Lok Sabha Question No. 2872 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Female Literacy Rate
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Jayadev Galla

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2872 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022

## FEMALE LITERACY RATE

## 2872. SHRI JAYADEV GALLA:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a)  whether  the  Government  is  aware  of  lower  female  literacy  rate  in  the  country  and  has conducted a study to investigate the reasons for the same;

(b) if so, the details of the study along with the reasons for the same;

(c) if not, whether the Government plans to conduct such a research in the country along with the timeline for the same;

(d) the schemes implemented to promote female education in the country; and

(e) the details of funds provided thereof for the implementation of the aforementioned schemes, State-wise?

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

(a) to  (e)  The  literacy  data  in  the  country  is  collected  through  decennial  census  operation conducted by the Registrar General of India. The last Census was held in 2011. As per the Census 2011, the female literacy rate in the country, in the age group of 7 and above, is 64.63 per cent.

In order to improve the female literacy rate, a Centrally Sponsored Scheme of Adult Education namely 'Saakshar Bharat' was implemented in the rural areas of 404 districts in 26  States  and  one  UT,  that  had  adult  female  literacy  rate  of  50  percent  and  below  as  per Census 2001, including left wing extremism affected districts, irrespective of their literacy rates, with special focus on women and other disadvantaged groups, since October 2009. The scheme  was  extended  up  to  31.03.2019.  A  statement  indicating  details  of  State/UT-wise funds  sanctioned/  released  as  Central  Share  under  the  Saakshar  Bharat  scheme  during  the implementation period of the scheme, i.e. 2009-10 to 2018-19 is at Annexure-I . During the implementation of Saakshar Bharat scheme, against the overall target of making 7 crore adult (including 6 crore females) non-literates, as literates, around 7.64 crore learners (including 5.38 crore female), having passed the biannual Basic Literacy Assessment Tests conducted by National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS) between August, 2010 to March, 2018, were certified as literates.

A  new  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  of  Adult  Education  namely  'Padhna  Likhna Abhiyaan'  is  being  implemented  in  rural  and  urban  areas  of  33  states/  UTs  during  the financial year 2020-21, with a target of making 48.16 lakh adult non-literates as literates. The scheme  has  further  been  extended  upto  31.03.2022.  A  statement  indicating  details  of State/UT-wise  funds  sanctioned/  released as Central  share  under  the  Padhna  Likhna Abhiyaan during the financial year 2020-21 is at Annexure-II.

In  addition,  the  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy  has  launched  the Samagra Shiksha - an Integrated Scheme on School Education which envisages the 'school' as  a  continuum  from  pre-school,  primary,  upper  primary,  secondary  to  Senior  Secondary levels. The vision of the Scheme is to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education from pre-school  to  senior  secondary  stage.  The  Scheme  is  in  accordance  with  Sustainable Development  Goal  (SDG)  for  Education  and  has  now  been  aligned  with  the  National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 that is to ensure inclusive and equitable, quality and holistic school education. The scheme was initially approved from 2018-19 to 2020-21 and has now been  revised  and  extended  upto  2025-26.  A  statement  indicating  details  of  State/UT-wise central share released under Samagra Shiksha during the last 3 years and current year (from 2018-19 to 31.01.2022) is at Annexure-III .

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## ANNEXURE-I

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2872  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  21.03.2022 ASKED BY SHRI JAYADEV GALLA REGARDING 'FEMALE LITERACY RATE'.

State/UT-wise  Central  share  released  during  the  implementation  period  of  Saakshar Bharat Programme, i.e. 2009-10 to 2018-19.

