ACTIVITY (a) The literacy rate for all age groups, including young and old, is for rural males and for rural females. However, it is not just that these many adults could not attend school but that there are who are currently not in school. (b) It is clear from the table that % of rural girls and % of rural boys are not attending school. Therefore, illiteracy among children in the age group - is as high as % for rural females and % for rural males.
(c) This high level of illiteracy among age group, even after more than years of our independence, is most disturbing. In many other states also we are nowhere near realisation of the constitutional goal of free and compulsory education for all children up to the age of , which was expected to be achieved by . Study Table . carefully and fill in the blanks in the following paragraphs.
For this, you may need to make calculations based on the table. . Look at data in Tables . and .
. Is Haryana ahead of Kerala in literacy rate etc., as it is in terms of per capita income? . Think of other examples where collective provision of goods and services is cheaper than individual provision.
. Does availability of good health and educational facilities depend only on amount of money spent by the government on these facilities? What other factors could be relevant? .
In a study, it was found that in Tamil Nadu, per cent of the people living in rural areas used a ration shop, whereas in West Bengal only per cent of rural people did so. Where would people did better off and why?