Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Minorities
17. The SCs (15%), STs (8%) and Minorities (20%) together constitute more than
40% of India‟s population. In terms of illiterate population, SCs constitute 20.5%
and STs 12%. Minorities, especially Muslims, constitute another large block of
illiterate population. Targets have been fixed taking into account not only the
share of their total population, but also their share of the non-literate population
and commensurate resources should be invested for raising their literacy level.
SLMAs and other sub-State level implementing agencies must draw special
strategies taking into account their socio-cultural background and sensitivities and
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share these strategies with NLMA. Larger roles for their respective communities
need to be conceived in planning and implementation structures and processes.
Monitoring mechanism will have an inbuilt feature to maintain a constant watch
and highlight the progress made by the learners belonging to these groups while
simultaneously taking timely corrective measures to prevent relapse to illiteracy.
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