Within the differently abled population, the numbers of those who are graduates or more have gone up significantly from a decade ago. Of the 2.68 crore differently abled population in 2011, 1.46 crore, or 54.5%, are literate—an improvement of five percentage points over the 2001 figureIn 2001, of the differently abled population of 2.19 crore, the percentage of literates was 49.3%. While the numbers look encouraging when compared with those a decade ago, in actual terms the differently abled population is lagging behind the national literacy rate, which is 74%. Of the 2.68 crore differently abled population in 2011, 1.46 crore, or 54.5%, are literate—an improvement of five percentage points over the 2001 figure. In 2001, of the differently abled population of 2.19 crore, the percentage of literates was 49.3%.

Source: Mint July 15, 2016 18:33 UTC