Kerala tops in literacy rate followed by Lakshadweep, Mizoram: MoE

Kerala tops in literacy rate followed by Lakshadweep, Mizoram: MoE

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Category : National Published on: March 16 2023

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According to the data shared by the education ministry Kerala has the highest literacy rate (94 %) followed by Lakshadweep (91.85%) and Mizoram (91.33 %).
The literacy rate in rural India is 67.77 percent as compared to 84.11 percent in urban India.
According to the data shared by the Ministry of Education, Bihar (61.8 pc) has the lowest literacy, followed by Arunachal Pradesh (65.3 pc) and Rajasthan (66.1 pc).
Union Minister of State for Education Annapurna Devi shared this information in response to a written question in Lok Sabha.
For Improvement of Literacy Rate:
The central government assists states and union territories in implementing the Samagra Shiksha Scheme as a program.
To improve adult literacy rates, a centrally sponsored scheme called Saakshar Bharat was implemented in rural areas of 404 districts in 26 states and one union territory, which had a female literacy rate of 50% or below according to Census 2001.

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