Lok Sabha Question No. 3508 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-12-21
Subject: Low Literacy Pockets
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: B.N. CHANDRAPPA

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

## LOK SABHA

UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3508 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21.12.2015

## Low Literacy Pockets

## 3508. SHRI B.N.CHANDRAPPA:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has identified the low literacy areas in the country;
- (b) if so, the details thereof, location-wise;
- (c) whether  the Government  has  chalked  out  any  special  plan to provide  adequate infrastructure to improve literacy in such locations in the country; and
- (d) if so, the details thereof along with the funds allocated and the expenditure made so far in this regard, State/location-wise?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)

(a) & (b) A statement indicating State-wise names of the districts that had literacy rate and female literacy rate below 50 per cent, in the age group of 7 and above, as per Census 2011 is

at

Annexure-I.

- (c)  &  (d)  Saakshar  Bharat,  a  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme  is  meant  to  bring  effective improvement in adult literacy. The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) under the Right of Children to  Free  and  Compulsory Education Act, 2009 is being implemented for universalisation of elementary education for all children in the 6-14 age group.

Saakshar Bharat is being implemented in rural areas of 410 districts in 26 States and one Union Territory (UT) that had adult female literacy rate of 50 per cent and below as per Census 2001, including left wing extremism affected districts,  irrespective of their literacy rates. Under the programme, Adult Education Centres (AECs) have been set up at the rate of one in each gram panchayat, to function as the focal point for carrying out all the activities at grass-root level. A  statement indicating State/UT-wise approved project cost, funds sanctioned and expenditure incurred, as reported by the State Literacy Mission Authorities (SLMAs), up to 31.10.2015 under Saakshar Bharat Programme is at Annexure-II .

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3508  FOR  21.12.2015  ASKED  BY  SHRI  B.N. CHANDRAPPA REGARDING 'LOW LITERACY POCKETS'.

## (a) Low Literacy Rate districts (below 50 percent) in the age group of 7 and above as per Census 2011

|   Sl. No | State/UT              | District Name            |   Literacy Rate |
|----------|-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------|
|        1 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH (1) | Kurung Kumey             |           48.75 |
|        2 | CHHATTISGARH (3)      | Bijapur                  |           40.86 |
|        3 |                       | Dakshin Bastar Dantewada |           42.12 |
|        4 |                       | Narayanpur               |           48.62 |
|        5 | JHARKHAND (1)         | Pakur                    |           48.82 |
|        6 | MADHYAPRADESH (3)     | Alirajpur                |           36.1  |
|        7 |                       | Jhabua                   |           43.3  |
|        8 |                       | Barwani                  |           49.08 |
|        9 | ODISHA (4)            | Nabarangapur             |           46.43 |
|       10 |                       | Malkangiri               |           48.54 |
|       11 |                       | Koraput                  |           49.21 |
|       12 |                       | Rayagada                 |           49.76 |
|       13 | UTTAR PRADESH (3)     | Shrawasti                |           46.74 |
|       14 |                       | Bahraich                 |           49.36 |
|       15 |                       | Balrampur                |           49.51 |

(b) 98 Low Female Literacy Rate districts having female literacy rate below 50 per cent in the age group of 7 and above as per Census 2011

|   Sl. No. | States/UTs            | Districts          |   Literacy Rate Female |
|-----------|-----------------------|--------------------|------------------------|
|         1 | ANDHRA PRADESH (3)    | Mahbubnagar        |                  44.72 |
|         2 |                       | Kurnool            |                  49.78 |
|         3 |                       | Vizianagaram       |                  49.87 |
|         4 | ARUNACHAL PRADESH (5) | Changlang          |                  49.84 |
|         5 |                       | Tirap              |                  41.89 |
|         6 |                       | Kurung Kumey       |                  42.64 |
|         7 |                       | Anjaw              |                  43.71 |
|         8 |                       | Tawang             |                  46.53 |
|         9 | BIHAR (17)            | Saharsa            |                  41.68 |
|        10 |                       | Madhepura          |                  41.74 |
|        11 |                       | Purnia             |                  42.34 |
|        12 |                       | Sitamarhi          |                  42.41 |
|        13 |                       | Araria             |                  43.93 |
|        14 |                       | Katihar            |                  44.39 |
|        15 |                       | Pashchim Champaran |                  44.69 |
|        16 |                       | Supaul             |                  44.77 |
|        17 |                       | Purbi Champaran    |                  45.12 |

