Tripura has attained “full literacy”, with a literacy rate of 95.6 per cent, Chief Minister Manik Saha announced on Monday, citing data from Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society (ULLAS)- Nav Bharat Saksharta Karyakram.
“This is a historical moment. We have got the recognition of a fully literate state. It’s a matter of pride for us. Those who worked tirelessly–education department, teachers, and students–I thank all of them. Sabka saath, sabka vikas, sabka prayas. We need to go the last mile,” he said during a programme held at Rabindra Satabarshiki Bhavan in Agartala.
Saha said the state recorded a literacy rate of 20.24 per cent in 1961, from where it jumped to 60.44 per cent in 1991, 73.19 per cent in 2001, and 87.22 per cent in 2011. In 2023-24, the literacy rate was 93.7 per cent and it rose to 95.6 per cent in 2024-25.
Ninety-five per cent is the threshold for full literacy set by the Ministry of Education. The literacy programme was earlier limited to teaching people how to write their names, but its focus has expanded to include foundation literacy and numeracy, reading, writing, basic arithmetic, critical life skills, vocational skills, continuing education, and skill development, Saha said.
“Literacy needs to reach every household. If it is not fulfilled, we cannot reach our destination. I will ask the education department to address those who are left,” the chief minister said.
“Tripura is progressing in every sector. If we talk about GSDP (gross state domestic product), we are the second highest in the northeast, after Assam. We have the second-highest per capita income, after Sikkim,” he added.
As many as 2,228 volunteers across the state are part of the literacy programme, supported by 943 Samajik Chetana Kendras.
Of the 4,597 examinees, 3,581 passed the Foundation Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test held on March 17 last year. When the test was held on December 29 last year, 13,909 of the 14,179 examinees qualified. The test was again held on March 23 and 5,819 of the 5,896 examinees cleared it.
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Priti Mina, secretary in the education ministry; state education secretary Raval Hamendra Kumar; SCERT director L Darlong; and secondary education director N C Sharma were among those present in the programme.
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