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  2. List of Indian states and union territories by literacy rate

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    Figures at a glance - Provisional Population Totals, Census of India, 2011 (PDF) (Report). 2011 Retrieved 1 December 2020 . "People in Andhra Pradesh surprised at lowest literacy rate of 64%" .

  3. Literacy in India - Wikipedia

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    Literacy rate map of India, 2011 [1] Literacy in India is a key for social-economic progress. [2] [3] The 2011 census, indicated a 2001–2011 literacy growth of 97.2%, which is slower than the growth seen during the previous decade. An old analytical 1990 study estimated that it would take until 2060 for India to achieve universal literacy at ...

  4. List of West Bengal districts ranked by literacy rate

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    This is a list of districts in the Indian state of West Bengal ranked by literacy rate as per provisional data of 2011 census. [1]With a literacy rate of 96.26% (male 90.69% and female 96.54%), above the national average of 90.04%, as per the 2011 Census, West Bengal ranks 20th amongst the 36 states and union territories in India in terms of literacy rate.

  5. National Policy on Education - Wikipedia

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    Since the country's independence in 1947, the Indian government sponsored a variety of programmes to address the problems of illiteracy in both rural and urban India. Maulana Abul Kalam Azad , India's first Minister of Education, envisaged strong central government control over education throughout the country, with a uniform educational system.

  6. Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act, 2009

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    Universal adult franchise in the act was opposed since most of the population was illiterate. Article 45 in the Constitution of India was set up as an act: The state shall endeavour to provide, within a period of ten years from commencement of this Constitution, for free and compulsory education for all children until they complete the age of ...

  7. List of countries by literacy rate - Wikipedia

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    This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 25 January 2025. This article needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information. (March 2022) World map of countries shaded according to the literacy rate for all people aged 15 and over This is a list of countries by literacy rate. The global ...

  8. National Education Mission - Wikipedia

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    The National Literacy Mission (NLM) is a nationwide program started by the Government of India in 1988 with the approval of the Cabinet as an independent and autonomous wing of the Ministry of HRD (the then Department of Education). Its stated aim is to educate 80 million adults in the age group of 15–35 over an eighty-year period.

  9. Education in India - Wikipedia

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    This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (May 2023) (Learn how and when to remove this message) Education in India Ministry of Education Minister of Education Dharmendra Pradhan National education budget Budget 2.9% of GDP ($ 112 billion) General details ...