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What is the extent of change of the literacy rate envisaged by the end of the Xth Five Year Plan ?
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- From 65% to 75%
- From 60% to 70%
- From 50% to 55%
- From 45% to 50%
- From 65% to 75%
Correct Option: A
The Tenth Five-Year Plan (2002–2007) envisaged attainment of 8% GDP growth per year; reduction of poverty ratio by 5 percentage points by 2007; and reduction in gender gaps in literacy and wage rates by at least 50% by 2007. It set the goal that the rate of literacy must be increased by at least 75%, within the tenure of the Tenth Five Year Plan.
