An illiterate person is unable to read or write simple sentences. Literacy rates in India are 62.8% for adults and 81.1% for youth, with large gaps between male and female rates. Causes of illiteracy include economic conditions, lack of awareness, caste divisions, gender inequality, and lack of schools in rural areas. While India's overall adult literacy rate improved to 74.04% by 2011, rates vary significantly between states and sexes, highlighting the need for continued efforts to expand educational access and quality.

1. ILLITERACY

2. WHO IS ILLITERATE?
 A person who is unable to sign and unable to read and
write, in simple sentences is called illiterate.

3. LITERACY RATES AMONG YOUTH AND ADULT
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4. CAUSES OF ILLITERACY
• Economic condition
• Lack of awareness and consciousness
• Caste division
• Prefer to work rather than study(For some earning)
• Gender inequality
• Lack of schools in rural area

5. LITERACY RATE
BY SEX
IN INDIA
62.8
81.1
50.8
74.475.2
88.4
0
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20
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40
50
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70
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ADULT YOUTH
Total Female Male
Reference: www.uis.unesco.org

6. • According to CENSUS 2011 India’s adult literacy rate was 74.04%
which improved by 8.66% from last census.
• Highest literacy rate was at Kerala state having 94%
• Lowest literacy rate was at Bihar state having 61.8%
• Literacy rate among male was 82.14%
• Literacy rate among Female was 65.46%

7. LITERACY RATE MAP OF INDIA

8. POLICIES IMPLEMENTED BY GOVERNMENT
Right to Education
• Right of education for every child of age 6-14
• Reservation of 25% seats to poor category
students in private schools
• No donation
• No interview
Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao
Yojana
• Focused on girl child education

9. Anganwadi kendra
POLICIES IMPLEMENTED BY GOVERNMENT

10. • Literacy is a strong weapon which can root out the
social issues like Dowry, Corruption, Child labor.
• Literate population can contribute manifolds in the
Economic and Social development of nation
• Literacy is key to developed and powerful nation.

12. WHAT MUST BE DONE…
• Need of
• Extra 1.9 million teachers
• 4 million new class rooms
• $ 16 billion dollars for world’s most poor regions
• Elimination of school fees for low income earners
• Effective teachers training programs
• Improvement of existing education standards