HP becomes fourth fully literate state
New Delhi, Sept. 9 -- Himachal Pradesh on Monday became the fourth fully literate state in India after Tripura, Mizoram, and Goa, under the Ullas (Understanding lifelong learning for all in society) scheme, a centrally sponsored literacy programme for people above the age of 15 years.
Under Ullas, a state is considered fully literate when at least 95% of its population above 15 years can read, write and perform basic numeracy tasks needed in daily life.
"As a result of reforms introduced by the present government, the literacy rate in Himachal Pradesh has reached to 99.30% higher than the national benchmark of 95%," chief minister Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu said at an event in Shimla.P5...
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