RENU DWIVEDI Vs. STATE OF U P

JUDGEMENT

(1.) Heard Sri Manish Goyal, learned counsel for the petitioner, learned standing counsel for the respondents. The National Education Policy was formulated in 1986 and a working plan was prepared in 1992. The National Literacy Mission was constituted as a part of the working plan by the Central Government, which embraced within its fold the Adult Education Programme (for short the "Programme"). The Programme was delegated to the State Governments, with specified objectives (Annexure-2 to the petition).

(2.) The thrust of the Programme was to achieve a certain level of adult literacy. It also specified the procedure for achieving the desired objectives, building a right environment, co-ordination amongst various Departments to obtain academic and technical support, to develop potential research and a constant assessment and evaluation of the targets achieved under the Programme. The literacy campaign was to be executed in 3 stages-

(3.) The programme was to be executed through Society at the district level, which were to act as an autonomous body. A Society was created for implementation of the Programme in district Allahabad i.e. respondent No. 3.