth certificates and Aadhaar cards to children in the area.
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With a new academic year just around the corner, many students from Edamalakkudy, Kerala’s first tribal panchayat, are at risk of being denied government benefits due to lack of Aadhaar cards. According to officials, school authorities cannot register students onthe government portal, Samagra,without these identification cards.A total of 67 students are currently studying in the upper and lower primary classes at the Government Tribal LP School in Edamalakkudy. “Of them, only 28 have Aadhaar cards. Last year, 16 students joined the school, but only two had the cards. Without proper registration on the government portal, their details cannot be processed by the Education department. In the current academic year, only five students have joined so far, and only three have Aadhaar cards.
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