{"id":88119,"date":"2026-02-16T16:59:49","date_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:29:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/?p=88119"},"modified":"2026-02-16T16:59:49","modified_gmt":"2026-02-16T11:29:49","slug":"saakshar-bharat-mission","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vajiramandravi.com\/current-affairs\/saakshar-bharat-mission\/","title":{"rendered":"Saakshar Bharat Mission, Objectives, Features, Framework"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Saakshar Bharat Mission was one of the most important literacy programmes launched by the Government of India to reduce adult illiteracy, especially among women. In a country where millions of adults missed formal education due to poverty and social barriers, this mission aimed to provide a second chance to learn reading, writing, and basic skills.<\/span><\/p>\n

Saakshar Bharat Mission<\/b><\/h2>\n

The <\/span>Saakshar Bharat Mission<\/b> (also known as Saakshar Bharat Programme) was launched on <\/span>8 September 2009<\/b> by the Government of India on International Literacy Day. It was implemented under the Ministry of Human Resource Development (now Ministry of Education).<\/span><\/p>\n

The mission mainly focused on <\/span>adult education<\/b>, especially targeting <\/span>women in rural areas<\/b> who were left out of the formal schooling system.<\/span><\/p>\n

It replaced the earlier <\/span>National Literacy Mission<\/b> and aimed to further reduce illiteracy across India.<\/span><\/p>\n

Saakshar Bharat Mission Objectives<\/b><\/h2>\n

The main objective of the Saakshar Bharat Mission was to increase the literacy rate among adults aged 15 years and above, especially women. The mission aimed to achieve an overall literacy rate of 80% and reduce gender disparity in literacy to 10%.<\/span><\/p>\n