ILLITERACY
A blind person cannot witness the captivating beauty of nature. Similarly, an illiterate person remains blindfolded to the charms of the world of learning and knowledge.
If and when illiteracy will be removed completely, India will be a new country where 100% people can participate in all programs of economic development.
Illiteracy refers to the state of being unable to read or write. Illiteracy is a great hurdle for the economic development of India. It entangles a man or a nation and eats into the vital of life. Illiteracy is a scar in our national life. Millions of people in our country are still in the darkness of illiteracy and ignorance. They are deceived in every walk of life.
To eradicate this problem and to bring about social, economic and political improvements all educated persons need to take charge. The U.N.O. has been trying its best to remove this problem of illiteracy from the under-developed and developing countries like India. The year 1990 has been regarded as the International Literacy year.Postal stamps and calendars have been released for this purpose by the central government but these are not sufficient steps for promotion of literacy in a large country like India.More schools can be set up all over the country. There should be ample provisions in the Central and State budgets to fight illiteracy.Government should try to bring every child to school. Effective measures should be taken to stop child labor.
It is this illiteracy that seizes this land of ours like an Octopus and throttles her to death. Philanthropic organizations, both formal and informal educational institutions should help these poor people to read and write. They can play a vital role to make the illiterate literate.
Students should join hands together in all possible ways to eradicate illiteracy from our society. The efforts and tasks, now in progress, look really good. One has every reason to be optimistic at it. But the fact remains that the success of the schemes, enumerated above, entirely depends upon the honesty in endeavours; and if such honesty can be guaranteed in deeds, we will surely overcome the problem of illiteracy. If we want free India to march forward, we must see that all her children are educated in the true sense of the term. It is only then that they will develop into ideal citizens devoted to the service of Motherland.














