Educational Status of the Underprivileged Classes in Jammu and Kashmir: A Reflection on Pre and Past Abrogation of Article 370

Abstract

Despite the Indian Constitutional provision for free and compulsory education, some underprivileged classes, such as OBC, SC, and ST, are still considered socially and educationally deprived in many parts of India. The level of education in a community is a good indicator of its progress towards development. The primary focus of this research is to investigate the educational status of underprivileged classes in India, with particular reference to Jammu and Kashmir, before and after the abrogation of Article 370. Secondary sources such as research papers, government statistical data, articles, websites, and so forth are used to collect the data for the present study. The main objective of this paper is to study the educational status of underprivileged classes (OBC, SC, and ST) in J&K after the abrogation of Article 370. The present study's findings indicate that the educational status of the underprivileged classes has risen since the abrogation of Article 370 in Jammu and Kashmir.