Lok Sabha Question No. 38 (STARRED), answered on 2015-07-22
Subject: National Literacy Mission
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: CHIRAG PASWAN, SUNIL KUMAR SINGH

**Annexure-I**

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 38 FOR 22.7.2015 ASKED BY SHRI CHIRAG PASWAN AND SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH REGARDING “NATIONAL LITERACY MISSION”.

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## Literacy rate, number of illiterates in the country, State/UT and gender-wise, as per the Census 2011

| **Sl.**  **No.**   | **State/UT**              | **Literacy Rate**   |           |            | **No of Illiterates**   |               |               |
|--------------------|---------------------------|---------------------|-----------|------------|-------------------------|---------------|---------------|
|                    |                           | **Total**           | **Male**  | **Female** | **Persons**             | **Male**      | **Female**    |
|                    | **India**                 | **72.98**           | **80.88** | **64.63**  | **282700912**           | **102754382** | **179946530** |
| 1                  | Andhra Pradesh            | 67.02               | 74.88     | 59.15      | 24881215                | 9475953       | 15405262      |
| 2                  | Arunachal Pradesh         | 65.38               | 72.55     | 57.7       | 405534                  | 166420        | 239114        |
| 3                  | Assam                     | 72.19               | 77.85     | 66.27      | 7389469                 | 3007319       | 4382150       |
| 4                  | Bihar                     | 61.8                | 71.2      | 51.5       | 32460935                | 12782895      | 19678040      |
| 5                  | Chhattisgarh              | 70.28               | 80.27     | 60.24      | 6503587                 | 2165067       | 4338520       |
| 6                  | Goa                       | 88.7                | 92.65     | 84.66      | 148447                  | 48857         | 99590         |
| 7                  | Gujarat                   | 78.03               | 85.75     | 69.68      | 11569072                | 3901003       | 7668069       |
| 8                  | Haryana                   | 75.55               | 84.06     | 65.94      | 5371753                 | 1857558       | 3514195       |
| 9                  | Himachal Pradesh          | 82.8                | 89.53     | 75.93      | 1046968                 | 321824        | 725144        |
| 10                 | Jammu & Kashmir           | 67.16               | 76.75     | 56.43      | 3455164                 | 1291636       | 2163528       |
| 11                 | Jharkhand                 | 66.41               | 76.84     | 55.42      | 9270570                 | 3280649       | 5989921       |
| 12                 | Karnataka                 | 75.36               | 82.47     | 68.08      | 13286942                | 4782895       | 8504047       |
| 13                 | Kerala                    | 94                  | 96.11     | 92.07      | 1797282                 | 554265        | 1243017       |
| 14                 | Madhya Pradesh            | 69.32               | 78.73     | 59.24      | 18966245                | 6801806       | 12164439      |
| 15                 | Maharashtra               | 82.34               | 88.38     | 75.87      | 17493526                | 5950081       | 11543445      |
| 16                 | Manipur                   | 76.94               | 83.58     | 70.26      | 571961                  | 204244        | 367717        |
| 17                 | Meghalaya                 | 74.43               | 75.95     | 72.89      | 613348                  | 289307        | 324041        |
| 18                 | Mizoram                   | 91.33               | 93.35     | 89.27      | 80500                   | 31249         | 49251         |
| 19                 | Nagaland                  | 79.55               | 82.75     | 76.11      | 344997                  | 150907        | 194090        |
| 20                 | Odisha                    | 72.87               | 81.59     | 64.01      | 9958429                 | 3405958       | 6552471       |
| 21                 | Punjab                    | 75.84               | 80.44     | 70.73      | 5959982                 | 2537415       | 3422567       |
| 22                 | Rajasthan                 | 66.11               | 79.19     | 52.12      | 19623651                | 6223409       | 13400242      |
| 23                 | Sikkim                    | 81.42               | 86.55     | 75.61      | 101514                  | 39040         | 62474         |
| 24                 | Tamil Nadu                | 80.09               | 86.77     | 73.44      | 12885691                | 4277208       | 8608483       |
| 25                 | Tripura                   | 87.22               | 91.53     | 82.73      | 411120                  | 138999        | 272121        |
| 26                 | Uttar Pradesh             | 67.68               | 77.28     | 57.18      | 54623455                | 20059965      | 34563490      |
| 27                 | Uttarakhand               | 78.82               | 87.4      | 70.01      | 1849525                 | 556866        | 1292659       |
| 28                 | West Bengal               | 76.26               | 81.69     | 70.54      | 19156368                | 7579821       | 11576547      |
|                    | **Union Territories**     |                     |           |            |                         |               |               |
| 29                 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 86.63               | 90.27     | 82.43      | 45422                   | 17724         | 27698         |
| 30                 | Chandigarh                | 86.05               | 89.99     | 81.19      | 130578                  | 51781         | 78797         |
| 31                 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 76.24               | 85.17     | 64.32      | 69584                   | 24808         | 44776         |
| 32                 | Daman & Diu               | 87.1                | 91.54     | 79.55      | 27907                   | 11514         | 16393         |
| 33                 | NCT of Delhi              | 86.21               | 90.94     | 80.76      | 2037720                 | 717030        | 1320690       |
| 34                 | Lakshadweep               | 91.85               | 95.56     | 87.95      | 4665                    | 1303          | 3362          |
| 35                 | Puducherry                | 85.85               | 91.26     | 80.67      | 157786                  | 47606         | 110180        |

