Challenges and responses to Indian democracy — Political Science STD 12 Arts — Question
Gujarat BoardEnglish MediumSTD 12 ArtsPolitical ScienceChallenges and responses to Indian democracy3 Marks
Question
Explain briefly about illiteracy.
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Answer
Education is a prerequisite for the success of democracy and the development of the nation.
Education has a crucial impact on social and economic development.
Countries that have achieved high levels of literacy and education.
He has easily achieved the ladder of economic development.
Of the 36 crore population in post-independence India, only 6 crore (only 16.5%) have literacy and this education was limited to the so-called upper castes and the urban middle class.
In the 50's, providing basic primary education to millions of people in the country became the most important need.
The government organized a number of programs in this regard, as a result of which, as per the data of 2017, the total literacy rate in the country reached 74.04%, with a literacy rate of 82.14% among males and 65.46% among females.
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