The conference was attended by 14 countries including Brazil, China, Indonesia, Egypt, Nigeria, Mexico, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, Maldives, Bhutan and Nepal.
The Conference, ‘Women’s Literacy for Inclusive and Sustainable Development’ was hosted by India.
The proposed centre will benefit India, Pakistan and Bangaldesh.
After India's independence, several schemes and campaigns like the Community Development Programme and the Sarva Shiksha Mohim were launched by the Government, to accelerate the process of spread of literacy.
A scheme called Functional Literacy for Adult Women (FLAW) was started in 1975-76, to boost the literacy rate among women. A two-pronged approach for the universalisation of elementary education and universal adult literacy was adopted for achieving total literacy.
Over the years, National Policy on Education (External website that opens in a new window)has given an unqualified priority to programmes for eradication of illiteracy, particularly among women.
