India is a free and democratic country. A country can be great if its citizens are honest, hard working, and educated. In other words the success of a country depends upon its citizens. Therefore, its citizens should be educated ones so that they share their responsibilities honestly and rightly in a democratic system. Without education they will not be able to understand what is right and what is wrong. So, for the success of the country it is necessary to educate its illiterate people. Government is trying hard to remove this illiteracy from the country. So, government had started the national adult education programme. Not only the government, but also some private organizations are also working for it. Separate departments for adult education have been opened. The adult education system even provides jobs to unemployed persons. There are some people who after getting adult education, have taken up the job of educating other illiterate adults. Some more social organizations should come forward to take up this challenging job and help in removing illiteracy from India. If this programme is run in full scale, India soon will be successful and will progress greatly. Success of this scheme will bring glory to the country.