G.O.Rt.No.1275 Dated 25.10.2013 Special Focus on LFL (Low Female Literacy) Mandals

G.O.Rt.No.1275 Dated 25.10.2013. Special Focus on LFL (Low Female Literacy) Mandals. 470 LFL Mandals.
School Education – Administrative approval of Special Focus Programme to be implemented in 470 low female literacy mandals – Orders – Issued.
SCHOOL EDUCATION (PE-PROG.1) DEPARTMENT, G.O.Rt.No.1275 Dated 25.10.2013
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From the Director of Adult Education, A.P., Hyderabad Note file No.4501/B1/DAE/2013.



ORDER:
The Director of Adult Education, A.P., Hyderabad submitted a proposal for a special project to improve female literacy in low f emale literacy Mandals. The project aims at substantial increase in female literacy rate which is critical for improvement of social and demographic indicators in the State. The Special Focus Literacy Project will be implemented in 470 Mandals in (19) districts where Saakshara Bharat Programme is being implemented. Under this project, two Instructors will be appointed per Gram Panchayat in 9505 GPs located in 470 low female literacy Mandals in the State. Each Instructor will enroll 30 non literates and conduct literacy classes for a period of (6) months and will be paid @ Rs. 1000/- per month as honorarium. The Director of Adult Education, A.P. Hyderabad also requested the Government to sanction the project by providing Rs.22.81 crores per year to enroll 11,40,000 non-literates in the age group of 15 -50 in two batches.
2. Government after careful examination of the proposal, hereby issue administrative approval for implementation of Special Focus Programme in 470 low female literacy Madals in 19 Saakshara Bharat districts duly engaging two Instructors in each Gram Panchayat in 9,505 Gram Pa nchayats. Further, the
Government also hereby accord administrative approval for an amount of Rs. 11.41,00,000/- ( Rupees Eleven crore, fourty one lakh only) to implement Special Focus Programme to cover 5,70,000 non-literates in the age group of 15 -50 in 470 low female literacy Madals for a period of (6) months on pilot basis.
3. The Director of Adult Education, A.P., Hyderabad shall implement the programme as per the guidelines annexed to the G.O.
4. This order issued with the concurrence of Finance (ESE) Department vide their U.O. No. 1104/491/ESE/2013, dated 11.10.2013
Guidelines for implementation of Special Focus Programme in low female literacy Mandals in the 19 districts of Saakshara Bharat Programme
The Government of Andhra Pradesh decided to implement Special Focus Programme in 470 Mandals by covering 9505 Gram Panchayats which are located in 19 Saakshar Bharat districts. Emphasis will be on 15-50 Age group women. The details of number of Mandals and Gram Panchayats where Special Focus Programme will be implemented are as follows:
Sl. No. Name of the District No. of Mandals No. of GPs
1  Adilabad  35  599
2  Ananthapur  33  528
3  Chittoor  5  108
4  Guntur  18  302
5  Kadapa  16  249
6  Karimnagar  25  491
7  Khammam  18  296
8  Kurnool  34  570
9  Mahaboobnagar  56  1173
10  Medak  33  748
11  Nalgonda  26  504
12  Nellore  4  83
13  Nizamabad  27  550
14  Prakasham  29  544
15  Rangareddy  13  291
16  Srikakulam  20  604
17  Visakhapatnam  25  608
18  Vizianagaram  27  746
19  Warangal  26  511
 Total  470  9505