‘Akshara Andhra’ literacy drive targets 97,200 adults in Eluru

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In a renewed push to improve adult literacy in Andhra Pradesh, Eluru District Collector K. Vetri Selvi on Wednesday (July 9) called upon all stakeholders to participate in the government’s flagship Ullas–Akshara Andhra programme. Aiming to make 97,200 adults literate during 2025–26, the initiative focuses on inclusive, structured training across the district.

Addressing a meeting at the Collector’s Bungalow, Ms. Vetri Selvi highlighted the district’s past success in the programme, which earned Eluru the second rank in the State last year. She said the district has identified 3.16 lakh illiterates between the ages of 15–59 through the 2023 caste survey. Of these, 97,200 interested individuals have been shortlisted for phase I of the literacy campaign.

The Collector emphasised the importance of inter-departmental coordination and directed officials to implement a comprehensive action plan to ensure Eluru tops the State in literacy rankings. As part of the campaign, each group of ten learners will be guided by a trained voluntary teacher. Training programmes for volunteers and resource persons will be held from July 21 to August 6, followed by 100 hours of instruction focusing on financial, digital, and functional literacy, with final assessments scheduled for March.

Nodal Officer K.V.V. Satyanarayana noted that last year, 7,286 women from DWCRA groups in 27 mandals were successfully made literate. Senior officials from DRDA, ZP, Education, Panchayati Raj, ICDS, and MEPMA participated in the meeting.

Published - July 09, 2025 07:23 pm IST

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