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If one thinks that India is a rapidly developing country in the twenty-first century, then he should visit Jharkhand.
Member of Parliament from Ranchi Ramtahal Chaudhary and education department officials today endorsed the distribution of lanterns, slates and chalk-pencils among illiterate parents of poor children at a function held today to mark the International Literacy Day.
The free distribution of these articles among the parents, admitted the official, indicated that villages close to the capital were still without electricity and far removed from modern teaching aids. Potable drinking water was still a distant dream and educational infrastructure simply did not exist. The function was organised by two NGOs — Jharkhand Hill Resource Development Council and Surabhi India.
The two voluntary orgainsations announced that they would launch a literacy campaign, at the initial stage, among 100 illiterate parents of poor children.
If things worked out as desired, then the scope of the campaign would also be enhanced.
Addressing the fucntion at a high school named after him, the Ranchi parliamentarian called upon the teahers, intellectuals, youth organisations and voluntary agencies to come forward and help the government in its efforts to spread literacy in the state. “Social vices and poverty are the main cause for illiteracy. Not only the government but the non-governmental players also need to join the literacy campiagn,” he added. Secondary education deputy director B.L. Vaishyantri said the government had launched a “Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan” to achieve the total literacy target and stressed the need for all round participation in the task. Illiterate parents of children studying in schools run by the NGOs were also invited to the function so that they realise the importance of literacy.
JHRDC president Lutbaran Mahto and secretary Taleshwar Mahto also addressed the gathering.