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Tamil Nadu with 72 mn records 80% literacy

Last Updated: Friday, May 31, 2013, 17:35

Tamil Nadu recorded a population of 72,147,030, growing by 97.4 lakh persons in the last decade, of which 80.1 percent are literates, according to the 2011 census.

Himachal literacy rate up 6.3 percent in decade: Census

Last Updated: Sunday, May 26, 2013, 11:01

The literacy rate in Himachal Pradesh, with a population of over 68 lakh, has registered an increase of 6.3 percent over a decade, says a Census report.

Tripura registers improvement in literacy rate

Last Updated: Friday, May 17, 2013, 15:22

Literacy rate in Tripura has risen to 87.22 percent from the previous 73.3 percent, ranking the state fourth in the country, according to the preliminary census report of 2011.

`Kids need to be computer literate to utilise tech`

Last Updated: Wednesday, May 1, 2013, 12:57

Opportunities thrown up by technology can be harnessed only if the children in the country are made computer literate, Telecom Minister Kapil Sibal said Wednesday.

Female literacy rate leapfrogs to 53% in Bihar: Nitish Kumar

Last Updated: Sunday, April 28, 2013, 20:08

Literacy among women in Bihar has leapfrogged to over 53 per cent from 33 per cent 12 years ago due to sustained efforts of the government, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said.

Bihar clocks 29% hike in commercial tax collection: Modi

Last Updated: Sunday, April 14, 2013, 08:05

In another first in the country, tax collection in Bihar in the 2012-13 fiscal jumped to 29 percent, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said.

Bihar literacy growth rate much ahead of national average

Last Updated: Friday, April 12, 2013, 22:57

Educational programmes in Bihar have resulted in pushing literacy growth rate in the state to 16.82 per cent, much ahead of national average of 9.28 per cent, Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi said on Friday.

Tripura to be declared fully literate

Last Updated: Friday, April 12, 2013, 15:26

India`s northeastern state of Tripura will be declared fully literate in September this year, state Finance Minister Badal Choudhury said here on Friday.

Brand ambassador of Kerala`s literacy drive no more

Last Updated: Friday, April 5, 2013, 13:01

Cholakkodan Aysha, hailed as the brand ambassador of Kerala`s universal literacy mission, passed away at her residence at nearby Kavannur.

Kerala achieves lowest school dropout rate in India

Last Updated: Sunday, March 17, 2013, 14:11

Kerala, which stands out from the rest of India with 94 percent literacy rate, has achieved another distinction of having the lowest dropout rate of school students in the country at just 0.53 percent.

Raju writes to Chidambaram, terms cut in funds 'unjustified'

Last Updated: Tuesday, February 5, 2013, 22:09

The Finance Ministry had last month imposed around seven percent cut in the Rs 45,000 crore school education and literacy budget to control expenditure in view of the economic slowdown.

Around 7% cut in school education, literacy budget

Last Updated: Thursday, January 3, 2013, 21:23

The government has imposed around seven per cent cut in the Rs 45,000 crore school education and literacy budget.