The illiteracy dilemma in India

On one hand, India has a state like Kerala that boasts of 93.91% literacy in its state alone, while on the other hand there is a backward state like Bihar with 68.8% literacy rate. Education is not necessary for employment and learning, it is required to create a sensitive and growth-seeking younger generation. A youth needs to be empowered with education, to further know their rights as the citizens of the country. Illiteracy needs to be tackled as one of the biggest social evils of the nation, as this is the biggest reasons why the youth is misguided and involved in criminal as well as terror activities.

The government needs to enforce free education and strict rules to follow it in every family in India, poor or not poor. An educated population will eventually lead to the country having a stronger workforce as against the world. Education is sure to change the poverty and unemployment scenario in the country. At the core level, the people need to be made aware of the need of education to have enriched lives.

 I think illiteracy is the root cause of most of the problems faced by us in India as only 66% of our population is literate.

When I say ‘literacy’ it is not just the ability to read and write, but also the ability to live in a community and care for your surroundings.

Our resources in India are depleting and the population rate has been increasing drastically. With the present rate of literacy, we are not able to educate a big set of people about the problems faced by India like population, infrastructure, and exhausting resources.

If our literacy rate increases, we will choose good political leaders. These leaders will address our problems and will help us use our resources in a scientific and organized manner, which will in turn help in the growth of our country as a whole.

At present around 50% of our women are illiterate and once they are educated, they will be more independent and will join the workforce to improve our country. A literate woman will make sure her child is educated too, whether male or female. That’s why they say “If you educate a man, you are educating one person, if you educate a woman, you are educating generations”.

In my opinion, we have to start educating people in rural areas because that is where most of our population is. We should educate women about their rights. We have to make good quality education accessible to our population and make it compulsory and free for all.


 

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