|   Sl. No. | States/UTs        | Districts                |   Literacy Rate Female |
|-----------|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|
|        18 |                   | Darbhanga                |                  45.24 |
|        19 |                   | Sheohar                  |                  45.26 |
|        20 |                   | Madhubani                |                  46.16 |
|        21 |                   | Kishanganj               |                  46.76 |
|        22 |                   | Jamui                    |                  47.28 |
|        23 |                   | Banka                    |                  47.66 |
|        24 |                   | Nawada                   |                  48.86 |
|        25 |                   | Khagaria                 |                  49.56 |
|        26 | CHHATTISGARH (5)  | Bijapur                  |                  31.11 |
|        27 |                   | Dakshin Bastar Dantewada |                  32.54 |
|        28 |                   | Narayanpur               |                  39.88 |
|        29 |                   | Bastar                   |                  44.26 |
|        30 |                   | Kabeerdham               |                  48.71 |
|        31 | GUJARAT (1)       | Dohad                    |                  47.65 |
|        32 | HARYANA (1)       | Mewat                    |                  36.6  |
|        33 | JAMMU&KASHMIR (8) | Ramban                   |                  38.04 |
|        34 |                   | Kishtwar                 |                  42.36 |
|        35 |                   | Bandipore                |                  44.34 |
|        36 |                   | Badgam                   |                  44.85 |
|        37 |                   | Ganderbal                |                  45.71 |
|        38 |                   | Reasi                    |                  46.59 |
|        39 |                   | Kulgam                   |                  48.49 |
|        40 |                   | Doda                     |                  49.69 |
|        41 | JHARKHAND (9)     | Pakur                    |                  40.52 |
|        42 |                   | Sahibganj                |                  43.31 |
|        43 |                   | Godda                    |                  44.14 |
|        44 |                   | Pashchimi Singhbhum      |                  46.25 |
|        45 |                   | Garhwa                   |                  47.58 |
|        46 |                   | Latehar                  |                  48.68 |
|        47 |                   | Giridih                  |                  48.72 |
|        48 |                   | Dumka                    |                  48.82 |
|        49 |                   | Chatra                   |                  49.92 |
|        50 | KARNATAKA (2)     | Yadgir                   |                  41.38 |
|        51 |                   | Raichur                  |                  48.73 |
|        52 | MADHYAPRADESH (9) | Alirajpur                |                  30.29 |
|        53 |                   | Jhabua                   |                  33.77 |
|        54 |                   | Barwani                  |                  42.39 |
|        55 |                   | Sheopur                  |                  44.23 |
|        56 |                   | Singrauli                |                  48.53 |
|        57 |                   | Dhar                     |                  48.77 |
|        58 |                   | Shivpuri                 |                  48.79 |
|        59 |                   | Rajgarh                  |                  48.95 |
|        60 |                   | Tikamgarh                |                  49.97 |
|        61 | ODISHA (7)        | Nabarangapur             |                  35.8  |
|        62 |                   | Malkangiri               |                  38.28 |
|        63 |                   | Koraput                  |                  38.55 |

|   Sl. No. | States/UTs         | Districts       |   Literacy Rate Female |
|-----------|--------------------|-----------------|------------------------|
|        64 |                    | Rayagada        |                  39.19 |
|        65 |                    | Gajapati        |                  43.18 |
|        66 |                    | Nuapada         |                  44.76 |
|        67 |                    | Kalahandi       |                  46.68 |
|        68 | RAJASTHAN (18)     | Jalor           |                  38.47 |
|        69 | RAJASTHAN (18)     | Jaisalmer       |                  39.71 |
|        70 | RAJASTHAN (18)     | Sirohi          |                  39.73 |
|        71 | RAJASTHAN (18)     | Barmer          |                  40.63 |
|        72 | RAJASTHAN (18)     | Pratapgarh      |                  42.35 |
|        73 | RAJASTHAN (18)     | Banswara        |                  43.06 |
|        74 | RAJASTHAN (18)     | Tonk            |                  45.45 |
|        75 | RAJASTHAN (18)     | Dungarpur       |                  46.16 |
|        76 | RAJASTHAN (18)     | Chittaurgarh    |                  46.53 |
|        77 | RAJASTHAN (18)     | Jhalawar        |                  46.53 |
|        78 | RAJASTHAN (18)     | Bundi           |                  46.55 |
|        79 | RAJASTHAN (18)     | Bhilwara        |                  47.21 |
|        80 | RAJASTHAN (18)     | Sawai Madhopur  |                  47.51 |
|        81 | RAJASTHAN (18)     | Nagaur          |                  47.82 |
|        82 | RAJASTHAN (18)     | Rajsamand       |                  47.95 |
|        83 | RAJASTHAN (18)     | Pali            |                  48.01 |
|        84 | RAJASTHAN (18)     | Udaipur         |                  48.45 |
|        85 | RAJASTHAN (18)     | Karauli         |                  48.61 |
|        86 | UTTAR PRADESH (13) | Shrawasti       |                  34.78 |
|        87 | UTTAR PRADESH (13) | Balrampur       |                  38.43 |
|        88 | UTTAR PRADESH (13) | Bahraich        |                  39.18 |
|        89 | UTTAR PRADESH (13) | Budaun          |                  40.09 |
|        90 | UTTAR PRADESH (13) | Rampur          |                  44.44 |
|        91 | UTTAR PRADESH (13) | Gonda           |                  47.09 |
|        92 | UTTAR PRADESH (13) | Siddharthnagar  |                  47.41 |
|        93 | UTTAR PRADESH (13) | Moradabad       |                  47.86 |
|        94 | UTTAR PRADESH (13) | Bareilly        |                  48.3  |
|        95 | UTTAR PRADESH (13) | Kaushambi       |                  48.56 |
|        96 | UTTAR PRADESH (13) | Mahrajganj      |                  48.92 |
|        97 | UTTAR PRADESH (13) | Kanshiram Nagar |                  49    |
|        98 | UTTAR PRADESH (13) | Shahjahanpur    |                  49.57 |

