(a) whether the desired target has not been achieved
under the literacy drive in Orissa and West Bengal;
(b) If so, the details in this regard;
(c) whether the said situation has arisen due to
lack of proper co-ordination between his department and
concerned university of the State Government; and
(d) if so, the facts thereof?
THE MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (PROF. RITA VERMA)
(a) & (b) As per census 2001 (provisional), the
literacy rate of Orissa has increased from 49.09 percent
in 1991 to 63.61 percent in 2001. It has increased in
West Bengal from 57.70 percent in 1991 to 69.22 percent
in 2001. The National Literacy Mission seeks to achieve
full literacy in the country, i.e., a sustainable
threshold level of 75% by 2005.
(c) & (d) The literacy campaigns are not implemented
by the universities of the State Government but by the
Zilla Saksharata Samitis, which are registered societies
under the Chairmanship of the District Collector.