(a) the number of districts covered under various adult literacy
programmes at the end of Ninth, Tenth and Eleventh Five Year Plan periods;
(b) the number of districts proposed to be covered by these programmes at
the end of Twelfth Five Year Plan;
(c) the number of male and female adults covered under ‘Saakshar Bharat’
during the current plan period, State/UT-wise; and
(d) the steps taken/proposed to be taken by the Government to reduce the
gender gap between male and female adults?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)
(a) 544 districts were covered under literacy progrmmes by the end of
Ninth Plan. The number increased to 597 by the end of Tenth Plan
period.In XI Plan,a new programme, Saakshar Bharat, has been
launched.167 districts have been covered under this programme so far.
(b) No decision to this effect has been taken as targets are fixed plan
period wise at the beginning/during a particular Five Year Plan.
(c) A statement indicating State/UT-wise number of male and female adults
aimed to be covered under Saakshar Bharat is appended at annexure-I.
(d) Saakshar Bharat, the new variant of National Literacy Mission, has
been launched primarily to bridge the gender gap.