Illiteracy

Illiteracy is as good as darkness. It is the root cause of ignorance which frustrates all development efforts of the government and the community.

Our national life is retarded and beset with innumerable problems-problems created by illiteracy, poverty and superstition. Besides, poverty-stricken people engage their children for earning. So they allow their children for earning. But they don’t allow their children to go to schools. As a result, we have got innumerable illiterate people.

A country may have many sky-scrapers and monument but it does not mean that the country is well off. The number of its literate people determines whether it is rich or poor, developed or underdeveloped.

Illiteracy is a curse. It makes all development efforts impossible. A country develop its illiteracy prevails in it. It prevents the cultural growth of every individual. In an age of science. It is totally out of place.

But there are ways by following which this problem can be solved. We can cite the examples of Russia, china and other backward countries that conquered illiteracy within a very short span of time.

As most of the people of our country are illiterate, the farmers are quite ignorant of the latest technical knowledge of production.

Removal of illiteracy should get topmost priority and be our immediate task. Students can spare some time to educate their unfortunate illiterate brethren and take an increasing share and take of national development.

The government has started a programmer called the universal primary education (UPE) project. The objectives are to increase enrolment. Especially of girls, reduce dropouts and retain them at school till the completion of their primary education.