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No.   | Name of the State/UT   |   Central share released during 2009-10 to 2018-19 |
|----------|------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh         |                                           50109.2  |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh      |                                            7022.54 |
| 3        | Assam                  |                                            7192.13 |
| 4        | Bihar                  |                                           27488.9  |
| 5        | Chhasttisgarh          |                                           24352.1  |
| 6        | D&N Haveli             |                                              47.07 |
| 7        | Gujarat                |                                            6324.35 |
| 8        | Haryana                |                                            5406.69 |
| 9        | Himachal Pradesh       |                                             804.86 |
| 10       | Jammu &Kashmir         |                                            4809.49 |
| 11       | Jharkhand              |                                            8818.37 |
| 12       | Karnataka              |                                           15770.4  |
| 13       | Madhya Pradesh         |                                           16287.1  |
| 14       | Maharashtra            |                                            7431.63 |
| 15       | Manipur                |                                            1406.79 |
| 16       | Meghalaya              |                                             588.82 |
| 17       | Nagaland               |                                            1249.57 |
| 18       | Odisha                 |                                            4146.54 |
| 19       | Punjab                 |                                            1561.33 |
| 20       | Rajasthan              |                                           22004.8  |
| 21       | Sikkim                 |                                             212.36 |
| 22       | Tamil Nadu             |                                            9088.59 |
| 23       | Telangana              |                                            9213    |
| 24       | Tripura                |                                             279.04 |
| 25       | Uttar Pradesh          |                                           42652.5  |
| 26       | Uttarakhand            |                                            8181.58 |
| 27       | West Bengal            |                                            7169.07 |
|          | Grand Total            |                                          289619    |

## Annexure-II

## STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  THE  LOK SABHA  UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  2872  TO  BE  ANSWERED  ON  21.03.2022 ASKED BY SHRI JAYADEV GALLA REGARDING 'FEMALE LITERACY RATE'.

State/UT-wise details of central share released during the financial year 2020-21 under Padhna Likhna Abhiyaan.

(Rs. in lakh)

| S. No.   | Name of the State/UT               | Total Amount Released   |
|----------|------------------------------------|-------------------------|
| 1        | Andhra Pradesh                     | 444.60                  |
| 2        | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 113.38                  |
| 3        | Assam                              | 326.25                  |
| 4        | Bihar                              | 578.00                  |
| 5        | Chattisgarh                        | 351.00                  |
| 6        | Gujarat                            | 217.80                  |
| 7        | Haryana                            | 150.60                  |
| 8        | Himachal Pradesh                   | 225.90                  |
| 9        | Jharkhand                          | 284.00                  |
| 10       | Karnataka                          | 444.60                  |
| 11       | Kerala                             | 284.23                  |
| 12       | Madhya Pradesh                     | 445.00                  |
| 13       | Manipur                            | 113.40                  |
| 14       | Meghalaya                          | 113.40                  |
| 15       | Mizoram                            | 85.49                   |
| 16       | Nagaland                           | 113.40                  |
| 17       | Odisha                             | 284.00                  |
| 18       | Punjab                             | 70.20                   |
| 19       | Rajasthan                          | 578.28                  |
| 20       | Sikkim                             | 45.90                   |
| 21       | Tamil Nadu                         | 431.40                  |
| 22       | Telangana                          | 310.80                  |
| 23       | Tripura                            | 113.40                  |
| 24       | Uttar Pradesh                      | 578.00                  |
| 25       | Uttarakhand                        | 426.00                  |
| 26       | Andaman &Nicobar Islands           | 94.50                   |
| 27       | Chandigarh                         | 95.00                   |
| 28       | Dadra &Nagar Haveli and Daman &Diu | 116.50                  |
| 29       | Jammu &Kashmir                     | 105.30                  |
| 30       | Lakshadweep                        | 32.06                   |
| 31       | Ladakh                             | 51.00                   |
| 32       | NCT of Delhi                       | 43.80                   |
| 33       | Puducherry                         | 75.57                   |
|          | Total                              | 7,742.76                |

## Annexure-III

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  TO  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2872 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.03.2022 ASKED BY SHRI JAYADEV GALLA REGARDING 'FEMALE LITERACY RATE'.

State/UT-wise details of central share released during the last three years and the current year (from 2018-19 till 31.01.2022) under Samagra Shiksha.

