Lok Sabha Question No. 2570 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-05-10
Subject: Educational Level of Work Force
Ministry: HOME AFFAIRS
Asked by: BHAGWANTH KHUBA

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.2570

TO BE ANSWERED ON THE 10 TH  MAY, 2016/VAISAKHA 20, 1938 (SAKA)

EDUCATIONAL LEVEL OF WORK FORCE

2570. SHRI BHAGWANTH KHUBA:

Will the Minister of HOME AFFAIRS be pleased to state:

(a) whether it is true that over 130 million of workforce in the country are below matriculation level in the academic field;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether Census 2011 has revealed that 28.8% of the main workers are illiterate and 19.7% are matriculate and below graduate level; and

(d) if so, the details thereof and the reaction of the Government thereto?

ANSWER

MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI HARIBHAI PARATHIBHAI CHAUDHARY)

(a): Madam;  Census  2011  data  reveal  that  130.2  million  main  workers and  43.4  million  marginal  workers  in  the  country  are  literate  with educational level below matric / secondary.

(b): A statement giving State/UT-wise total, main and marginal workers with  educational  level  as  literate  but  below  matric  /  secondary  as  per Census 2011 is at Annex-I.

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## L.S.US.Q.NO.2570 FOR 10.05.2016

(c): Madam;  Census  2011  data  reveal  that  illiterate  main  workers constitute 28.8% of the total main workers and 19.7% of the  total main workers  are  literate    with  educational  level  as  matric  /  secondary  but below graduate.

(d): A statement giving State/UT-wise percentage of illiterate and matric / secondary but below graduate to total main workers as per Census 2011 is at Annex-II.

Ministry of Human Resource Development (MoHRD), Government of India    is  implementing  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  called  'Saakshar Bharat' in rural areas of 410 districts in the country where adult female literacy rate as per Census 2001 is 50% and below, with the objective to raise / improve the literacy level of the country.

Further, Right to Education (RTE) Act, 2009, being implemented by MoHRD, provides free and compulsory education for children of the age 614 years for classes I to VIII. This is also a step forward to improve the literacy status of the country.

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## PAGE 1 OF 1 OF ANNEXURE-I L.S.US.Q.No.2570 FOR 10.05.2016

## Total, main and marginal workers with educational level as literate but below matric/secondary - Census 2011

| India/States/Uts                 | Literate but below matric/secondary   | Literate but below matric/secondary   | Literate but below matric/secondary   |
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
| India/States/Uts                 | Total workers                         | Main workers                          | Marginal workers                      |
| 1                                | 2                                     | 3                                     | 4                                     |
| INDIA                            | 173554320                             | 130161087                             | 43393233                              |
| State - JAMMU &KASHMIR           | 1194323                               | 697155                                | 497168                                |
| State - HIMACHAL PRADESH         | 1313182                               | 712254                                | 600928                                |
| State - PUNJAB                   | 2990027                               | 2506646                               | 483381                                |
| State - CHANDIGARH               | 104317                                | 98342                                 | 5975                                  |
| State - UTTARAKHAND              | 1473952                               | 1038952                               | 435000                                |
| State - HARYANA                  | 2832518                               | 2170583                               | 661935                                |
| State - NCT OF DELHI             | 1450217                               | 1354902                               | 95315                                 |
| State - RAJASTHAN                | 10546608                              | 7652856                               | 2893752                               |
| State - UTTAR PRADESH            | 21756903                              | 14690989                              | 7065914                               |
| State - BIHAR                    | 9897883                               | 6145720                               | 3752163                               |
| State - SIKKIM                   | 151117                                | 107716                                | 43401                                 |
| State - ARUNACHAL PRADESH        | 177779                                | 141595                                | 36184                                 |
| State - NAGALAND                 | 459093                                | 325981                                | 133112                                |
| State - MANIPUR                  | 425479                                | 308447                                | 117032                                |
| State - MIZORAM                  | 313996                                | 266344                                | 47652                                 |
| State - TRIPURA                  | 844122                                | 616476                                | 227646                                |
| State - MEGHALAYA                | 553441                                | 422789                                | 130652                                |
| State - ASSAM                    | 4937511                               | 3516150                               | 1421361                               |
| State - WEST BENGAL              | 16679609                              | 12147598                              | 4532011                               |
| State - JHARKHAND                | 4374443                               | 2255851                               | 2118592                               |
| State - ODISHA                   | 7834181                               | 4933509                               | 2900672                               |
| State - CHHATTISGARH             | 5167345                               | 3508942                               | 1658403                               |
| State - MADHYA PRADESH           | 12073246                              | 8737725                               | 3335521                               |
| State - GUJARAT                  | 10334622                              | 8613343                               | 1721279                               |
| State - DAMAN &DIU               | 53165                                 | 50971                                 | 2194                                  |
| State - DADRA &NAGAR HAVELI      | 52719                                 | 44636                                 | 8083                                  |
| State - MAHARASHTRA              | 18844860                              | 16509364                              | 2335496                               |
| State - ANDHRA PRADESH           | 10167675                              | 8518601                               | 1649074                               |
| State - KARNATAKA                | 8861506                               | 7402537                               | 1458969                               |
| State - GOA                      | 175557                                | 135978                                | 39579                                 |
| State - LAKSHADWEEP              | 9643                                  | 4822                                  | 4821                                  |
| State - KERALA                   | 5061629                               | 3964799                               | 1096830                               |
| State - TAMIL NADU               | 12227903                              | 10376656                              | 1851247                               |
| State - PUDUCHERRY               | 142679                                | 125590                                | 17089                                 |
| State - ANDAMAN& NICOBAR ISLANDS | 71070                                 | 56268                                 | 14802                                 |

