Name of the Scheme | Project for Residual Illiteracy (PIR) for left out Women |
Objectives of the Scheme | Districts of below average of Illiteracy Percentage in which 17 districts are identified to impart literacy among women |
No.of Districts were the Scheme is implemented | Dharmapuri, Villupuram, Perambalur, Namakkal, Erode, Salem, Thiruvannamalai, Karur, Sivagangai, Ramanathapuram, Pudukottai, Theni, Virudhunagar, Vellore, Krishnagiri, Cuddalore and Dindigul District |
Period of Scheme | 1 year |
Beneficiaries | Non-Literate women who were not identified in the age group of 15-35 |
Funds Position | Funds shared between State Government and Central Governemtn in ration of 2:1 |
Learning Pattern | Through Continuing Education Programme |
Contact Officer | District Collector/District Adult Education Officer/District Educational Officer |
For any complaint to whom to be contacted | 1. District Collector
2. Member Secretary, Tamil Nadu Literacy Mission Authority, Chennai 6
3. Director, Directorate of Nonformal and Adul Education, Chennai6
Phone: 044 28272048 and 044 28277039 |