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Literacy forms an important input in overall development of individuals enabling them to comprehend their social, political and cultural environment better and respond to it appropriately. It acts as a catalyst for social upliftment enhancing the returns on investment made in almost every aspect of development effort, be it population control, health, hygiene, environmental degradation control, employment of weaker sections of the society. Literacy rate in India (Census of India, 2011) was found to be 74.04 percent. When compared to the adult literacy rate, the youth literacy rate was about 9 percent higher. During the last decade, the highest improvement in literacy rate was observed among rural females (24 percent). This paper is descriptive in nature and examines the regional inequality in literacy aspects in India based on 75th round of National Sample Survey data. This will be useful in decision support, frame policy measures to improve literacy rate among the regions.