With education as cornerstone of growth, Puducherry makes major strides in literacy

PUDUCHERRY'S renewed thrust on education is reshaping the union territory's social landscape, with the administration positioning learning, accessibility and opportunity at the heart of its development agenda.

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Guided by Chief Minister N Rangasamy's vision, the UT has rolled out a series of reforms and support measures that officials say are helping "every child aspire, achieve and advance".Puducherry's education sector has witnessed what many describe as a renaissance, strengthened by a wide network of engineering, medical, arts and science institutions and bolstered by government schemes. The CM recently declared that the UT has achieved 100% literacy a milestone that, he said, reflects years of sustained effort to build a seamles