poverty and illiteracy are great hindrances in the way of democracy. true or false please answer
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India’s literacy rate is about 74% - leaving a quarter of the population without basic reading and writing skills.
Poverty and illiteracy are closely linked - and with the second largest population in the world, India is home to one-third of all world poverty.
While 22% of Indians fall below the poverty line, it has been estimated that more than half of the nation’s population lacks even basic literacy skills.
India’s poverty situation is improving but problems related to poor health and sanitation, low levels of education, unemployment and malnutrition, remain.
And this is, of course, affecting the country’s literacy levels.
India’s literacy rate has increased six times since the end of the British rule in 1947 - from 12% to 74% in recent times.
Yet India has the world’s largest population of illiterate people, according to a report by Oxfam.
“The literacy rate of female Dalits in Bihar is around 38.5%," said the charity. "It is far behind India’s progress trend. It is still 30 years behind India’s national literacy rate."
There are many differences between rural and urban India.
India devotes around 10.5% of its total government expenditure on education. But it’s not evenly spread out.
“While rich states like Kerala spend around $685 per pupil per year, in poorer states like Bihar expenditure is only around $100,” said a UNESCO report.
There are better tidings for India at the pre-primary and primary level. India features among the countries achieving pre-primary enrolment targets alongside countries like Australia, Austria, Canada.
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yes true