Lok Sabha Question No. 178 (STARRED), answered on 2018-07-30
Subject: Eradicating Illiteracy
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: JYOTIRADITYA MADHAVRAO SCINDIA, SUSHMITA DEV

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

## LOK SABHA

## STARRED QUESTION NO.178 TO BE ANSWERED ON 30.07.2018

## Eradicating Illiteracy

## *178. SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M. SCINDIA:

KUMARI SUSHMITA DEV:

- Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state: (a) whether the Union Government aims at eradicating illiteracy from the country and set a target to achieve 100 per cent literacy by 2022 and if so, the details of the steps taken during the last four years/likely to be taken by the Union Government to achieve the proposed target; (b) whether the Union Government has extended financial assistance for achieving 100 per cent literacy in the country during the last three years and the current year; (c)  if  so,  the  details  thereof,  State/  UT-wise  and  if  not,  the  reasons  therefor  along  with  the percentage of present illiterate population in the country, State/ UT-wise; (d) the role to be played by the State Governments and NGOs in achieving the target of 100 per cent literacy; and (e) whether the Union Government has been considering to take help from foreign experts to
- eradicate illiteracy and if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SHRI PRAKASH JAVADEKAR)

(a) to (e) A statement is laid on the Table of the House.

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA  STARRED  QUESTION  NO.  178  FOR  30.07.2018  ASKED  BY  SHRI JYOTIRADITYA  M.  SCINDIA  AND  KUMARI  SUSHMITA  DEV  REGARDING 'ERADICATING ILLITERACY'.

(a)  The scheme of Saakshar Bharat was implemented in phased manner since October 2009 in the rural areas of 410 districts in 26 states and 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. The scheme was extended upto 31.03.2018. The scheme of Saakshar Bharat is proposed to  be  replaced  with  a  new  Scheme  of  Adult  Education,  the  parameters  of  this  are  being finalized. (b)  &  (c)  A  statement  indicating  the  State/UT-wise  central  financial  assistance  provided under the scheme of Saakshar Bharat during the last three years and the current year is at Annexure-I . A Statement indicating State/UT-wise percentage of illiterate population (7+age group) in the country as per 2011 Census is at Annexure-II . (d)  As indicated in reply of part (a) above, the parameters of the proposed new scheme of

Adult Education are being finalized.

(e)  No Madam.

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## Annexure-I

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  &  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 178 FOR 30.07.2018 ASKED BY SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M.  SCINDIA  AND  KUMARI  SUSHMITA  DEV  REGARDING  'ERADICATING ILLITERACY'.

State/UT-wise and year-wise details of central share released during the last three years and the current year to the States/UTs covered under Saakshar Bharat programme

(Rs. in lakh)

| Sl. No.   |                   | Central Share released   | Central Share released   | Central Share released   | Central Share released     |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of State/UT  | 2015-16                  | 2016-17                  | 2017-18                  | 2018-19 (As on 25.07.2018) |
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh    | 4456.45                  | 0                        | 1874                     | 0                          |
| 2         | Arunachal Pradesh | 383.4                    | 31.45                    | 234                      | 0                          |
| 3         | Assam             | 1319.76                  | 0                        | 1033.2                   | 0                          |
| 4         | Bihar             | 3900                     | 2340                     | 0                        | 0                          |
| 5         | Chhattisgarh      | 1500                     | 1400.1                   | 1248                     | 0                          |
| 6         | D&N Haveli        | 0                        | 29.12                    | 0                        | 0                          |
| 7         | Gujarat           | 1560                     | 0                        | 0                        | 0                          |
| 8         | Haryana           | 0                        | 1002.35                  | 499.2                    | 0                          |
| 9         | Himachal Pradesh  | 114.26                   | 0                        | 46.8                     | 0                          |
| 10        | Jammu &Kashmir    | 725.4                    | 585                      | 2347.2                   | 0                          |
| 11        | Jharkhand         | 1837.5                   | 630.24                   | 0                        | 0                          |
| 12        | Karnataka         | 780                      | 1934.4                   | 312                      | 0                          |
| 13        | Madhya Pradesh    | 2620.8                   | 4142.75                  | 1725.25                  | 0                          |
| 14        | Maharashtra       | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                          |
| 15        | Manipur           | 135                      | 0                        | 117                      | 0                          |
| 16        | Meghalaya         | 226.8                    | 0                        | 0                        | 0                          |
| 17        | Nagaland          | 151.93                   | 0                        | 0                        | 0                          |
| 18        | Odisha            | 624                      | 153.24                   | 314.76                   | 0                          |
| 19        | Punjab            | 0                        | 0                        | 0                        | 0                          |
| 20        | Rajasthan         | 0                        | 152.99                   | 2097.6                   | 0                          |
| 21        | Sikkim            | 74.88                    | 0                        | 0                        | 0                          |
| 22        | Tamil Nadu        | 1209                     | 878.66                   | 796.8                    | 0                          |
| 23        | Telangana         | 1725                     | 1560                     | 2496                     | 0                          |
| 24        | Tripura           | 72.54                    | 0                        | 0                        | 0                          |
| 25        | Uttar Pradesh     | 7800                     | 5100                     | 3744                     | 0                          |
| 26        | Uttarakhand       | 1216.8                   | 0                        | 0                        | 0                          |
| 27        | West Bengal       | 780                      | 748.8                    | 283.9                    | 0                          |
|           | Total             | 33213.52                 | 20689.1                  | 19167.71                 | 0                          |

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  &  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 178 FOR 30.07.2018 ASKED BY SHRI JYOTIRADITYA M.  SCINDIA  AND  KUMARI  SUSHMITA  DEV  REGARDING  'ERADICATING ILLITERACY'.

State/UT-wise  percentage  of  illiterate  population  in  India,  in  the  age  group  of  7  and above, as per Census 2011

|   Sl.No | India/State/UTs          |   Percentagae of Illiterate Population |
|---------|--------------------------|----------------------------------------|
|      00 | INDIA                    |                                  27.02 |
|      01 | ANDHRA PRADESH           |                                  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           |                                  32.84 |
|      11 | JHARKHAND                |                                  33.59 |
|      12 | KARNATAKA                |                                  24.64 |
|      13 | KERALA                   |                                   6    |
|      14 | MADHYAPRADESH            |                                  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 &NAGARHAVELI       |                                  23.76 |
|      32 | DAMAN &DIU               |                                  12.9  |
|      33 | NCT OF DELHI             |                                  13.79 |
|      34 | LAKSHADWEEP              |                                   8.15 |
|      35 | PUDUCHERRY               |                                  14.15 |