| Education
is the most critical element in empowering people with skills
and knowledge and giving them access
to productive employment in future. As per the report of 2001
Census, in this district male literacy rate was 89.1%, female
literacy rate was 70.7% and total literacy rate was 80.2%.
Education Index of this district is 0.74 and the district’s
ranking is 7th in comparison to other districts.
i)
Elementary education : (SSA)
SSA aims at useful and relevant elementary education to all
children in the age group of 6-14 by 2010. It also aims to
bridge all social, gender and regional gaps with the active
participation of the community.
At present 99.35% enrolment
in Primary Education and 64.42% enrolment in Upper Primary
Education has been achieved.
ii)
Secondary Education :-
A person with a mere 8 years of schooling will be as disadvantaged
in the knowledge economy as an illiterate person is in modern
industry and services.
Hence the district desires to build on a long-term perspective
for improving the quality of basic education up to class X
level and providing access to all children in the age group
of 6-16 to this level |
