239
Literacy rates 1991 census
STATE :UTTAR PRADESH
Sl. District Name Literacy Rate All India Rank *
No.
Male Female Total Male Female Total
46 MORADABAD 41.65 18.34 31.03 27 56 32
47 MUZAFFARNAGAR 56.63 29.12 44.00 147 161 147
48 NAINITAL 67.88 43.19 56.52 275 280 279
49 PILIBHIT 44.37 17.22 32.10 37 46 41
50 PITHORAGARH 79.44 38.37 59.01 385 236 303
51 PRATAPGARH 60.29 20.48 40.40 191 74 109
52 RAE BARELI 53.30 21.01 37.78 106 80 82
53 RAMPUR 33.79 15.31 25.37 4 25 9
54 SAHARANPUR 53.85 28.10 42.11 109 152 128
55 SHAHJEHANPUR 42.68 18.59 32.07 30 58 40
56 SIDDHARTH NAGAR 40.91 11.84 27.09 25 8 14
57 SITAPUR 43.10 16.90 31.41 33 42 34
58 SONBHADRA 47.56 18.65 34.40 60 59 58
59 SULTANPUR 55.36 20.84 38.69 133 78 90
60 TEHRI GARHWAL 72.10 26.41 48.38 320 128 209
61 UNNAO 51.63 23.62 38.70 92 110 91
62 UTTARKASHI 68.74 23.57 47.23 286 109 192
63 VARANASI 64.37 28.87 47.70 234 159 197
WEST BENGAL 67.81 46.56 57.70 15 13 14
NICNET
* Ranks in the ascending order of relevant literacy rates.
240
Literacy rates 1991 census
STATE :WEST BENGAL
Sl. District Name Literacy Rate All India Rank *
No.
Male Female Total Male Female Total
1 BANKURA 66.75 36.55 52.04 265 217 237
2 BARDDHAMAN 71.12 51.46 61.88 310 341 324
3 BIRBHUM 59.26 37.17 48.56 175 223 211
4 CALCUTTA 81.94 72.09 77.61 399 411 403
5 DARJILING 67.07 47.84 57.95 271 309 290
6 HOWRAH 76.11 57.83 67.62 356 376 371
7 HUGLI 75.77 56.90 66.78 352 373 365
8 JALPAIGURI 56.00 33.20 45.09 139 190 162
9 KOCH BIHAR 57.35 33.31 45.78 158 192 173
10 MALDAH 45.61 24.92 35.62 44 118 68
11 MEDINIPUR 81.27 56.63 69.32 396 369 377
12 MURSHIDABAD 46.42 29.57 38.28 51 165 86
13 NADIA 60.05 44.42 52.53 188 288 240
14 NORTH 24 PARAGANAS 74.72 57.99 66.81 342 377 366
15 PURULIYA 62.17 23.24 43.29 211 105 141
16 SOUTH 24 PARAGANAS 68.45 40.57 55.10 283 257 267
17 WEST DINAJPUR 49.79 27.87 39.29 78 150 98
WEST BENGAL 67.81 46.56 57.70 15 13 14
NICNET
* Ranks in the ascending order of relevant literacy rates.
241
Literacy rates 1991 census
STATE :A. & N. ISLANDS
Sl. District Name Literacy Rate All India Rank *
No.
Male Female Total Male Female Total
1 ANDAMANS 80.31 67.15 74.52 389 406 394
2 NICOBARS 70.68 55.26 63.72 305 362 339
A. & N. ISLANDS 78.99 65.46 73.02 23 24 24
NICNET
* Ranks in the ascending order of relevant literacy rates.
242 Literacy rates 1991 census
STATE :CHANDIGARH
Sl. District Name Literacy Rate All India Rank *
No.
Male Female Total Male Female Total
1 CHANDIGARH 82.04 72.34 77.81 402 412 406
CHANDIGARH 82.04 72.34 77.81 25 28 28
NICNET
* Ranks in the ascending order of relevant literacy rates.
243
Literacy rates 1991 census
STATE :DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI
Sl. District Name Literacy Rate All India Rank *
No.
Male Female Total Male Female Total
1 DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI 53.56 26.98 40.71 108 134 117
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 53.56 26.98 40.71 4 4 3
NICNET
* Ranks in the ascending order of relevant literacy rates.
244
Literacy rates 1991 census
STATE :DELHI
Sl. District Name Literacy Rate All India Rank *
No.
Male Female Total Male Female Total
1 DELHI DISTRICT 82.01 66.99 75.29 400 405 396
DELHI 82.01 66.99 75.29 24 26 26
NICNET
* Ranks in the ascending order of relevant literacy rates.
