International Literacy Day | 8 Sep

❇️ 8th September

๐Ÿ“ International Literacy Day
      เค…ंเคคเคฐ्เคฐाเคท्เคŸ्เคฐीเคฏ เคธाเค•्เคทเคฐเคคा เคฆिเคตเคธ

Theme -“Literacy teaching and learning in the COVID-19 crisis and beyond”

๐Ÿ”นOverall literacy rate in India - 77.7%

๐Ÿ”นliteracy rate in rural areas - 73.5%

๐Ÿ”นliteracy rate in urban areas - 87.7%

๐Ÿ”นMale literacy rate in India - 84.7%

๐Ÿ”นWoman literacy rate in India - 70.3%

๐Ÿ”นMost literate State - Kerala (96.2%) 

๐Ÿ”นBottom literate State - Andhra Pradesh (66.4%)

๐Ÿ”ธWorld Computer Literacy Day = 2 Dec

๐Ÿ”ธRBI Financial Literacy Week = 10-14 Feb 

๐Ÿ”น'We Think Digital’ is a digital literacy program - Facebook

๐Ÿ”นKerala to launch digital literacy drive named “I am also digital”

๐Ÿ”นSecretary :  Department of Education and Literacy - Anita Karwal

๐Ÿ”ธMinistry of Education
Minister : Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank (Haridwar, UK)

๐Ÿ”ถ United Nations Educational Scientific And Cultural Organisation (UNESCO)
๐Ÿ”นFounded - 4 Nov 1946
๐Ÿ”นHQ - Paris France
๐Ÿ”นDG - Audrey Azouley
๐Ÿ”นMC -193

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