Note: As shown in the statement total workforce Literate but below Matric/secondary is 173.6 million, out of which 130.2 million are main workers and 43.4 million are marginal workers

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## PAGE 1 OF 1 OF ANNEXURE-II L.S.US.Q.No.2570 FOR 10.05.2016

| India/States/Uts                  | Main workers   | Main workers   | Main workers                        | Percentage to total workers   | Percentage to total workers         |
|-----------------------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
| India/States/Uts                  | Total          | Illiterate     | Matric/secondary but below graduate | Illiterate                    | Matric/secondary but below graduate |
| 1                                 | 2              | 3              | 4                                   | 5                             | 6                                   |
| INDIA                             | 362565571      | 104302885      | 71545496                            | 28.8                          | 19.7                                |
| State -JAMMU& KASHMIR             | 2644149        | 699367         | 818791                              | 26.4                          | 31.0                                |
| State - HIMACHAL PRADESH          | 2062501        | 349334         | 689310                              | 16.9                          | 33.4                                |
| State - PUNJAB                    | 8450936        | 2036148        | 2722057                             | 24.1                          | 32.2                                |
| State - CHANDIGARH                | 385929         | 53346          | 110070                              | 13.8                          | 28.5                                |
| State - UTTARAKHAND               | 2870624        | 644055         | 659198                              | 22.4                          | 23.0                                |
| State - HARYANA                   | 7015283        | 1546987        | 2074279                             | 22.1                          | 29.6                                |
| State - NCT OF DELHI              | 5307329        | 625971         | 1529275                             | 11.8                          | 28.8                                |
| State - RAJASTHAN                 | 21057968       | 7898479        | 2804549                             | 37.5                          | 13.3                                |
| State - UTTAR PRADESH             | 44635492       | 14547695       | 8648201                             | 32.6                          | 19.4                                |
| State - BIHAR                     | 21359611       | 8751734        | 3793354                             | 41.0                          | 17.8                                |
| State - SIKKIM                    | 230397         | 44356          | 46060                               | 19.3                          | 20.0                                |
| State - ARUNACHAL PRADESH         | 478721         | 209101         | 78847                               | 43.7                          | 16.5                                |
| State - NAGALAND                  | 741179         | 198958         | 118383                              | 26.8                          | 16.0                                |
| State - MANIPUR                   | 974163         | 256253         | 232354                              | 26.3                          | 23.9                                |
| State - MIZORAM                   | 415030         | 36638          | 68334                               | 8.8                           | 16.5                                |
| State - TRIPURA                   | 1077019        | 132036         | 177617                              | 12.3                          | 16.5                                |
| State - MEGHALAYA                 | 921575         | 277410         | 118619                              | 30.1                          | 12.9                                |
| State - ASSAM                     | 8687123        | 2709703        | 1481170                             | 31.2                          | 17.1                                |
| State - WEST BENGAL               | 25686630       | 6368673        | 3748522                             | 24.8                          | 14.6                                |
| State - JHARKHAND                 | 6818595        | 2379019        | 1219924                             | 34.9                          | 17.9                                |
| State - ODISHA                    | 10707543       | 2744696        | 1691008                             | 25.6                          | 15.8                                |
| State - CHHATTISGARH              | 8241714        | 2735312        | 1140022                             | 33.2                          | 13.8                                |
| State - MADHYA PRADESH            | 22702119       | 8134040        | 3041788                             | 35.8                          | 13.4                                |
| State - GUJARAT                   | 20365374       | 4379669        | 4178683                             | 21.5                          | 20.5                                |
| State - DAMAN & DIU               | 116435         | 12358          | 38185                               | 10.6                          | 32.8                                |
| State - DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI      | 130299         | 29021          | 32867                               | 22.3                          | 25.2                                |
| State - MAHARASHTRA               | 43762890       | 8862179        | 10401141                            | 20.3                          | 23.8                                |
| State - ANDHRA PRADESH            | 33037378       | 13883997       | 5631614                             | 42.0                          | 17.0                                |
| State - KARNATAKA                 | 23397181       | 6684321        | 5106592                             | 28.6                          | 21.8                                |
| State - GOA                       | 476053         | 39695          | 153550                              | 8.3                           | 32.3                                |
| State - LAKSHADWEEP               | 10804          | 210            | 3528                                | 1.9                           | 32.7                                |
| State - KERALA                    | 9329747        | 418681         | 2894268                             | 4.5                           | 31.0                                |
| State - TAMIL NADU                | 27942181       | 6549292        | 5951573                             | 23.4                          | 21.3                                |
| State - PUDUCHERRY                | 399689         | 50053          | 108205                              | 12.5                          | 27.1                                |
| State - ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 125910         | 14098          | 33558                               | 11.2                          | 26.7                                |

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