Article Title :
Literacy among Scheduled Caste Population of Patna District

Author Name :
Chandeshwari Kumari and Bina Prasad

Keyword :
Scheduled Caste, Literacy, Education.

Publisher :
Politic India Publication

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Abstract :
Education has been treated as a fundamental human right enshrined in the Universal Declaration of the Human rights and the International Human Rights Covenants, achieving the rights for Basic education particularly for the underprivileged sections of the society of these scheduled caste community which is not only the obligation of the state but the biggest moral challenges of our times. Literacy is the basic indicator of the level of development achieved by a society. Literacy growth is generally associated with important traits of modern civilization. The present study is significant as literacy levels serve as indicators of the knowledge and skills of a population. The basic objective of the present study is to find out the literacy level of the scheduled caste population of Patna based on gender and comparison with the literacy rate of the general population. The gender differences in literacy levels still exist in all social classes. The result of the study reveals that the literacy rate of females among Scheduled castes has been growing faster but not proportionally to the general population.