Lok Sabha Question No. 3436 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2019-12-09
Subject: Literacy
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: Ajay Nishad

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3436 TO BE ANSWERED ON 09.12.2019

## Literacy

- †3436. SHRI AJAY NISHAD: Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a)  whether  the  Government  has  fixed  the  target  of  achieving  hundred percent  literacy  by eradicating illiteracy from the country by the year 2022; (b) if so, the details of the steps taken/ proposed to be taken for this purpose during the last four years; (c) whether the Government has provided financial assistance for this purpose during the last three years; (d) if so, the details thereof along with the details of the present illiteracy rate, State-wise; (e) the role of State Governments and Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) to achieve the target of hundred per cent literacy; (f) whether the Government proposes to seek assistance of experts to eradicate illiteracy; and
- (g) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI RAMESH POKHRIYAL 'NISHANK')

(a) & (b)  The scheme of Saakshar Bharat was implemented in phased manner since October 2009 in the rural areas of 410 districts in 26 states and 1 UT that had adult female literacy rate of 50 percent and below as per Census 2001, and including left wing extremism affected districts, irrespective of their literacy rate. The target was to raise the overall literacy rate of the country to 80 per cent and reduce gender gap to 10 percentage point by end of XII five year plan. A statement indicating State and UT wise and gender-wise learners appeared and declared successful in the Basic Literacy Assessment Test conducted by National Institute of Open Schooling between August, 2010 to March, 2018, under Saakshar Bharat Programme is at Annexure-I . Overall 7.64 crores learners have been certified as literates.

(c)  &  (d)  A  statement  indicating  the  State/UT-wise  central  financial  assistance  provided under  the  scheme  of  Saakshar  Bharat  during  the  last  three  years  is  at Annexure-II .  A Statement  indicating  State/UT-wise  illiteracy  rate  in  the  age  group  of  7  and  above  in  the country as per 2011 Census is at Annexure-III .

(e)  The literacy programmes are implemented through State Governments/UTs. The NGOs namely State Resource Centers (SRCs) and Jan Shikshan Sansthans (JSSs) also contributed in the literacy activities in the States/UTs. The SRCs provide academic and technical resource support to  literacy  programmes.  This  is  achieved  through organizing training  programmes, material  development  and  production,  extension  activities,  innovative  projects,  research studies and evaluations. The JSSs offer a variety of vocational courses for adult neo-literates such as  cutting  and  tailoring,  terracotta  work,  embroidery,  wool  knitting,  soft  toy  making, automotive repair, plumbing,  beauty  culture,  health  care,  food processing  and  preservation and fashion technology etc. Both of these organizations were financed under a Central Sector Scheme of Support to Voluntary Agencies for Adult Education and Skill Development. The JSS component, with the approval of Cabinet Secretariat, was transferred to Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship from the financial year 2018-19.

(f)  &  (g)    Under  the  Saakshar  Bharat  Scheme,  representatives  from  various  Ministries, eminent educationists, elected representatives, representatives from NGOs, eminent social/literacy activists were members of Governing Body and Executive Committees at the National/State levels for taking policy decisions to improve literacy in the country.

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## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3436  FOR  09.12.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI  AJAY NISHAD REGARDING 'LITERACY'.

State/UT  and  gender-wise  learners  appeared  and  declared  successful  in  the  Basic Literacy Assessment Test under Saakshar Bharat Programme

