Tripura Becomes India’s Third Fully Literate State

Bongaigaon Times: Agartala: 27th June 2025: Tripura has become a fully literate state; nearly all adults can now read and write. This achievement highlights the state’s efforts to reach those who had missed out on formal education, like older citizens, daily workers, and people in remote areas. With this milestone, Tripura joins Mizoram and Goa as the only states in India to achieve full literacy, showing that focused grassroots education can lead to lasting change.

The state government, along with support from the central education ministry, successfully taught over 20,000 adults who had never attended school or dropped out early. This achievement shows how consistent efforts and targeted education programs can bring real change. Teachers, volunteers, and officials work across the town and village to reach people who missed out on basic education. They used simple learning tools and personal guidance to help people write their names, read signs, and understand daily-use language.

Chief Minister Manik Saha praised the people of Tripura and everyone involved in the literacy drive. He said the state now plays a strong role in contributing to India’s future, especially in the national vision of becoming a developed country by 2047.
Officials in the education department continued their efforts even after teaching the basics.

They encourage learners to read newspapers, practice writing, and learn how to use mobile phones and basic digital tools. Their goal is to turn basic literacy into lifelong learning.

Tripura shows that with the right plan, people’s support, and strong political will, it is possible to remove a big problem like illiteracy.

The state did not just wait for change; it made it happen by working together with its people and focusing on the real needs. Now that Tripura has reached full literacy, it plans to focus more on digital learning and workplace education so that new learners can adjust.

Sannya Sangma,
Bongaigaon Times