Enayam Port

Tamil Research Institute
RAPID TECHNO-ECONOMIC FEASIBILITY REPORT FOR
DEVELOPMENT OF COLACHEL PORT AT TAMILNADU
FINAL REPORT
• Education
• Primary and Secondary Education
The District Provides free and quality education to children. The district core planning team functions under the
chairmanship of the District Collector. The team comprises District Programme Co-ordinator, Chief Educational
Officer, DEO (Secondary), DEEO, Asst. Programme Officer, Statistical Officer, Principal, DIET, Representatives
from Health, Public & Social Welfare Dept and DRDA. It is well recogonized that eight years of education are
insufficient to equip a child for the world of work as also to be component adult and citizen.
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) or “Anaivarukkum Kalvi Thittam” is a flagship programme for achievement of
Universalization of Elementary Education (UEE) in a time bound manner, as mandated by 86th amendment to the
Constitution of India making free and compulsory Education to the Children of 6-14 years age group, a
fundamental Right. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan is an attempt to improve capabilities of all children through provision
of community owned quality education in a mission mode.
Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) is a centrally sponsored scheme to achieve the universalization of
Secondary Education. Its visions is to make Secondary Education of good quality accessible and affordable to
all school age children in the age group of 14-18 years.
• Higher Education
Colleges of higher education are found throughout the district, mainly art, science and engineering colleges.
The Scott Christian College, founded by William Tobias Ringeltaube in Nagercoil, is more than 100 years old.
The state runs the Kanyakumari Government Medical College at Asaripallam, a Government Engineering
College and a Government Polytechnic at Konam, near Nagercoil. Many private Engineering Colleges
including a private university were started-functioning in the recent past.
No fewer than 30 engineering colleges are functioning in the district which are currently affiliated to the Anna
University; arts and science colleges are affiliated to Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, Tirunelveli. The
Manonmaniam Sundaranar University runs a research unit — Centre for Marine Sciences and Technology — at
Rajakamangalam, Kanyakumari District. Noorul Islam University is the only private university functioning at
Thuckalay
Education changed the cultural,economic,social,scenario of the district and dramatically differentiate it from other
districts. Kanyakumari district people occupy top level state & central Government postings and earned good
reputations among colleagues.
3.5. SOCIECONOMIC PROFILE OF THE STUDY AREA. COLACHEL-ENAYAM
3.5.1. Colachel Municipality
Colachel is a Municipality of Kallkkulam taluk, which is is a taluk of Kanyakumari district of the Indian
state of Tamil Nadu. The headquarters of the taluk is the town of Kallkkulam.Up to 1957, Kallkkulam Taluk
formed part of the Travancore Kingdom and subsequently the Travancore-Cochin State. It was when the States
were divided on linguistic basis thatKallkkulam, Thovalai, Vilavancode, and Agastheeswaram Taluks of the
erstwhile Thiruvananthapuram District of the then Travancore-Cochin State were included in the then Madras
State (later renamed as Tamil Nadu) as Kanyakumari District.
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