Importance of literacy in India
Education is one of the key features required to independently sustain in this society. Like food, water and sun; education is also a must for everyone. But how much importance do we give to it? The literacy rate of a country defines its prosperity. It is directly proportional to the country's socio-economic development. Literacy rate of India is 74.04% currently. There is a wide difference between the literacy rate of men and women. According to 2011 census(official), the literacy rate of men is 82.14% while for women it is 65.45% this had a huge impact on India’s development. However, nowadays researchers are happy to hear that this gap is reducing. Education is equal and important for everyone. Classroom is generally a place where multi-cultured people are allowed to study together without discrimination and differences. Various government policies has brought considerable hike in India’s literacy from then. Some examples of those are:- Till 1994, Bihar was the only...