Lok Sabha Question No. 1859 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-11-28
Subject: Special Literacy Programmes
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA, RAVNEET SINGH, MAULANA BADRUDDIN AJMAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1859 TO BE ANSWERED ON 28.11.2016

## Special Literacy Programmes

†1859. SHRI MANSUKHBHAI DHANJIBHAI VASAVA:

SHRI RAVNEET SINGH:

SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  that  the  literacy  rate  is  dismal  in  all  States  in  the country, particularly in Gujarat, Assam and Punjab;
- (b) if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor;
- (c)  whether  the  Government  proposes  launching  a  special  literacy  mission  to  change  the scenario in comparatively low literacy States and if so, the details thereof; and
- (d)  if  not,  whether  the  Government  would  provide  a  special  package  to  such  States  to overcome low literacy levels?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)

- (a) & (b) No Madam. A statement indicating State/UT/Gender-wise details of literacy rates, in the age group of 7 and above, as reported by Census 2011 is annexed . The literacy rates in Gujarat, Assam and Punjab are 78.03 per cent, 72.19 per cent and 75.84 per cent respectively compared to the national literacy rate of 72.98 per cent.
- (c) & (d) In order to improve the literacy rate in the country, 'Saakshar Bharat', a Centrally Sponsored Scheme is being implemented since October, 2009 in a phased manner in rural areas of 410 districts in 26 States and one UT that had adult female literacy rate of 50 per cent  and  below  as  per  Census  2001,  and  left  wing  extremism  affected  districts.  The  main focus  of  the  programme  is  on  SCs,  STs,  minorities  and  other  disadvantaged  groups.  The objective  of  the  programme  is  to  raise  the  literacy  level  of  the  country  to  80  percent  and reduce the gender gap to 10 percentage points by the end of XII Five Year Plan.

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 1859 FOR 28.11.2016 ASKED BY SHRI MANSUKHBHAI  DHANJIBHAI  VASAVA,  SHRI  RAVNEET  SINGH  AND  SHRI BADRUDDIN AJMAL REGARDING 'SPECIAL LITERACY PROGRAMMES'.

State/UT/Gender-wise details of literacy rates, in the age group of 7 and above, as reported by Census 2011

| S. No.   | Name of States / UTs   | Literacy Rate   | Literacy Rate   | Literacy Rate   |
|----------|------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| S. No.   | Name of States / UTs   | Persons         | Male            | Female          |
| S. No.   | India                  | 72.98           | 80.88           | 64.63           |
| 1.       | Andhra Pradesh         | 67.02           | 74.88           | 59.15           |
| 2.       | Arunachal Pradesh      | 65.38           | 72.55           | 57.70           |
| 3.       | Assam                  | 72.19           | 77.85           | 66.27           |
| 4.       | Bihar                  | 61.80           | 71.20           | 51.50           |
| 5.       | Chhattisgarh           | 70.28           | 80.27           | 60.24           |
| 6.       | Goa                    | 88.70           | 92.65           | 84.66           |
| 7.       | Gujarat                | 78.03           | 85.75           | 69.68           |
| 8.       | Haryana                | 75.55           | 84.06           | 65.94           |
| 9.       | Himachal Pradesh       | 82.80           | 89.53           | 75.93           |
| 10.      | Jammu &Kashmir         | 67.16           | 76.75           | 56.43           |
| 11.      | Jharkhand              | 66.41           | 76.84           | 55.42           |
| 12.      | Karnataka              | 75.36           | 82.47           | 68.08           |
| 13.      | Kerala                 | 94.00           | 96.11           | 92.07           |
| 14.      | Madhya Pradesh         | 69.32           | 78.73           | 59.24           |
| 15.      | Maharashtra            | 82.34           | 88.38           | 75.87           |
| 16.      | Manipur                | 76.94           | 83.58           | 70.26           |
| 17.      | Meghalaya              | 74.43           | 75.95           | 72.89           |
| 18.      | Mizoram                | 91.33           | 93.35           | 89.27           |
| 19.      | Nagaland               | 79.55           | 82.75           | 76.11           |
| 20.      | Odisha                 | 72.87           | 81.59           | 64.01           |
| 21.      | Punjab                 | 75.84           | 80.44           | 70.73           |
| 22.      | Rajasthan              | 66.11           | 79.19           | 52.12           |
| 23.      | Sikkim                 | 81.42           | 86.55           | 75.61           |
| 24.      | Tamil Nadu             | 80.09           | 86.77           | 73.44           |
| 25.      | Tripura                | 87.22           | 91.53           | 82.73           |
| 26.      | Uttar Pradesh          | 67.68           | 77.28           | 57.18           |
| 27.      | Uttarakhand            | 78.82           | 87.40           | 70.01           |
| 28.      | West Bengal            | 76.26           | 81.69           | 70.54           |
| 29.      | A &NIslands            | 86.63           | 90.27           | 82.43           |
| 30.      | Chandigarh             | 86.05           | 89.99           | 81.19           |
| 31.      | D &NHaveli             | 76.24           | 85.17           | 64.32           |
| 32.      | Daman &Diu             | 87.10           | 91.54           | 79.55           |
| 33.      | Lakshadweep            | 91.85           | 95.56           | 87.95           |
| 34.      | NCT of Delhi           | 86.21           | 90.94           | 80.76           |
| 35.      | Puducherry             | 85.85           | 91.26           | 80.67           |