New Delhi, May 24 -- Union Minister Jayant Singh Chaudhary on Saturday praised the progress made in the areas of education and skill development in the North East at the 'Rising North East Investors Summit' held at Bharat Mandapam in New Delhi, saying that Mizoram had become India's first fully literate state.

Speaking at the summit, Chaudhary said, "The prospects of skill development have been extended to the grassroots there. Education has improved significantly. Two days ago, Mizoram announced that it has become India's first fully literate state. They have a literacy rate of more than 90 per cent."

He stated that this milestone highlighted the growing success of national educational reforms and grassroots initiatives to improve lite...