Seven districts in the state with female literacy rate less than 50 per cent, have been selected under the Government of India’s Sakshar Bharat Mission:2012.
The districts are Faridkot, Mansa, Sangrur, Barnala, Bathinda, Ferozepur and Muktsar. As per the 2001 census, the female literacy rate in Mansa is 36.49 per cent (lowest), Faridkot 48.48 per cent, Muktsar 43.63 per cent, Ferozepur 44.98 per cent, Sangrur 45.64 per cent and Bathinda 46.79 per cent.
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