INTEGRATION OF ART AND CULTURE OF

ASSAM AND RAJASTHAN

ILLITERACY IN
ASSAM AND
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RAJASTHAN

ASSAM RAJASTHAN
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DEFINITION OF ILLITERACY

 ILLITERACY IS THE QUALITY OR CONDITION OF BEING

UNABLE TO READ OR WRITE.

 OR IT IS THE ACTUAL STATE OF BEING UNEDUCATED OR

INSUFFICIENTLY EDUCATED.

 ONE WHO IS ILLITERATE HAS A LACK OF ACQUAINTANCE

WITH THE FUNDAMENTALS OF A PARTICULAR FIELD OF
KNOWLEDGE.
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STATE ASSAM RAJASTHAN
AREA 78,438 km² 342,239 km²
CAPITAL DISPUR JAIPUR
POPULATION 31,205,567 (2011) 68,548,437 (2011)
NO. OF DISTRICTS 33 33
LARGEST CITY GUWAHATI JAIPUR
LITERACY RATE 72.19 % 66.11 %
MALE LITERACY 77.85 % 79.19 %
FEMALE LITERACY 66.27 % 52.12 %
URBAN LITERACY 88.47 % 79.68 %
RURAL LITERACY 69.34 % 61.44 %
TOTAL ILLITERATE 12,027,599 30,273,155
MALE ILLITERATE 5,370,804 11,862,585
FEMALE ILLITERATE 6,656,795 18,410,570
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CAUSES OF ILLITERACY IN
RAJASTHAN
 LACK OF A ROLE MODEL, I.E. NO ONE IN THE FAMILY STRESSES READING
OR EDUCATION

 MOVING FROM ONE SCHOOL TO ANOTHER THROUGHOUT THE

CHILDHOOD, SO EDUCATION DON’T MAKE ANY SENSE AND FIT TOGETHER

 LEAVINGG SCHOOL AT A YOUNG AGE TO TAKE CARE OF THE SICK FAMILY

MEMBER OR TO PROVIDE INCOME

 LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE, TEACHING FACILITIES IN RURAL AND REMOTE

AREAS

 BEING A FOREIGNER AND NEEDED TO LEARN ENGLISH AS A SECOND

LANGUAGE
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CAUSES OF ILLITERACY IN ASSAM

 UNDIAGNOSED LEARNING DISABILITIES

 POVERTY OR A FOCUS ON SURVIVAL NEEDS RATHER THAN

EDUCATION

 VIOLENCE IN THE COMMUNITY OR FEAR OF VIOLENCE, CAUSING

THE STUDENT TO MISS LARGE AMOUNTS OF SCHOOLS

 GEOGRAPHICAL DIFFICULTIES I.E STUDENTS HAVE TO CROSS

RIVERS TO REACH SCHOOL
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CONSTITUTIONAL PROVISIONS TO
ELIMINATE ILLITERACY
 ARTICLE 21(A) OF THE CONSTITUTION OF INDIA WAS AMENDED
TO PROVIDE FREE AND COMPULSORY EDUCATION AS A
FUNDAMENTAL RIGHT TO ALL CHILDREN OF AGE 6 TO 14 YEARS

 EDUCATION OF WEAKER SECTIONS – ARTICLE 15,17 AND 46 OF

THE INDIAN CONSTITUTION TO SAFEGUARD THE EDUCATIONAL
INTERESTS OF WEAKER SECTIONS OF THE SOCIETY
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STEPS TAKEN BY THE STATE
GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN
 THE GOVERNMENT CONDUCTS VARIOUS SCHOLARSHIP
EXAMINATIONS AND PROVIDE SCHOOL UNIFORM, TEXTBOOKS
AND STATIONARY IN ORDER TO ENCOURAGE THE STUDENTS
AND ADULTS TO TAKE UP STUDYING

 THE MID DAY MEAL SCHEME WAS STARTED BY THE STATE

GOVERNMENT OF RAJASTHAN IN 1995 TO PROVIDE STUDENTS
FREE FOOD GRAINS SO AS TO IMPROVE ENROLLMENT,
CM OF RAJASTHAN ATTENDANCE AND RETENTION IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS

 GARGI AWARD AND CHIEF MINISTER HIGHER EDUCATION and

SCHOLERSHIP OF UPTO RS 1 CRORE ALONG WITH FINANCIAL
BENEFITS OF RS 51000 FOR A GIRL CHILD WHO COMPLETES
EDUCATION TILL CLASS XII FROM A GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS
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STEPS TAKEN BY THE STATE
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
 THE GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM HAS INITIATED A PROGRAM
'AAROHAN’,FOR THE IDENTIFICATION OF TALENTED STUDENTS
FROM THE REMOTE,RURAL AND POOR FAMILIES FOR THE
MENTORING AND MONITORING OF THEIR ACADEMIC CAREER

 UNDER THE SCHEME OF PHYSICALLY DISABILITY

SCHOLERSHIP, STUDENTS WHO ARE PHYSICALLY DISABLED
ARE GIVEN SCHOLERSHIP OF RS 300 FOR CLASS IX AND RS
CM OF ASSAM 350 FOR THE STUDENTS OF CLASS X

 GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM IS DISTRIBUTING LAPTOPS AND

CASH AWARD IN LIEU OF LAPTOPS UNDER THE SCHEME OF
ANUNDORAM BAROOAH CASH OR LAPTOP AWARD SCHEME TO
MERITORIOUS STUDENTS SECURING 1 st DIVISION IN HSLC AND
CLASS X STANDARD EXAMINATION