Foreign delegates appreciate Haryana literacy mission

By Haryananewswire

CHANDIGARH, JULY 17

 An 18-member foreign delegation today visited village Munak in district Karnal and evaluated the implementation of literacy mission at village level. The delegation is to take part in an international conference to be organized by National Literacy Mission Authority of Union Ministry of Human Resource Development  in New Delhi from July 18 to 20. The aim of this visit is evaluation of literacy mission at village level in the State. The members of delegation evaluated information regarding the framework of literacy mission being run in village Munak since the year 2010 and information about the people who were motivated by facilitators.

The members of the delegation said that this initiative of the State Government to make people literate is commendable and they would also try to implement this mission in their respective countries.

          Additional Director, Haryana Secondary Education, Ms. Sumedha Kataria apprised the delegation that the Mission is being run by the State Government to educate illiterate people above 15 years of age. Under this, over 4000 classes were being run in about 2962 villages of 10 districts. At present, as many as 5444 facilitators were working in the entire State. There is a considerable increase in literacy rate in the State after implementation of this mission, she added.

          She said that under this mission, women were coming forward in a large number in order to become literate. Inspired by this mission, these women were contributing in welfare of their families by taking active part in MGNREGA, Swaran Gram Swarozgar Yojana, rural development, health services and agricultural activities.

          The delegation was informed that under ‘Sakshar Bharat Karyakaram’, a committee of Panch-Sarpanches was constituted at village level which appointed a facilitator in the village. These facilitators were provided with proper training of literacy Mission. Facilities like   chairs, mat and study material are being provided to people who are getting education under this literacy mission in villages where it is being implemented. The facilitators are being provided with an honorarium of Rs 2000.