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31/03/23 06:51 AM IST

Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram

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  • The (FLNAT) under Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram (New India Literacy Programme ) was held recently across 10 States and UTs in the country to assess the basic Reading, Writing and Numeracy skills of the neo-literates.
New India Literacy Programme
  • It is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme approved by the Government of India for implementation during FYs 2022-27.
  • The scheme is in alignment with the recommendations of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
  • The scheme targets all non-literates of age 15 years and above in the country, with more focus on females and educationally backward states.
  • It has five components, namely; i) Foundational Literacy and Numeracy, ii) Critical Life Skills, iii) Basic Education, iv) Vocational Skills, (v) Continuing Education.
  • The scheme is to be implemented through volunteer teachers. NYKS volunteers, community, students of schools and Higher Education Institutions and Teacher Education Institution will be involved for teaching learning activities for its effective implementation in the country.
Significance
  • The learners are encouraged to access the learning content in local languages in online mode through DIKSHA platform of NCERT.
  • Government/Aided schools registered under UDISE are the units of implementation of the scheme.
  • Certification of learners will be done twice in a year by conducting Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Tests in collaboration with NIOS.
Major Findings of the test
  • More than 22.70 lakh learners participated in the event of Foundational Literacy and numeracy Assessment Test (FLNAT) so that they can be declared as literates on qualifying.
  • Maximum number of learners 9,25,854 (female-5,91,421 male-3,34,433) appeared in Madhya Pradesh against the initial target of 5,35,000 learners.
  • In Rajasthan 5,48,352 learners (female 3,98,418 and male 1,49,934) appeared in the assessment test.
  • In other states Odisha 44,702, Jharkhand 48,691, Punjab 10,013, Meghalaya 3000 and Chandigarh (UT) 2,596 learners appeared in the FLNAT.
Source- PIB

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