In the year 2000-2001, the Total Literacy Programme (TLP) was implemented through Literacy Centres in Mal, Maynaguri and Sadar District Magistrate, Jalpaiguri who is Chairman of Zilla Saksarata Prasar Samiti.
During 2001-2002, AICURD implemented the Post Literacy Programme (PLP) in six Gram Panchayats in the above three Blocks of Jalpaiguri District. The activities under PLP were carried out through 62 centres and the total number of learners covered under the programme was 863. The special achievement through efforts made by AICURD functionaries was that the number of female learners (461) was higher than the number of male learners (402)