International Literacy Day
The National Literacy Mission Authority (NLMA) organizes International Literacy
Day (ILD) celebrations in the country on 8th September every year. This year too
ILD will be celebrated on 8th September at New Delhi. The President of India
Shri Pranab Mukherjee will be the Chief Guest on the occasion. The function will
be presided over by the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Smt. Smriti
Irani. As part of the ILD celebrations, the Ministry of Human Resource
Development is organizing KRITI Exhibition 2014 tomorrow show-casing the
products crafted by Jan Shikshan Sansthan. The Exhibition will be inaugurated by
the Union Human Resource Development Minister Smt. Smriti Irani.
Efforts towards eradication of illiteracy started receiving worldwide attention, particularly from international organizations including UNESCO. On the 8th September, 1965, the World Congress of Ministers of Education met in Tehran to discuss the problem for the first time at international level. Since then, this Day has been declared as the International Literacy Day by the UNESCO at its 14th Session in November, 1966.
For over 40 years now, UNESCO has been celebrating International Literacy Day by reminding the international community that literacy is a human right and the foundation of all learning. The importance of observing International Literacy Day is the need to mobilize public opinion in favour of the struggle against illiteracy. According to Human Development Report-2003-UNDP it is estimated that there are 879 million illiterate adults in the world, of which two-third are women.
Eradication of illiteracy has been one of the major national concerns of the Government of India since independence. A literate society is an essential precondition for achieving social and economic advancement. There has been a significant decline in the absolute number of non-literates during the last decade. However, despite the number of significant programmes, taken up since independence to eradicate illiteracy, the absolute number of non-literates continues to be very high and calls for concerted efforts to make people literate. PIB
Efforts towards eradication of illiteracy started receiving worldwide attention, particularly from international organizations including UNESCO. On the 8th September, 1965, the World Congress of Ministers of Education met in Tehran to discuss the problem for the first time at international level. Since then, this Day has been declared as the International Literacy Day by the UNESCO at its 14th Session in November, 1966.
For over 40 years now, UNESCO has been celebrating International Literacy Day by reminding the international community that literacy is a human right and the foundation of all learning. The importance of observing International Literacy Day is the need to mobilize public opinion in favour of the struggle against illiteracy. According to Human Development Report-2003-UNDP it is estimated that there are 879 million illiterate adults in the world, of which two-third are women.
Eradication of illiteracy has been one of the major national concerns of the Government of India since independence. A literate society is an essential precondition for achieving social and economic advancement. There has been a significant decline in the absolute number of non-literates during the last decade. However, despite the number of significant programmes, taken up since independence to eradicate illiteracy, the absolute number of non-literates continues to be very high and calls for concerted efforts to make people literate. PIB
Comments
Post a Comment