Thori declared first literate municipality in Parsa

Birgunj (Parsa), July 6: Thori Rural Municipality has been declared the first literate municipality in the district. 

Out of 15,678 individuals aged 15 to 60 from 3,809 households in the municipality, 15,321 people—representing 98.86% of men and women were able to identify at least eight out of the twelve government-set literacy indicators. This achievement led to the municipality being declared literate.

"It is a matter of pride for us to become the district's first literate municipality," said Lal Bahadur Shrestha, Chairperson of Thori Rural Municipality. Thori will continue to initiate and excel in other constructive endeavors as well. 

Aasman Nepal, in coordination with Thori Rural Municipality, conducted a literacy survey by visiting every household in all five wards of Thori. Bhupal Joshi, head of the Education Branch of Thori Rural Municipality, explained that the municipality was able to declare itself literate after meeting eight out of the twelve government-mandated indicators in every household across the wards. 

Among the 14 municipalities in the district, Thori is the first to be declared literate and is the seventh literate local government in Madhesh Province overall. Chief District Officer Ganesh Aryal shared that such programmes initiated by Thori should be followed by other municipalities as well. 

Niranjan Prasad Sah Sonar, head of the District Coordination Committee, noted that Thori’s declaration as a literate municipality has created positive pressure for other municipalities.  (RSS)