245
Literacy rates 1991 census
STATE :DAMAN & DIU
Sl. District Name Literacy Rate All India Rank *
No.
Male Female Total Male Female Total
1 DAMAN 85.24 64.39 75.34 414 397 397
2 DIU 78.06 51.99 64.46 378 346 347
DAMAN & DIU 82.66 59.40 71.20 26 23 23
NICNET
* Ranks in the ascending order of relevant literacy rates.
246
Literacy rates 1991 census
STATE :LAKSHADWEEP
Sl. District Name Literacy Rate All India Rank *
No.
Male Female Total Male Female Total
1 LAKSHADWEEP DISTRICT 90.18 72.89 81.78 423 414 410
LAKSHADWEEP 90.18 72.89 81.78 30 29 29
NICNET
* Ranks in the ascending order of relevant literacy rates.
247 Literacy rates 1991 census
STATE :PONDICHERRY
Sl. District Name Literacy Rate All India Rank *
No.
Male Female Total Male Female Total
1 KARAIKAL 85.05 66.65 75.78 412 403 398
2 MAHE 96.90 91.73 94.10 436 433 426
3 PONDICHERRY 82.75 63.60 73.35 408 396 391
4 YANAM 82.38 71.19 76.86 405 410 402
PONDICHERRY 83.68 65.63 74.74 28 25 25
NICNET
* Ranks in the ascending order of relevant literacy rates.
248
FINANCIAL ALLOCATIONS
FOR IMPORTANT PROGRAMMES
(IN LAKHS OF RUPEES)
SL. ITEMS PLAN/ BUDGET ESTIMATES BUDGET
NO. NON- 1992-93 ESTIMATES
PLAN 1993-94
ORIGINAL REVISED
1 2 3 4 5 6
Elementary Education
1. Operation Blackboard Plan 9914.00 17517.00 17900.00
2. (i) Non-formal Education(VA) Plan 2200.00 1200.00 1955.00
(ii) Non-formal Education Plan 6810.00 6810.00 8912.00
(State Sector)
(iii) Shiksha Karmi Project Plan 470.00 470.00 500.00
in Rajasthan undertaken
with financial
assistance from S.I.D.A
(v) Bihar Education Project Plan 1200.00 600.00 2000.00
(vi) NCTE Plan 50.00 10.00 100.00
(vii) Operationalising
Microplanning Plan 300.00 - -
(viii) Improvement of Learners' Plan 200.00 - -
Achievement
(ix) Lok Jumbish Plan 200.00 400.00 933.00
(x) World Bank Assisted Plan 10.00 1.00 10.00
U.P. Project
(xi) Bal Bhavan Plan 100.00 41.00 100.00
Non Plan 66.00 66.00 66.00
(xii) Mahila Samakhya Plan 400.00 400.00 890.00
(xiii) South Orissa Project Plan 10.00 1.00 10.00
3. Teacher Education Plan 6450.00 6450.00 6910.00
249
1 2 3 4 5 6
Secondary Education
1. Vocationalisation of Plan 7900.00 7900.00 8500.00
Education
2. Integrated Education of Plan 350.00 350.00 450.00
Disabled Children
3. Yoga Plan 60.00 60.00 60.00
Non-Plan 30.00 30.00 30.00
4. National Open School Plan 150.00 101.20 290.00
Non-Plan 46.00 53.30 34.00
5. Grants to NCERT Plan 300.00 300.00 587.00
Non-Plan 2220.00 1370.00 2200.00
6. Population Education Plan 100.00 100.00 98.00
7. Science Education Plan 2198.00 2498.00 2168.00
8. Environmental Education Plan 290.00 190.00 180.00
9. Educational Technology Plan 1400.00 1400.00 2343.00
10. CLASS Plan 600.00 400.00 2607.00
11. Kendriya Vidyalaya Non-Plan 16301.00 16555.00 18546.00
Sangathan
12. Assistance to Agencies Plan 50.00 50.00 95.00
for strengthening of
Culture (Art) values
in Education and for
Assistance to Educational
Institutions implementing
innovative Programmes.
13. Educational Concession to Non-Plan 1.30 1.00 1.00
due children officers and
men of armed forces killed
or disabled during
hostilities.
14. Central Tibetan Schools Non-Plan 421.00 463.00 514.00
Administration
15. Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti Plan 7500.00 9209.00 13171.00
Non-Plan 4450.00 4629.00 4927.00
16. Cultural Exchange Prog. in Non-Plan 1.00 1.00 1.00
other filed of School Edu.
