“We teach illiterate rural women to read and write in 4 weeks” Tara Akshar
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Total Number of Women Made Literate by TARA Akshar As On 26 May 2008
State Total Students Starting Drop-outs Number of Students Who Sat for 30 Day Exam Exam Results not yet Verified Number of Students Who Failed 30 Day Exam Number of Students Who Passed 30 Day Exam Percentage of Starters Who Passed 30 Day Exam (rounded down)
Bihar 11658 251 11407 0   162 11245 96%
Jharkhand 8426 51 8375 0 85 8290 98%
Uttar Pradesh 14145 109 14036 0 35 14001 99%
Madhya Pradesh 10280 99 10181 0 46 10135 99%
Delhi Region 94 14 80 0 11 69 73%
Haryana 509 20 489 0 19 470 92%
Total 45,112 544 44,568 0 358 44,210 98%



TARA Akshar uses the ReadingWise technique for learning

TARA Akshar is a TARAhaat venture. TARAhaat is part of the Development Alternatives Group.

Tara Akshar is funded by DFID through its PACS Programme, Telecentre.org, Connect For Change UK and others.