Saakshar Bharat - Wikipedia Saakshar Bharat Saakshar Bharat Website saaksharbharat.nic.in Saakshar Bharat is a government of India initiative launched by Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh to create a literate society through a variety of teaching learning programmes for non-literate and neo-literate of 15 years and above. It was launched on 8 September 2009 as a centrally sponsored scheme. It aims to recast India 's National Literacy Mission to focus on literacy of women, which is expected to increase the literate population by 70 million adults, including 60 million women. It is a scheme from Department of School Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India. The National Literacy Mission covered 597 districts under Total Literacy Campaign, 485 districts under Post Literacy Programme and 328 districts under Continuing Education Programme. As per 2001 census, over 127 million adults have been made literate of which 60 % were women, 23 % were SC and 12 % were ST. The Saakshar Bharat Mission has chosen six villages for ' Model Adult Education Centres ' under Lok Shiksha Samiti in the Karimnagar district, in Telangana state. with the objective of promoting adult education and to achieve total literacy. References Jump up ^ `` The Hindu news report ''. Chennai, India. 2009 - 09 - 09. Retrieved 2009 - 09 - 09. Jump up ^ `` New Kerala ''. Retrieved 2009 - 09 - 09. Jump up ^ `` Saakshar Bharath ''. Retrieved 2014 - 08 - 10. Jump up ^ `` Saakshar Bharat Mission selected 6 villages in Telangana ''. Retrieved 2015 - 02 - 07. Government schemes in India Active Schemes Antyodaya Anna Yojana Atal Pension Yojana Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao Yojana CGHS DAY DBT DDUGJY DDU - GKY HRIDAY Housing for All ICDS Income declaration scheme, 2016 JAM Yojana KVPY MPLADS Midday Meal Scheme NPS NSAP NSS POPSK PMAGY PMGAY PMGSY PMJDY Pradhan Mantri Garib Kalyan Yojana PMKSY Pradhan Mantri Bhartiya Jan Aushadhi Yojana Kendra PMMVY Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Bima Yojana Rashtriya Krishi Vikas Yojana SAGY SGSY Soil Health Card Scheme UDAY UDAN UJALA Missions AMRUT Mission Indradhanush NICRA National Mission for Manuscripts NRHM ASHA National Translation Mission Providing Urban Amenities to Rural Areas Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan Rashtriya Uchchatar Shiksha Abhiyan Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan National Solar Mission Smart Cities Mission TB - Mission 2020 Projects Bharatmala Indian Rivers Inter-link Sagar Mala project Setu Bharatam Urja Ganga Gas Pipeline Project Campaigns Accessible India Campaign Digital India Make in India Skill India Standup India Startup India Swachh Bharat Abhiyan Unnat Bharat Abhiyan IDs Aadhaar Business identification number Indian passport Permanent account number Ration card ( India ) Unorganised Workers ' Identification Number Voter ID ( India ) State Ahar Yojana Bhamashah Yojana Biju Krushak Kalyan Yojana Invest Madhya Pradesh Invest Odisha Jyotigram Yojana Madhu Babu Pension Yojana Make in Odisha Swasth Jeevan Sewa Guarantee Yojana Rajiv Gandhi Jeevandayee Arogya Yojana Vibrant Gujarat Closed Schemes Bharat Nirman JSY JnNURM Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya NLM NRLM Pooled Finance Development Fund Scheme RNTCP RSBY Rural Landless Employment Guarantee Programme Saakshar Bharat Sampoorna Grameen Rozgar Yojana Swabhimaan ( campaign ) Voluntary Disclosure of Income Scheme Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Saakshar_Bharat&oldid=834189829 '' Categories : Adult education in India Indian missions Organizations promoting literacy Education policy in India Literacy in India Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from June 2016 Use Indian English from June 2016 All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English All articles with unsourced statements Articles with unsourced statements from March 2018 Talk About Wikipedia தமிழ் Edit links This page was last edited on 4 April 2018, at 12 : 01 ( UTC ). About Wikipedia

Question: the focus of saakshar bharat programme is on
Answer: literacy of women