250
1 2 3 4 5 6
17 National Awards to Teachers Non-Plan 25.50 25.50 27.00
Higher Education and Research
1. University Grants Plan 13350.00 13440.00 14050.00
Commission Non-Plan 24709.00 30654.00 28882.00
2. Indian Institutes of Plan 35.00 40.00 35.00
Advanced Study, Shimla Non-Plan 110.50 120.00 125.39
3. Indian Council of Philo- Plan 40.00 40.00 40.00
sophical Research Non-Plan 65.00 63.00 68.00
4. Indian Council of Histo- Plan 35.00 31.00 35.00
rical Research Non-Plan 130.00 135.00 139.00
5. All India Institute of Plan 38.00 38.00 38.00
Higher Learning Non-Plan 19.00 19.00 21.00
6 Indian Council of Social Plan 250.00 250.00 250.00
science Research Non-Plan 424.25 424.25 437.00
7. Shastri Indo-Canadian Plan - - -
Institute Non-Plan 65.00 65.00 70.00
8. Revision of salary scales Plan - - -
of teachers in University Non-Plan 6000.00 3700.00 3400.00
and Colleges
9. National Research Plan - - -
Professors Non-Plan 6.00 5.00 5.00
10. Loan to Punjab University Plan 50.00 50.00 50.00
Non-Plan - - -
11. Dr. Zakir Hussain Memorial Plan 25.00 25.00 25.00
College Trust Non-Plan 6.30 11.75 10.00
12. Association of Indian Plan 12.00 12.00 12.00
Universities Non-Plan 12.15 12.15 12.50
13. Indira Gandhi National Plan 1000.00 1000.00 1400.00
Open University Non-Plan 753.00 753.00 790.00
14. National Council of Plan 5.00 1.00 5.00
Higher Education Non-Plan - - -
15. Commonwealth of Learning Plan 25.00 25.00 25.00
16. Rural Institutes Plan 100.00 100.00 100.00
251
1 2 3 4 5 6
International Cooperation
1. Aroville Management Plan 10.00 35.00 20.00
2. Strengthening of Ex- Plan 3.00 3.00 3.00
ternal Academic
Relations
3. Expenditure on Non-Plan 18.00 18.00 20.00
Publication of Hindi and
Tamil Editions of Unesco
Courier
4. Other Items - Non-Plan 0.25 0.25 0.25
Grant to
Non-governmental
organisations for programme
of INC
5. Other Items - Non-Plan 0.60 0.60 0.60
Indian National Commission
of Cooperation with Unesco
6. Other Items - Non-Plan 0.05 0.05 0.05
Hospitality & Entertainment
7. Contribution to Unesco Non-Plan 297.00 379.10 489.10
8. Visit of Foreign Non-Plan 5.00 5.00 5.00
Delegation to India
9. Deputation and Non-Plan 5.00 5.00 8.00
Delegation abroad
10. Auroville Management Non-Plan 16.00 16.00 16.00
11. Strengthening activities
of Indian National Plan 7.00 7.00 59.00
Commission
Book Promotion and Copy Right
1. Setting up National Plan 2.00 2.00 2.00
Authors Society
2. Book-Promotional Activi- Plan 5.00 4.85 5.00
ties and Financial
Assistance to Voluntary
Organisations
3. India's contribution to Non-Plan 25.00 33.50 37.50
WIPO
252
1 2 3 4 5 6
4. International Copyright Non-Plan 2.00 2.50 2.50
Union (CEP)
5. Management with NBT - - 2.50
6. National Book Development Plan 2.00 2.00 2.00
Council
7. National Book Trust Plan 189.00 192.00 189.00
Non-Plan 215.00 215.00 270.00
Scholarships
1. National Scholarships Plan 100.00 100.00 100.00
Scheme
2. National Loan Scholarships Non-Plan 285.00 285.00 285.00
Scheme
3. Scholarships offered by
Foreign Government/ Non-Plan 18.00 20.00 25.00
Organisations for Higher
Studies to Indian
National Abroad
4. 50% share of the State Non-Plan 22.00 22.00 22.00
Govts. in respect of
recoveries under National
Loan Scholarships Scheme
5. Scheme for upgradation of Plan 55.00 55.00 55.00
Merit of SC/ST
6. Scholarships at Secondary Plan 60.00 60.00 60.00
stage for Talented
children from Rural Areas
7. Scholarships in approved Non-Plan 205.00 205.00 205.00
residential secondary
schools
8. Grant-in-aid scheme of Non-Plan 34.10 34.10 34.10
scholarships to students
from non-Hindi speaking
States for Post-Matric
Studies in Hindi.
