Secunderabad: SCB identifies 8,798 persons as illiterates

SECUNDERABAD: As many as 8,798 persons in the Cantonment limits were identified as illiterates in a literacy survey conducted by the Secunderabad Cantonment Board (SCB). The survey has been initiated across the state as part of the Telangana government’s effort to eradicate illiteracy.
The SCB conducted the literacy survey in all eight civilian wards across the Cantonment by deploying enumeration teams.
A total of 200 workers, including women’s groups from the Cantonment ‘Mission for Elimination of Poverty in Municipal Areas’ (MEPMA), Anganwadi workers and resource persons (RPs), have been appointed to conduct the ‘survey of illiterate persons above 18 years’ between February 24 and March 4.
“The enumerators have conducted the literacy survey in four areas in Ward No-1 and simultaneously, seven areas in Ward No-2 and 7, six areas in Ward No-3, three areas in Ward No-4, four areas in Ward No-5, two areas in Ward No-6, and five areas in Ward No-8,” Parusuram, the in-charge of literacy enumeration in SCB told TOI.
The enumerators interacted with 65,300 households in the Cantonment Board limits. They also visited a total of 38 slum areas in the eight civilian wards as part of the survey, added Parusuram.
The state government has prescribed a pro forma for the purpose of an oral enquiry, which includes name of a person, their address, locality and contact number. The survey report was sent to the state government on Friday, the SCB official said.