‘Collective efforts’: Goa CM Pramod Sawant announces state fully literate

Chief Minister Pramod Sawant Friday announced that Goa has become a “fully literate state”.

The CM was speaking at an event commemorating 39th Goa Statehood Day in Panaji.

“I am proud to announce Goa as a fully literate state under the ULLAS Nav Bharat Saksharta Karyakram. Our sustained collective efforts to strengthen the education sector with new advancements and National NEP 2020 have yielded the result,” he said.

Goa has achieved an effective literacy rate of 99.72 per cent, crossing the national benchmark of 95 per cent to achieve “full literacy”, as stipulated by the Ministry of Education.

While surveying 191 panchayats, 13 municipalities and one municipal corporation, a total of 6299 illiterate individuals were identified. Out of those, 2136 expressed interest and completed the programme. The rest 4163 were over 60, with medical or age-related issues preventing participation.