9. Schemes of Scholar-
ships for study Abroad Non-Plan 300.00 175.00 175.00
253
1 2 3 4 5 6
10. Jawaharlal Nehru
Fellowship post-Graduate Plan 35.00 35.00 50.00
Studies in Different
Disciplines
Promotion of Languages
Hindi
1. Central Hindi Directo- Plan 63.00 57.00 66.00
rate Non-Plan 127.03 128.30 137.50
2. Commission for Scienti- Plan 18.00 18.00 20.00
fic & Technical Termino- Non-Plan 52.20 52.20 57.00
logy.
3. Kendriya Hindi Sansthan Plan 52.00 39.40 52.00
Agra. Non-Plan 177.00 177.00 183.00
4. Appointment of Hindi Plan 185.00 185.00 250.00
Teachers & their
training.
5. Assistance to Non-Govt. Plan 180.00 201.60 180.00
organisations-Dakshin Non-Plan 102.50 102.50 102.50
Bharat Hindi Prachar
Sabha & other NGCS in-
cluding publication in
Hindi.
6. Propagation of Hindi Plan 20.00 20.00 25.00
abroad. Non-Plan 11.00 11.00 11.00
7. Hindi University Plan 1.00 1.00 30.00
Urdu
8. Urdu University Plan - - 1.00
Modern Indian Languages
9. Central Institute of Plan 88.00 86.00 88.00
Indian Language & its Non-Plan 224.90 224.63 231.00
Regional Language Centres
including Tribal Languages
Development.
10. Tarraqi-e-urdu Board in- Plan 70.00 59.00 75.00
cluding Gujral Committee Non-Plan 43.37 43.37 45.00
11. Financial Assistance to Plan 26.00 26.00 26.00
NGOs (other than sindhi Non-Plan 10.00 10.00 10.00
Urdu and Hindi) plus ULB
254
1 2 3 4 5 6
12. Financial Assistance to Plan 10.00 10.00 24.00
NGOs for Sindhi including
Sindhi Vikas Board, Financing
of book production in Sindhi.
13. Modern Indian Language Plan 41.00 10.00 60.00
Teachers.
English
14. Financial Assistance Plan 72.00 72.00 75.00
for English Language
Teaching
Sanskrit
1. Grants to Vol. Skt. Plan 80.00 80. 00 80.00
Organisation, Adarsh
Sanskrit Mahavidyalayas/
Shodh Sansthan.
2. Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Plan 10.00 10.00 10.00
Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha,
New Delhi.
3. Grants to Rashtriya Sanskrit Plan 10.00 10.00 10.00
Vidyapeetha, Tirupati.
4. Grants to Rashtriya Sanskrit Plan 151.00 75.00 151.00
Sansthan, New Delhi.
5. Development of Sanskrit Plan 56.00 55.00 56.00
Education in States/UTs
6. Grants to Rashtriya Vada Plan 45.00 45.00 45.00
Vidya Pratishthan
7. Grants/Scholarships for Class- Plan 15.00 15.00 15.00
ical Language (Arabic & Persian)
8. Grants to Vol. Skt. Non-plan 95.00 95.00 95.00
Organisation Adarsh Sanskrit
Mahavidyalayas/ Shodh Sansthan.
9. Grants to Shri Lal Non-plan 93.00 88.00 98.00
Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya
Sanskrit Vidyapeetha.
10. Grants to Rashtriya Sanskrit Non-plan 70.00 57.00 72.00
Vidyapeetha, Tirupati.