| Sl. No   | Name of the States/UT   | Appeared    | Appeared    | Appeared     | Successful   | Successful   | Successful   |
|----------|-------------------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
|          |                         | Male        | Female      | Total        | Male         | Female       | Total        |
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh          | 15,48,201   | 60,64,440   | 76,12,641    | 10,75,971    | 42,27,170    | 53,03,140    |
| 2        | Telangana               | 15,05,556   | 54,85,098   | 69,90,654    | 10,31,055    | 36,95,367    | 47,26,423    |
| 3        | Arunachal Pradesh       | 62,324      | 1,06,385    | 1,68,709     | 56,666       | 95,361       | 1,52,027     |
| 4        | Assam                   | 3,25,124    | 7,13,272    | 10,38,396    | 2,21,536     | 4,90,472     | 7,12,008     |
| 5        | Bihar                   | 33,61,730   | 1,51,90,054 | 1,85,51,784  | 27,23,834    | 1,26,99,622  | 1,54,23,456  |
| 6        | Chhattisgarh            | 14,64,955   | 26,56,346   | 41,21,301    | 11,56,118    | 21,12,797    | 32,68,915    |
| 7        | Dadra &Nagar Haveli     | 12,757      | 17,110      | 29,867       | 7,495        | 10,838       | 18,333       |
| 8        | Gujarat                 | 6,28,190    | 10,31,692   | 16,59,882    | 4,41,734     | 6,91,369     | 11,33,103    |
| 9        | Haryana                 | 3,71,446    | 7,83,092    | 11,54,538    | 2,51,657     | 5,29,561     | 7,81,218     |
| 10       | Himachal Pradesh        | 30,876      | 81,019      | 1,11,895     | 19,727       | 48,511       | 68,238       |
| 11       | Jammu& Kashmir          | 2,96,938    | 4,60,093    | 7,57,031     | 1,92,559     | 2,85,521     | 4,78,080     |
| 12       | Jharkhand               | 19,28,034   | 31,47,930   | 50,75,964    | 15,50,369    | 25,94,146    | 41,44,515    |
| 13       | Karnataka               | 22,23,359   | 44,47,518   | 66,70,877    | 18,32,511    | 35,71,163    | 54,03,674    |
| 14       | Madhya Pradesh          | 18,97,382   | 28,11,951   | 47,09,333    | 15,41,619    | 22,84,945    | 38,26,564    |
| 15       | Maharashtra             | 4,26,824    | 6,23,829    | 10,50,653    | 2,98,229     | 4,45,986     | 7,44,215     |
| 16       | Manipur                 | 18,823      | 1,84,804    | 2,03,627     | 11,612       | 1,05,802     | 1,17,414     |
| 17       | Meghalaya               | 31,312      | 41,778      | 73,090       | 21,112       | 28,521       | 49,633       |
| 18       | Nagaland                | 80,049      | 1,00,626    | 1,80,675     | 56,387       | 71,646       | 1,28,033     |
| 19       | Odisha                  | 11,19,287   | 14,76,705   | 25,95,992    | 5,86,347     | 7,34,983     | 13,21,330    |
| 20       | Punjab                  | 22,908      | 35,330      | 58,238       | 11,822       | 18,751       | 30,573       |
| 21       | Rajasthan               | 30,29,674   | 73,35,638   | 1,03,65,312  | 24,81,042    | 58,73,485    | 83,54,527    |
| 22       | Sikkim                  | 5,893       | 20,053      | 25,946       | 4,345        | 13,340       | 17,685       |
| 23       | Tamil Nadu              | 9,36,962    | 20,00,947   | 29,37,909    | 8,02,738     | 16,99,552    | 25,02,290    |
| 24       | Tripura                 | 23,111      | 35,353      | 58,464       | 18,314       | 29,064       | 47,378       |
| 25       | Uttar Pradesh           | 57,76,951   | 1,00,75,998 | 1,58,52,949  | 44,95,922    | 76,75,869    | 1,21,71,791  |
| 26       | Uttarakhand             | 1,74,128    | 5,61,833    | 7,35,961     | 1,25,891     | 3,70,878     | 4,96,769     |
| 27       | West Bengal             | 25,45,689   | 54,61,427   | 80,07,116    | 15,95,596    | 33,55,065    | 49,50,661    |
|          | Total                   | 2,98,48,483 | 7,09,50,321 | 10,07,98,804 | 2,26,12,208  | 5,37,59,785  | 7,63,71,993  |

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) & (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3436  FOR  09.12.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI  AJAY NISHAD REGARDING 'LITERACY'.

