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14 States, UTs achieve literacy rate of 80%: Government
Union Government has announced that 14 States and Union Territories (UTs) have achieved or exceeded the literacy rate of 80 percent. It was announced by Union Human Resource Development Minister Smriti Irani in a written reply to the Lok Sabha. ..
Month: Current Affairs - July, 2015
Indians ranked low on financially literacy survey
As per the Visa’s 2012 Global Financial Literacy Barometer survey conducted among over 25,000 people in 28 countries Indians are among the least financially literate people in the world with youth and women struggling most with their finance literacy due ..
Month: Current Affairs - June, 2012
Sakshar Bharti Portal launched by the Government
Sakshar Bharat Portal launched with an objective for superior planning, monitoring and impact analysis of Sakshar Bharat Mission being implemented under National Literacy Mission Authority The portal will also provide information about the scheme and its implementation in States It ..
Month: Current Affairs - November, 2011
Category: Government Schemes Current Affairs
RBI’s Financial Literacy Drive Programme for Financial Inclusion
The idea behind the Financial inclusion is that all people or every household in the country must have an operative account in a bank. To achieve 100 per cent financial inclusion across the country,Reserve Bank of India has decided to ..