Tripura declared India’s 3rd fully literate state after Mizoram, Goa

AGARTALA: In a significant development, Tripura was on Monday declared fully literate, with the state’s literacy rate rising to 95.6 percent. Addressing a function, Director (Adult Education), Union Ministry of Education Preeti Meena said that after Mizoram and Goa, Tripura became the third in India to attain the distinction of being a fully literate state.

She said that UNESCO has defined that states which cross the 95 per cent literacy rate would be declared as fully literate.

According to the Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) report published for the financial year 2023-24, Tripura’s literacy rate stood at 93.7 per cent. According to a previous survey, the state’s non-literate population was 23,184. By successfully implementing the ULLAS (Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society)New India Literacy Programme, Tripura’s literacy rate has now increased to 95.6 percent, Meena said.

She said that as per the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), by 2030, India aims to be a fully literate nation.

Meena asked the neo-literates to continue their learning so that in the 2027 Census, Tripura would be recorded as a fully-literate state.

The Government of India had earlier launched the Centrally Sponsored Scheme ‘ULLAS’ for 2022-2027 to cover all aspects of ‘Education For All’ (erstwhile termed as Adult Education) to align with National Education Policy 2020.

Addressing the function, Tripura Chief Minister Manik Saha said that in 1961, the literacy rate of the state was merely 20.24 percent. “Overcoming numerous challenges, the state’s literacy steadily rose, reaching 87.22 percent in the 2011 Census from 73.66 percent in 2001,” he said.

In Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s vision for Viksit Bharat 2047, literacy is a vital component, said CM Saha, who also holds the education portfolio of the state.

He said that under the ULLAS programme, reading, writing and basic arithmetic are three key aspects.

The Chief Minister claimed that in per capita income and GDP, Tripura is the second highest in northeastern states.

A senior official of the Education Department said that under the leadership of the School Education Department, the State Literacy Mission Authority, State Council of Educational Research and Training, retired teachers, students from schools and colleges, volunteers and trained personnel from various levels worked together tirelessly to execute the ULLAS programme.

According to the official, educational materials were prepared in Bengali, English, and tribal Kokborok languages; teachers and officials were specially trained; and students were engaged as volunteers. (IANS)

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