| National Literacy Goals |
| YEAR |
2005 |
2010 |
2015 |
| Total adult literacy
rate (%) |
75 |
... |
... |
| Female adult literacy
rate (%) |
75 |
... |
... |
| Male adult literacy
rate (%) |
75 |
... |
... |
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| Definition of a Literate Person |
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A person is literate who has attained skill in reading and writing
simple text and numeracy.
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| Name of National Literacy Agency |
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National Literacy Mission
| "Literacy Facts and Figures" of India |
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| Structure of National Literacy Agency |
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| Number of NGOs working in the field of literacy |
136 |
| Number of literacy classes in most recent
year |
... |
| Number of classroom hours designated to achieve
basic literacy |
200 hrs. of learning for basic literacy |
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| National Policies and Strategies |
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| National Policies on Literacy /
Non-formal Education in Latest Policy Document on Education |
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| Current Literacy / Non-formal Education
Objectives /Strategies |
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Goals and Objectives
The goal of the National Literacy Mission is to attain full literacy,
i.e. a sustainable threshold level of 75 % by 2005. The mission
seeks to achieve this goal by imparting functional literacy to
non-literates in the 15-35 age group. This age group has been
the focus of attention because they are in the productive and
reproductive period of life. The total literacy campaign offers
them a second chance, in case they missed the opportunity or were
denied access to mainstream formal education.
The mission also takes into its fold children in the 9.14 age
group, in areas not covered by non-formal education programmes
to reach the benefits of literacy to out-of-school children as
well. The major thrust of these programmes is on the promotion
of literacy among women, scheduled castes and tribes and backward
classes.
The National Literacy Mission eventually aims at ensuring that
the total literacy campaigns and their sequel, the post-literacy
campaigns, successfully move on to continuing education, which
provides life-long learning and is responsible for the creation
of a learning society.
Strategy to achieve the set goals
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Adopted a national strategy in mission mode
to take care of the need for diversity of approach and inter
-regional variations. |
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Stress on proper environment building and active
participation of the people, especially women. |
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Encourage joint efforts by Governmental and
Non-Governmental organisations. |
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Preparation of local specific primers in local
languages. |
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Integrated approach to total literacy and post-literacy
programmes to tackle the problem of residual illiteracy and
to reduce the time gape between TLC and PLP. |
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Stress on vocational training of neo-literates
to facilitate linking literacy with life skills. |
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| Lessons Learned from
Past Literacy Programmes and Activities |
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A number of significant programmes have been
taken up since Independence to eradicate illiteracy among
adults through different programmes like Social Education
(1951-56), Gram Shiksha Muhim, Farmers Functional Literacy
(1967-68), Non-Formal Education, Polyvalent Adult Education,
Education Commission, Functional Literacy for Adult Women,
National Adult Education Programme, Rural Functional Literacy
Project, State Adult Education Programme, Adult Education
through Voluntary Agencies etc. |
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Earlier there was also a campaign made for
a two-year duration of 40 hours' instruction, and evaluation
was conducted at the end of the campaign. |
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After the launch of NLM in 1988, between 1988
and 1990, the Mission tried to consolidate the earlier centre-based
programme to make its implementation more effective through
the campaign-based approach. The real breakthrough came with
an experiment in mass literacy, a campaign initiated in 1989
and successfully completed in Ernakulam District of Kerala.
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