Lok Sabha Question No. 1187 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2021-12-06
Subject: Total Literacy
Ministry: Education
Asked by: C.N. Annadurai, Amol Ramsing Kolhe, Sunil Dattatray Tatkare, Kuldeep Rai Sharma, Subhash Ramrao Bhamre, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Supriya Sadanand Sule, Dhanush M Kumar, Ganesan Selvam, DNV Senthilkumar. S., Gautham Sigamani Pon

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1187 TO BE ANSWERED ON 06.12.2021

## TOTAL LITERACY

## 1187.  SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI:

SHRI SELVAM G.:

DR. DNV SENTHILKUMAR. S.:

DR. AMOL RAMSING KOLHE:

SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR:

SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON:

SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA:

SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE:

DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR:

SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether  the  Government  observed  International  Literacy  Day  recently  and  if  so,  the  details thereof along-with the programmes organized to mark the occasion;
- (b) the details regarding literacy rate in the country, State and gender-wise including Tamil Nadu;
- (c) whether the Government is considering to introduce a policy to ensure full literacy in the country and if so, the time by which the total literacy is likely to be achieved under the said Policy;
- (d) whether the Government has formulated a policy to provide special assistance to those States in which the literacy rate is less than the national average and if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the other steps taken by the Government to achieve cent percent literacy in the country?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

- (a) Yes. The International Literacy Day 2021 was organized as a part of Shikshak Parv, 2021 celebrations  on  8 th September,  2021.  The  event  was  organised  by  National  Institute  of  Open Schooling (NIOS) under the aegis of Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education on blended mode, both on offline and online mode. The schedule of the event is enclosed at Annexure - I .
- (b) A  statement  indicating  details  regarding  literacy  rate  as  per  2011  census  in  the  country, State/UT wise and gender-wise including Tamil Nadu are at Annexure II .

(c) Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4.6 of UNESCO mandates,  'By 2030, ensure that all youth and a substantial proportion of adults, both men and women, achieve literacy and numeracy', and, National Education Policy 2020 recommended, ' Strong and innovative government initiatives for  adult  education  -  in  particular,  to  facilitate  community  involvement  and  the  smooth  and beneficial  integration  of  technology  -  will  be  affected  as  soon  as  possible  to  expedite  this  allimportant aim of achieving 100% literacy'. Government of India is implementing Padhna Likhna Abhiyan  through innovative initiatives for adult education with the involvement of the community and technologies.

(d) The Government of India provides funding to States under Padhna Likhna Abhiyan as per prescribed fund sharing pattern.

(e) As per Budget Announcements 2021-22 Government of India has focused, among others, on adult education which states, 'To enable increased access of resources, online modules covering the  entire  gamut  of  adult  education  will  be  introduced'.  The  Government  of  India  has  uploaded online modules on adult education and other critical life skills & citizenship education which  are available to every citizen on the public domain.

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## Annexure - I

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1187 FOR 06.12.2021 ASKED BY SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI: SHRI SELVAM G., DR.  DNV  SENTHILKUMAR.  S.,  DR.  AMOL  RAMSING  KOLHE,  SHRI  DHANUSH  M. KUMAR,  SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON, SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA, SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE, DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE, SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR, SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE REGARDING 'TOTAL LITERACY'

## International Literacy Day 2021 schedule

Theme:

Digital Literacy for Youth and Adults

Date:

8 th September, 2021

Time

: 3:00 PM to 4.30 PM

Venue:

Room No. 112, Conference Hall, C- Wing, Shastri Bhawan, New Delhi

| 3:00 PM   | -   | 3:10 PM   | Introductory Remarks by Chair Chairperson: Shri Santosh Kumar Sarangi, Additional Secretary, Department of School Education &Literacy, Ministry of Education   |
|-----------|-----|-----------|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| 3:10 PM   | -   | 3.20 PM   | Presenter Prof. Saroj Sharma, Chairperson, NIOS                                                                                                                |
| 3:20 PM   | -   | 3:35 PM   | Speaker 1 Prof. N.K. Ambasht, Former Chairman, NIOS                                                                                                            |
| 3:35 PM   | -   | 3:50 PM   | Speaker 2 Prof. Nagendra Singh, Prof. &Head, Department of Education, Dean (Research), RIE Ajmer, NCERT.                                                       |
| 3:50 PM   | -   | 4.05 PM   | Speaker 3 Prof. Pankaj Arora, CIE, University of Delhi                                                                                                         |
| 4:05 PM   | -   | 4:25 PM   | Q &Aconducted by Chair                                                                                                                                         |
| 4:25 PM   | -   | 4.30 PM   | Wrap up by Chair                                                                                                                                               |

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.1187 FOR 06.12.2021 ASKED BY SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI: SHRI SELVAM G., DR.  DNV  SENTHILKUMAR.  S.,  DR.  AMOL  RAMSING  KOLHE,  SHRI  DHANUSH  M. KUMAR,  SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON, SHRI KULDEEP RAI SHARMA, SHRIMATI SUPRIYA SULE, DR. SUBHASH RAMRAO BHAMRE, SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR, SHRI SUNIL DATTATRAY TATKARE REGARDING 'TOTAL LITERACY'

Literacy rate in the country, State and gender-wise including Tamil Nadu, as per 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           |