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Double humped camel, Zanskari horse almost extinct 33% illiteracy in JK 3/26/2015 11:44:42 PM Bivek Mathur Early Times Report Jammu, Mar 26: Notwithstanding the fact, that there has been an improvement in the literacy ratio of the state during the last decade, but still it is a matter of great concern that out of 100 people 33 are still plagued by illiteracy. Literacy rate among males in the state as per census 2011 is 76.75% which is below the literacy rate of 80.9% among men at the national level. Literacy rate among females in the state as per census 2011 is 56.43% which is much below the female literacy rate of 64.6% at the national level. Gender gap is wider in J&K as compared to India. The astounding figures have come to fore from Economic Survey, Jammu and Kashmir for the year 2015-16. Declining interest in agriculture is the other major threat. Census 2011 further reveals that J&K has 5.66 lakh cultivators for whom farming is their main occupation and this number has scaled down from 9.49 lakh in 2001. Youths are not interested in agriculture. This is because agriculture is not economically rewarding and intellectually stimulating. Poaching of wild life and illegal trading of wild life poses great threat to important wildlife species which include Hangul, Snow leopard, Musk Deer, Ibex, Kiang etc. Preservation of indigenous breeds such as double humped camel and Zanskari horse which are on the verge of extinction is required. As far as the agriculture sector is concerned, the arable land is shrinking at a fast rate. The arable land has shrunk from 0.14 hectare per person in 1981 to 0.08 hectare in 2001 and further to 0.06 hectare in 2012. The survey further reads that work participation rate measured on both main & marginal workers is declining continuously. It has scaled down from 44.26% in 1981 to 37.01% in 2001 and further to 34.47% as per 2011 census. State is deficient in food grain production by around 24 %.   Share This News with Your Friends on Social Network     Comment on this Story

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