Efforts made for the education of the weaker classes: 

The southern region of Rajasthan presently Udaipur, Chittor, Dungarpur, Banswara and Pratapgarh, Sirohi, Merwara etc. are the tribals dominated regions. It was the Christian missionaries, the Arya Samaj and the national movement activists who played the major role in educating the people of these tribal areas. 

1. Education by the Missionaries – 

The first step to educate the hilly people of these regions was taken by the Christian Missionary Institution. It established The Rowers school in Toadgarh in December, 1863

2. Government and Private Educational Institutions –

By 1882, 16 government and the private educational institutions have been established in the Merwara region. The tribals of the Mewar were also benefitting from this new education system.

3. Efforts by the Rulers – 

Maharaja Sajjan Singh of Mewar opened schools in Rishdev and Jawar in 1875 and in Parana and Barapal in 1883. The process continued and by 1901, 10 schools had been opened in Banswara and Kushalgarh. Dungarpur had one school. By 1940 a school and the public library were set up in Kherwara.