Goa achieves fully literate state milestone

PROUD MOMENT

With a literacy rate soaring to 99.72 per cent, Goa was declared a fully literate state on its 39th Statehood Day under the Union government’s ULLAS New India Literacy Programme.

RECORD LITERACY

While 82 panchayats have achieved complete literacy, the rest have reported literacy rates well above the 95 per cent national standard.

AGE NO-BAR

Thanks to the Union government’s ULLAS (Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society), over 2,100 individuals got a new shot at education regardless of age.

DRIVEN TOGETHER

The State government has credited Goa’s literacy feat to sustained efforts and National Education Policy 2020 reforms.

NEVER LATE

Even 80-plus-year-olds joined literacy classes, showing it’s never too late to learn.

AMONG THE BEST

Union Ministry of Education confirmed Goa as a fully literate state joining Mizoram and Ladakh.

HEALTH BARRIER

However, 4,163 individuals could not be covered due to old age and medical reasons.

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