
India ne 2023-24 ke Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS) ke mutabik 80.9% literacy rate achieve kiya hai, jo ki 7 saal aur usse upar ke logon ke liye hai. Ye ek bada kadam hai, lekin iske peeche kuch chintajanak gaps chhupe hue hain.
Top performing states mein Mizoram (98.2%), Lakshadweep (97.3%), Kerala (95.3%), Tripura (93.7%), aur Goa (93.6%) shamil hain. Lekin Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, aur Rajasthan jaise states mein literacy rate ab bhi national average se neeche hai.
Urban areas mein literacy rate 88.9% hai, jabki rural areas mein ye sirf 77.5% hai. Iska matlab hai ki rural regions mein education access ab bhi ek badi challenge hai.
Gender gap bhi ek major concern hai. Women, especially rural areas mein, ab bhi cultural aur societal barriers ka samna kar rahi hain, jo unki education ko impact karta hai.
Experts ka kehna hai ki sirf literacy rate badhane se kaam nahi chalega; humein inclusive aur equitable education policies ki zarurat hai jo gender aur regional disparities ko address karein.
Isliye, jab tak ye gaps nahi bharte, tab tak literacy ka asli matlab—empowerment aur liberation—pura nahi hoga.