State/UT-wise and year-wise details of central share released during the last three year under Saakshar Bharat Programme

(Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT   | Central Share released   | Central Share released   | Central Share released   |
|-----------|--------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT   | 2016-17                  | 2017-18                  | 2018-19                  |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh     | 0                        | 1874                     | 0                        |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh  | 31.45                    | 234                      | 579.88                   |
| 3         | Assam              | 0                        | 1033.2                   | 0                        |
| 4         | Bihar              | 2340                     | 0                        | 525                      |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh       | 1400.1                   | 1248                     | 0                        |
| 6         | D&N Haveli         | 29.12                    | 0                        | 0                        |
| 7         | Gujarat            | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| 8         | Haryana            | 1002.35                  | 499.2                    | 0                        |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh   | 0                        | 46.8                     | 0                        |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir     | 585                      | 2347.2                   | 264.65                   |
| 11        | Jharkhand          | 630.24                   | 0                        | 600                      |
| 12        | Karnataka          | 1934.4                   | 312                      | 0                        |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh     | 4142.75                  | 1725.25                  | 414.64                   |
| 14        | Maharashtra        | 0                        | 0                        | 1794.81                  |
| 15        | Manipur            | 0                        | 117                      | 20.46                    |
| 16        | Meghalaya          | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| 17        | Nagaland           | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| 18        | Odisha             | 153.24                   | 314.76                   | 0                        |
| 19        | Punjab             | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| 20        | Rajasthan          | 152.99                   | 2097.6                   | 0                        |
| 21        | Sikkim             | 0                        | 0                        | 8.05                     |
| 22        | Tamil Nadu         | 878.66                   | 796.8                    | 0                        |
| 23        | Telangana          | 1560                     | 2496                     | 0                        |
| 24        | Tripura            | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        |
| 25        | Uttar Pradesh      | 5100                     | 3744                     | 0                        |
| 26        | Uttarakhand        | 0                        | 0                        | 245.48                   |
| 27        | West Bengal        | 748.8                    | 283.9                    | 0                        |
|           | Total              | 20689.1                  | 19167.71                 | 4452.97                  |

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) & (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3436  FOR  09.12.2019  ASKED  BY  SHRI  AJAY NISHAD REGARDING 'LITERACY'.

State/UT-wise illiteracy rate in India, in the age group of 7 and above, as per Census 2011

|   Sl.No | India/State/UTs            |   Illiteracy rate |
|---------|----------------------------|-------------------|
|      00 | India                      |             27.02 |
|      01 | Andhra Pradesh (undivided) |             32.98 |
|      02 | Arunachal Pradesh          |             34.62 |
|      03 | Assam                      |             27.81 |
|      04 | Bihar                      |             38.2  |
|      05 | Chhattisgarh               |             29.72 |
|      06 | Goa                        |             11.3  |
|      07 | Gujarat                    |             21.97 |
|      08 | Haryana                    |             24.45 |
|      09 | Himachal Pradesh           |             17.2  |
|      10 | Jammu &Kashmir (undivided) |             32.84 |
|      11 | Jharkhand                  |             33.59 |
|      12 | Karnataka                  |             24.64 |
|      13 | Kerala                     |              6    |
|      14 | Madhya Pradesh             |             30.68 |
|      15 | Maharashtra                |             17.66 |
|      16 | Manipur                    |             23.06 |
|      17 | Meghalaya                  |             25.57 |
|      18 | Mizoram                    |              8.67 |
|      19 | Nagaland                   |             20.45 |
|      20 | Odisha                     |             27.13 |
|      21 | Punjab                     |             24.16 |
|      22 | Rajasthan                  |             33.89 |
|      23 | Sikkim                     |             18.58 |
|      24 | Tamil Nadu                 |             19.91 |
|      25 | Tripura                    |             12.78 |
|      26 | Uttar Pradesh              |             32.32 |
|      27 | Uttarakhand                |             21.18 |
|      28 | West Bengal                |             23.74 |
|      29 | Andaman &Nicobar Islands   |             13.37 |
|      30 | Chandigarh                 |             13.95 |
|      31 | Dadra &Nagar Haveli        |             23.76 |
|      32 | Daman &Diu                 |             12.9  |
|      33 | NCT of Delhi               |             13.79 |
|      34 | Lakshadweep                |              8.15 |
|      35 | Puducherry                 |             14.15 |