West Bengal Report-IPAI.pdf - Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

179above the national average, ranging from 50.34% (Birbhum) to67.4% (South 24 Parganas). However, Dk. Dinajpur with 42.54%rural female literacy (below national average) and Murshidabadwith 46.37% rural female literacy (almost at the level of nationalaverage – even lower than Jalpaiguri with 47.97%) were moredesirable for identification/selection for implemental of NPEGELin the blocks under these districts than blocks under the districtslike Paschim Medinipur with 63.63%, South 24 Parganas with67.4% of rural literacy. It is pertinent to mention in this connectionthat a district is a constitution of blocks and blocks in turncomprise of rural as well as urban areas. Identification of LBBsunder a district a should have, therefore, been made ideally fromthose districts which fulfilled the main parameter mostly in asmuch as average percentage (of fulfillment of parameter) ofdistricts depict the average educational health of the total areas(includings) of the same (districts) as exhibited in the above tables.So far % of gender gap (literacy) is concerned, only 3identified districts viz. Bankura with 27.40% Purulia with 37.03and Uttar Dinajpur out of 11 districts fulfilled the parameter.