The conference reported in this document was convened by the Indian Adult Education Association in collaboration with the Adult Continuing Education & Extension Centre of Marathwada University. Attended by 230 delegates from throughout India, the conference focussed on ways of developing an all-out attack on the country's huge illiteracy problem. Following an introduction and a summary of recommendations are a working paper, "National Literacy Mission (NLM)" (B.B. Mohanty et al.), and the following group reports: "Mass Programme of Functional Literacy"; "Jan Shikshan Nilayams"; "Implementation of NLM"; "Voluntary Agencies--Their Role in NLM"; and "Linkage of NLM with Development." Four other papers are included: "Resource Support of Universities for Effective Functioning of Jana Shikshan Nilayams" (V.L.N. Reddy, K. Kumaraswamy); "National Literacy Mission--An NGO (Nongovernmental Organization) Perspective from the Field" (Om Shrivastava); "Is Literacy Reaching Women?" (Kamala Rana); and "National Literacy Mission--The Role of Technology" (M.C. Reddappa Reddy). (NLA)