Annexure-II

STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) & (d) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.  3508  FOR  21.12.2015  ASKED  BY  SHRI  B.N. CHANDRAPPA REGARDING 'LOW LITERACY POCKETS'. State/UT-wise  approved  project  cost,  funds  sanctioned  and  expenditure  incurred  as reported  by  the  State  Literacy  Mission  Authorities  (SLMAs)  up  to  31.10.2015  under

Saakshar Bharat Programme.

| Sl. No.   | State/UT            | Approved Project Cost   | Funds Sanctioned   | Expenditure reported by SLMAs   |
|-----------|---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------------------|
| 1         | Andhra Pradesh      | 463.16                  | 355.36             | 300.78                          |
| 2         | Telangana           | 414.07                  | 323.14             | 270.66                          |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh   | 70.41                   | 66.15              | 65.83                           |
| 4         | Assam               | 111.51                  | 68.43              | 48.65                           |
| 5         | Bihar               | 528.82                  | 328.32             | 256.22                          |
| 6         | Chhattisgarh        | 308.05                  | 269.39             | 239.06                          |
| 7         | Dadra &Nagar Haveli | 0.80                    | 0.24               | 0.23                            |
| 8         | Gujarat             | 221.50                  | 63.52              | 52.74                           |
| 9         | Haryana             | 98.35                   | 52.07              | 45.59                           |
| 10        | Himachal Pradesh    | 11.12                   | 8.58               | 8.01                            |
| 11        | Jammu &Kashmir      | 55.01                   | 11.83              | 8.12                            |
| 12        | Jharkhand           | 225.18                  | 101.18             | 72.72                           |
| 13        | Karnataka           | 248.48                  | 180.32             | 142.17                          |
| 14        | Madhya Pradesh      | 422.75                  | 98.45              | 89.31                           |
| 15        | Maharashtra         | 227.44                  | 75.16              | 26.43                           |
| 16        | Manipur             | 14.66                   | 14.17              | 12.16                           |
| 17        | Meghalaya           | 13.41                   | 4.02               | 3.97                            |
| 18        | Nagaland            | 14.56                   | 12.39              | 9.18                            |
| 19        | Odisha              | 119.99                  | 37.69              | 22.55                           |
| 20        | Punjab              | 69.39                   | 20.82              | 0.00                            |
| 21        | Rajasthan           | 451.73                  | 251.72             | 216.96                          |
| 22        | Sikkim              | 2.40                    | 1.44               | 1.16                            |
| 23        | Tamil Nadu          | 141.91                  | 98.84              | 85.86                           |
| 24        | Tripura             | 3.55                    | 2.29               | 2.23                            |
| 25        | Uttar Pradesh       | 1455.31                 | 450.78             | 262.49                          |
| 26        | Uttarakhand         | 107.08                  | 97.91              | 82.35                           |
| 27        | West Bengal         | 166.64                  | 80.86              | 61.44                           |
|           | Total               | 5,967.29                | 3,075.07           | 2,386.88                        |

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(Rs. in Crore)