Saakshar Bharat

In pursuance of the announcement of the Hon’ble President made in the joint session of Parliament to recast the National Literacy Mission and to make every women literate in the next five years , the National Literacy Mission, as a programme instrument, has been recast with prime focus on female literacy and a new variant of NLM, ‘Saakshar Bharat’ has been launched by the Prime Minister on International Literacy Day (8th September, 2009). Orientation meetings with State Government, State Resources Centres etc. have been organized. During the current financial year, 167 districts from 9 States stare being covered.