The articles deal with the right to education in India and programmes on literacy including the Saakshar Bharat Programme, particularly the challenges faced by field functionaries working in the programme and the nature of vocational skill and life skill development in the programme, e-literacy in it and the programme in relation to concept of lifelong learning and extension of the university system. The focus is on vocational education and training particularly their relevance from the viewpoint of entrepreneurship and current trends on the field. It discusses literacy as a tool for changing the life pattern of women and use of ICT in adult literacy programmes.