Question 49. Who is treated as literate according to the Census of 2001? Why is literacy an important quality of a population?
According to the 2011 census, any person aged 7 years and above, who can read and write with understanding in any language, is treated as literate. Literacy is an important quality of a population as only an informed and educated citizen can make intelligent choices and undertake research and development project. Not much economic development can take place with low literacy levels.
