Scourge of illiteracy in india
SCOURGE OF ILLITERACY IN INDIA L iteracy is a very important quality of a population. obviously, only an informed and educated citizen can make intalligent choices and undertake research and development projects. Low levels of lietacy are a serious obstacle for econimic improvement. Illiterary, on the other hand, has been a serious problem in India. It has been a major hurdle in the country's economic development. India has the highest number of illiterates in the world. It is a stigma and blot on the fair name of our country. A ccording to the Census of 2001, a person aged 7 years, and above who can read and write with understand in any language, is treated as literate. UNESCO defines a literate person as 'one who can with understanding, both read and write a short simple statement on his every day life.'Thus, those who can read but cannot write do not fall under the category of a literate person. T here has been a steady improvement in the litera...