rbi speech, 2005-09-08
Although the literacy rate has improved encouragingly from 52.2 per cent in 1991 to 64.8 per cent in 2001 and the overall number of illiterates in the country declined from 329 million in 1991 to 306 million in 2001, there are at least seven major States with more than 15 million illiterates each, accounting for nearly two-third of total illiterates in the country.
Sentiment: neutral
Topic: mp_economic_activity