255
1 2 3 4 5 6
11. Grants to Rashtriya Non-plan 315.00 282.00 315.00
Sanskrit Sansthan
Adult Education
1. Rural Functional Literacy Plan 1500.00 512.00 600.00
Non-plan 270.00 230.00 -
2. Nehru Yuva Kendra Plan 150.00 50.00 50.00
Sangathan
3. Post Literacy & Conti- Plan 1000.00 915.00 1350.00
nuing Education
4. Strengthening of Admini- Plan 700.00 790.00 1000.00
strative Structure
5. Mass Programme of Plan 375.00 227.00 250.00
Functional Literacy
6. Technology Demonstration Plan 50.00 40.00 47.00
7. Voluntary Agencies Plan 1800.00 800.00 1500.00
8. Shramik Vidyapeeths Plan 130.00 143.00 175.00
Non-plan 105.00 105.00 105.00
9. Directorate of Adult Plan 147.00 138.00 463.00
Education Non-plan 131.00 120.00 127.00
10. National Literacy Mission Plan 25.00 25.00 50.00
11. Cultural Exchange Plan 5.00 3.00 5.00
Programme
12. Total Literacy Campaigns Plan 5865.00 7150.00 12000.00
13. National Institute of Plan 150.00 50.00 200.00
Adult Education
Technical Education
I Direction & Administration
1. National Technical Man- Plan 100.00 100.00 100.00
Power Information System N.Plan 50.00 50.00 52.00
(NTMIS)D.7(2)
2. Re-Organisation restruc- Plan 180.00 125.00 260.00
turing & Strengthening Non Plan - - -
of AICTE, its Committees/
Boards D.1(3)
256
1 2 3 4 5 6
II. Training
3 Regional Engineering Plan 2400.00 2400.00 4400.00
Colleges (RECs D.6(2) Non Plan 2186.00 2186.00 2252.00
4. Apprenticeship Training Plan 250.00 235.00 700.00
D. 2 (5) & D. 2 (6) Non Plan 508.00 508.00 858.00
5. Central Institutions:
-Technical Teachers' Plan 600.00 415.00 500.00
Training Institutes Non Plan 501.90 432.00 512.00
(TTTIs)D.2(1)
-National Institute for Plan 150.00 150.00 130.00
Training in Industrial Non Plan 266.20 317.50 331.00
Engg. (NITTIE) D. 2 (2)
-National Institute of Plan 100.00 97.00 100.00
Foundry and Forge Non Plan 117.60 142.00 152.00
Technology
(NIFFT) D.2(3)
-School of Planning & Plan 250.00 250.00 230.00
Architecture (SPA)D.2(4) Non Plan 180.00 180.00 197.00
III. Research
6 Indian Institutes of Plan 2400.00 2856.00 2388.00
Technology (IITs) D.6(1) Non Plan 9481.10 10924.00 11306.00
to D.6(1) (5)
7. Indian Institutes of Plan 800.00 952.00 600.00
Management (IIMs) Non Plan 959.20 958.00 958.00
D.6(4)(1) to D.6(4)(4)
8. Development of P. G. Courses Plan 100.00 100.00 100.00
Non Plan 400.00 400.00 413.00
9. Development of Manang- Plan 40.00 40.00 15.00
ment Education Courses at Non Plan 10.35 10.35 10.00
Non University Centres
D.6(3)
10. International Centre for Plan 10.00 - 10.00
Science and Technology Non Plan - - -
Education (ICSTE) D.3(2)
11. Research and Development Plan 250.00 250.00 225.00
(R&D) in Selected higher Non Plan - - -
technical institutions
D.3(4)
257
1 2 3 4 5 6
12. Community Polytechnics Plan 300.00 300.00 600.00
D.5 (1) Non Plan 184.96 185.00 190.00
13. Modernisation and remo- Plan 3000.00 2602.00 1800.00
val of obsolescence Non Plan - - -
D.6 (5) (3)
14. Thrust areas of Techni- Plan 750.00 750.00 -
cal Edn.
i) Strengthening of Non Plan - - -
facilities in crucial
areas of technology
Where weakness exists
D.6 (5) (1)
ii) Creation of infra- Plan 900.00 900.00 1500.00
structure in areas of Non Plan 220.00 220.00 -
emerging technology
D.6 (5) (2)
iii) Programmes of Plan 750.00 750.00 -
new and improved Non Plan - - -
technologies offering
courses in Specialised
fields D.2 (8)
15. Institution-Industry Plan 80.00 80.00 80.00
interaction D.6 (6) Non Plan - - -
16. Continuing education Plan 100.00 100.00 100.00
D.6(7) Non Plan - - -
IV other Schemes
17. Indian Institute of Plan 800.00 700.00 888.00
Technology, Assam Non Plan - - -
D. 6 (1) (6)&
F.3(15)(1)
18. Sant Longowal Institute Plan 500.00 700.00 675.00
of Engineering and Non-Plan - - -
Technology D.7(6)
19. Assistance to Techni- Plan 2200.00 2200.00 1800.00
cal Institutions Non Plan - - -
through University
Grants Commission
Schemes D.4(1)
20. Educational Consultants Plan 2.00 2.00 2.00
India Ltd. & A A1(1)
21. IISc. Plan 600.00 600.00 2350.00
Bangalore D.4(2) Non-plan - - 2145.00