Friday, June 14, 2013

Government targets 80 % Literacy Rate by 2017

The Union Government has announced it is aimed to achieve 80 per cent literacy rate in the country by 2017 on 12th June and the emphasis will be on female literacy and briding the gender gap in rural India. The present literacy of the country is 74 per cent. 

As part of this project, the government would like to strengthen the Panchayati Raj Institutions, which can play an instrumental role in promoting literacy. 

Presently, the Saakshar Bharat Programme, which is operational in 372 districts covering nearly 1.5 lakh village panchayats spread over 25 states, will carry forward the work towards the objective.

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