(a) whether it is a fact that the National Literacy Mission
(NLM) is yet to achieve its target;
(b) if so, the details thereof;
(c ) whether it has not yet been launched in all
the districts of the country;
(d ) if so, the names of the districts which have
not so far been covered under the mission particularly in
Andhra Pradesh; and
(e) the steps taken by the Government to cover all the
districts in the country under the Mission?
THE MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI)
(a) & (b) The National Literacy Mission’s target is to
attain a sustainable threshold level literacy rate of 75%
by 2005. It seeks to achieve this goal by imparting
functional literacy to non-literates in the 15-35 age group.
The Census 2001 (Provisional Population Totals) indicate
that literacy rate in India has registered an increase of
13.17 percentage points, from 52.21% in 1991 to 65.38% in
2001. This is the highest rate of increase for any decade
since independence.
(c) Yes, Sir.
(d ) All the districts in Andhra Pradesh have been
covered by the Mission. Only 27 districts in the rest of
the country are yet to be covered under the schemes of
National Literacy Mission.
(e) The State Governments have been requested to
initiate measures to launch literacy campaigns in uncovered
districts and submit project proposals for approval of
National Literacy Mission.