(a) whether the Government have recently formulated a new literacy scheme;
(b) if so, the salient features thereof;
(c) whether any discrepancies have come to the notice of
the Government in implementation of the earlier schemes;
(d) if so, the details thereof; and
(e) the extent to which the new scheme is likely to achieve
the targeted rate of literacy?
THE MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (DR. MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI)
A statement is placed in the Table of the Sabha.
STATEMENT IN RESPONSE TO LOK SABHA STARRED QUESTION NO.331
TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.12.2000 REGARDING LITERACY SCHEME.
The Government has approved the continuation of the
National Literacy Mission and the following schemes with
revised parameters, enhanced financial norms and provision
for expansion during the 9th Plan:
i) Literacy Campaigns & Operation Restoration.
ii) Continuing Education
iii) NLM Support to Non Governmental Organisation.
iv) Jan Shikshan Sansthan.
2. The salient features are as follows:
a) Total Literacy and Post Literacy Campaigns to be
sanctioned as one integrated project.
b) Scheme of Continuing Education decentralized delegating
power of sanction of projects to State Literacy Mission
Authorities(SLMAs).
c) Scheme of support to Non-Governmental Organisations
(NGOs) decentralized through the State Literacy Mission
Authorities.
d) State Resource Centres to be provided enhanced budget
and better infrastructure.
e) Shramik Vidyapeeths renamed as Jan Shikshan Sansthans
to cater to rural areas in addition to urban areas.
3. Financial norms were revised keeping in view the
escalation of prices. To avoid time lag between the end of
Total Literacy Campaign and Post Literacy Programme, a
composite scheme was mooted. Decentralisation and
delegation of powers to State Literacy Mission Authorities
is for expeditious sanction of projects. Jan Shikshan
Sansthan were earlier only confined to urban areas.
4. The target of National Literacy Mission (NLM) is to
attain a sustainable threshold level of 75% literacy by the
year 2005. It aims to provide functional literacy to non-
literates in the 15-35 age group, and provide basic skills
for earning livelihood.