(Rs. In lakhs)

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/ UT   |   Amount released during 2018-19 |   Amount released during 2019-20 | Amount released during 2020-21   | Amount released during 2021-22 (till 31.01.2022)   |
|-----------|-------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------|
| 1         | A &NIslands             |                   2180.33        |                   3093.94        | 4037.43                          | 2552.29                                            |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh          |                  95096.8         |                 105996           | 86975.09                         | 47083.57                                           |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh       |                  33048.8         |                  34717.1         | 33964.52                         | 10421.89                                           |
| 4         | Assam                   |                 157072           |                 152100           | 159429.09                        | 114195.94                                          |
| 5         | Bihar                   |                 305838           |                 326693           | 282822.81                        | 246106.58                                          |
| 6         | Chandigarh              |                   7714.56        |                   6371.14        | 7115.42                          | 5736.94                                            |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh            |                  88206.4         |                 101323           | 35068.41                         | 27619.79                                           |
| 8         | Dadra &N. Haveli        |                   3462.38        |                   3835.33        |                                  |                                                    |
| 9         | Daman &Diu              |                    631.22        |                    924.44        | 3493.77                          | 1631.23                                            |
| 10        | Delhi                   |                  13981.7         |                  25698.1         | 14926.44                         | 7420.07                                            |
| 11        | Goa                     |                   1353.03        |                   1525.39        | 1788.38                          | 410.13                                             |
| 12        | Gujarat                 |                  67089.2         |                 115286           | 97632.80                         | 64916.25                                           |
| 13        | Haryana                 |                  57841.9         |                  61846.6         | 74570.72                         | 35653.1                                            |
| 14        | Himachal Pradesh        |                  43295.4         |                  47315.9         | 49230.46                         | 18934.84                                           |
| 15        | Jammu &Kashmir          |                 171776           |                  74028.2         | 38557.43                         | 25930.62                                           |
| 16        | Jharkhand               |                  68596           |                  91426.7         | 86561.21                         | 62311.33                                           |
| 17        | Karnataka               |                  62784           |                  73032.7         | 61010.01                         | 43933.27                                           |
| 18        | Kerala                  |                  25605           |                  21420.3         | 23838.59                         | 14691.25                                           |
| 19        | Ladakh                  |                      0           |                   4147.17        | 5806.39                          | 1268.52                                            |
| 20        | Lakshadweep             |                    265.06        |                    728.11        | 254.63                           | 166.91                                             |
| 21        | Madhya Pradesh          |                 243784           |                 256145           | 246219.48                        | 156770.08                                          |
| 22        | Maharashtra             |                  95051.9         |                  73423.8         | 63559.58                         | 24505.14                                           |
| 23        | Manipur                 |                  25202           |                  27363.1         | 32364.84                         | 14992.36                                           |
| 24        | Meghalaya               |                  23784.6         |                  32311.1         | 28355.68                         | 20895.73                                           |
| 25        | Mizoram                 |                  14630.4         |                  16813.4         | 18855.02                         | 4985.19                                            |
| 26        | Nagaland                |                  19766.3         |                  19047.6         | 21347.11                         | 4702.21                                            |
| 27        | Odisha                  |                 123022           |                 189289           | 130145.67                        | 91530.15                                           |
| 28        | Puducherry              |                    804.88        |                    786.54        | 972.44                           | 958.74                                             |
| 29        | Punjab                  |                  44400           |                  46239.3         | 53143.13                         | 38895.85                                           |
| 30        | Rajasthan               |                 262721           |                 291132           | 225943.67                        | 170921.73                                          |
| 31        | Sikkim                  |                   6624.19        |                  11040.5         | 6451.72                          | 6734.25                                            |
| 32        | Tamil Nadu              |                 147444           |                 176912           | 162153.74                        | 115677.66                                          |
| 33        | Telangana               |                  68840.4         |                 109524           | 34807.36                         | 55327.91                                           |
| 34        | Tripura                 |                  24896.5         |                  23492.4         | 40371.19                         | 15368.03                                           |
| 35        | Uttar Pradesh           |                 462541           |                 498560           | 457185.61                        | 103779.32                                          |
| 36        | Uttarakhand             |                  51138.3         |                  51187.8         | 54149.33                         | 24599.83                                           |
| 37        | West Bengal             |                 108935           |                 157905           | 132743.02                        | 97346.54                                           |
|           | Total                   |                      2.92942e+06 |                      3.23268e+06 | 2775852.18                       | 1678975.24                                         |