Jan 26- Goa which has literacy rate of 94 % as on today will be declared 100 % literate State by Statehood Day i.e. May 30, announced CM Pramod Sawant. Govt had earlier set Dec 19,2024 as the deadline for making the state 100 % literate. The initiative to identified illiterate persons and give them basic literacy lessons has been initiated under the New India Literacy Programme of Govt of India. Exams are conducted through SCERT to ascertain that they have gained basic literacy, informed CM. He said the program is open for persons from Goa as well as other states. Goa will be the first state in the country to achieve 100 % literate status by may 30, he asserted.
