Implement the New Education Policy vigorously to wipe out illiteracy
“The Congress will vigorously implement the New Education Policy --to wipe out illiteracy and significantly expand investment in primary and secondary education.”
AADHA ADHURAPartially kept
The verdict
Under the National Literacy Mission 49.89 million people had been made literate against an enrolment of 78 million. Illiteracy was not wiped out by 1996.
Rule applied: Partially kept: yes/no promise only partly done → 5
Implied deadline (end of term): 16 May 1996Confidence: mediumAI draft · review pending
5/10
Evidence timeline
- StatisticsUndated· Ministry of FinancesupportsEconomic Survey 1995-96, ch. 10 Social Sectors ↗
“Under all schemes of NLM, 49.89 million persons have so far been made literate as per NLM norms against an enrolment of 78 million.”
- Manifesto25 Aug 2004· All India Congress Committee (Wayback copy)contextSalient Points of Previous Manifestos (1991 and 1996 extracts) ↗
“The Congress will vigorously implement the New Education Policy --to wipe out illiteracy and significantly expand investment in primary and secondary education.”
More education promises from this manifesto
Intensify Operation Blackboard in primary schools
VAADA POORAKept10/10
Arre wah! Ye toh sach mein hua.
Launch a national mid-day meal programme covering every child in primary schools
AADHA ADHURAPartially kept4/10
“Every child was promised lunch; about a third got it before the bell rang on the term.”
Promise ID inc-ls-1991-015 · drafted 5 Oct 2026 by research-agent · JSON