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**Annexure-II**

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) & (b) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.38 FOR 22.7.2015 ASKED BY SHRI CHIRAG PASWAN AND SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH REGARDING “NATIONAL LITERACY MISSION”.

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## Literacy rate, number of illiterates in the country, State/UT-wise and category-wise, as per the Census 2011

| **Sl.**  **No.**      | **States/UTs**            | **Scheduled Castes**   |                       | **Scheduled Tribes**   |                       |
|-----------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|
|                       |                           | **Literacy Rate**      | **No of Illiterates** | **Literacy Rate**      | **No of Illiterates** |
|                       | **India**                 | **66.07**              | 58,417,810            | **58.95**              | 36,041,413            |
| 1                     | Andhra Pradesh            | 62.28                  | 4,649,939             | 49.21                  | 2,614,371             |
| 2                     | Arunachal Pradesh         | N.A                    | N.A                   | 64.58                  | 283,669               |
| 3                     | Assam                     | 76.99                  | 445,297               | 72.06                  | 931,967               |
| 4                     | Bihar                     | 48.65                  | 6,718,918             | 51.08                  | 531,556               |
| 5                     | Chhattisgarh              | 70.76                  | 809,176               | 59.09                  | 2,709,983             |
| 6                     | Goa                       | 83.73                  | 3,707                 | 79.14                  | 28,033                |
| 7                     | Gujarat                   | 79.18                  | 745,512               | 62.48                  | 2,815,326             |
| 8                     | Haryana                   | 66.85                  | 1,442,923             | N.A                    | N.A                   |
| 9                     | Himachal Pradesh          | 78.92                  | 318,789               | 73.64                  | 90,737                |
| 10                    | Jammu & Kashmir           | 70.16                  | 238,170               | 50.56                  | 588,478               |
| 11                    | Jharkhand                 | 55.89                  | 1,436,435             | 57.13                  | 3,077,099             |
| 12                    | Karnataka                 | 65.33                  | 3,160,772             | 62.08                  | 1,398,551             |
| 13                    | Kerala                    | 88.73                  | 310,244               | 75.81                  | 104,104               |
| 14                    | Madhya Pradesh            | 66.16                  | 3,242,593             | 50.55                  | 6,176,243             |
| 15                    | Maharashtra               | 79.66                  | 2,370,313             | 65.73                  | 3,069,686             |
| 16                    | Manipur                   | 76.09                  | 20,261                | 72.58                  | 277,764               |
| 17                    | Meghalaya                 | 68.57                  | 4,710                 | 74.53                  | 521,654               |
| 18                    | Mizoram                   | 92.43                  | 83                    | 91.51                  | 74,292                |
| 19                    | Nagaland                  | N.A                    | N.A                   | 80.04                  | 290,809               |
| 20                    | Odisha                    | 69.02                  | 1,931,465             | 52.24                  | 3,854,294             |
| 21                    | Punjab                    | 64.81                  | 2,719,164             | N.A                    | N.A                   |
| 22                    | Rajasthan                 | 59.75                  | 4,102,773             | 52.80                  | 3,558,223             |
| 23                    | Sikkim                    | 77.54                  | 5,560                 | 79.74                  | 37,362                |
| 24                    | Tamil Nadu                | 73.26                  | 3,435,867             | 54.34                  | 315,416               |
| 25                    | Tripura                   | 89.45                  | 60,968                | 79.05                  | 207,657               |
| 26                    | Uttar Pradesh             | 60.89                  | 13,456,698            | 55.68                  | 411,174               |
| 27                    | Uttarakhand               | 74.41                  | 410,710               | 73.88                  | 67,210                |
| 28                    | West Bengal               | 69.43                  | 5,778,999             | 57.93                  | 1,935,146             |
| **Union Territories** |                           |                        |                       |                        |                       |
| 29                    | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | N.A                    | N.A                   | 75.58                  | 6,028                 |
| 30                    | Chandigarh                | 76.45                  | 40,636                | N.A                    | N.A                   |
| 31                    | Dadra & Nagar Haveli      | 89.42                  | 573                   | 61.85                  | 57,210                |
| 32                    | Daman & Diu               | 92.56                  | 410                   | 78.79                  | 2,882                 |
| 33                    | NCT of Delhi              | 78.89                  | 517,844               | N.A                    | N.A                   |
| 34                    | Lakshadweep               | N.A                    | N.A                   | 91.70                  | 4,489                 |
| 35                    | Puducherry                | 77.90                  | 38,301                | N.A                    | N.A                   |

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**Annexure-III**

## STATEMENT REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (d) & (e) OF THE LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO. 38 FOR 22.7.2015 ASKED BY SHRI CHIRAG PASWAN AND SHRI SUNIL KUMAR SINGH REGARDING “NATIONAL LITERACY MISSION”.

**The details of year-wise Budget allocation and disbursement & central share released during the last three years and the current year upto 15.7.2015 under Saakshar Bharat programme**

**(Rs.  in Crore)**

| **Sl.No.**   | **Year**   |   **Budget Estimates** | **Revised Estimates**   | **Expenditure**   |
|--------------|------------|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
|              | 2012-13    |                 590.00 | 420.89                  | 387.33            |
|              | 2013-14    |                 572.00 | 354                     | 297.26            |
|              | 2014-15    |                 450.00 | 371.35                  | 358.35            |
|              | 2015-16    |                 450.00 | NA                      | 19.50*            |

*Up to 15.7.2015

**(Rs. in lakh)**

| **Sl. No.**   | **Name of State/UT**   | **Central Share released**   |                  |              |                                 |
|---------------|------------------------|------------------------------|------------------|--------------|---------------------------------|
|               |                        | **2012-13**                  | **2013-14**      | **2014-15**  | **2015-16**  **Upto 15.7.2015** |
| 1             | Andhra Pradesh         | 11605.83                     | 6921.76          | 3432         | 1950                            |
| 2             | Arunachal Pradesh      | 0                            | 1417.84          | 1224.73      | 0                               |
| 3             | Assam                  | 0                            | 1620             | 913.5        | 0                               |
| 4             | Bihar                  | 703.88                       | 6226.09          | 4788         | 0                               |
| 5             | Chhasttisgarh          | 9347.2                       | 1875             | 2250         | 0                               |
| 6             | D&N Haveli             | 0                            | 0                | 0            | 0                               |
| 7             | Gujarat                | 925.12                       | 0                | 0            | 0                               |
| 8             | Haryana                | 0                            | 0                | 2546.35      | 0                               |
| 9             | Himachal Pradesh       | 269.84                       | 0                | 156          | 0                               |
| 10            | Jammu & Kashmir        | 0                            | 0                | 0            | 0                               |
| 11            | Jharkhand              | 2581.46                      | 0                | 0            | 0                               |
| 12            | Karnataka              | 4011.44                      | 1575.19          | 750          | 0                               |
| 13            | Madhya Pradesh         | 0                            | 0                | 2496         | 0                               |
| 14            | Maharashtra            | 0                            | 0                | 3375         | 0                               |
| 15            | Manipur                | 0                            | 274.48           | 122.76       | 0                               |
| 16            | Meghalaya              | 0                            | 0                | 0            | 0                               |
| 17            | Nagaland               | 327.1                        | 198              | 256.47       | 0                               |
| 18            | Odisha                 | 1512.12                      | 228.16           | 0            | 0                               |
| 19            | Punjab                 | 0                            | 0                | 0            | 0                               |
| 20            | Rajasthan              | 0                            | 4017             | 3215.54      | 0                               |
| 21            | Sikkim                 | 0                            | 66.8             | 0            | 0                               |
| 22            | Tamil Nadu             | 1375.04                      | 2597.4           | 0            | 0                               |
| 23            | Telangana              | Not in existence             | Not in existence | 3432         | 0                               |
| 24            | Tripura                | 123.82                       | 0                | 0            | 0                               |
| 25            | Uttar Pradesh          | 0                            | 0                | 3978         | 0                               |
| 26            | Uttarakhand            | 547.53                       | 1563.12          | 781.88       | 0                               |
| 27            | West Bengal            | 2952.05                      | 72.13            | 916.5        | 0                               |
|               | **Total**              | **36282.43**                 | **28652.97**     | **34634.73** | **1950**                        |

Funds not released to some States due to non-submission of Utilization Certificates  and expenditure less than 75% of the funds released.