Source: TOI
Context: Recently Ladakh has been declared fully functionally literate under the ULLAS –New India Literacy Programme(NILP), achieving a literacy rate of over 97%.
The ULLAS – Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram (New India Literacy Programme), a centrally sponsored scheme from 2022-2027 aligned with NEP 2020. The scheme has five components, namely;
- Foundational Literacy and Numeracy,
- Critical Life Skills (which include, financial literacy, digital literacy, legal literacy, healthcare and awareness, childcare and education, family welfare, etc.),
- Basic Education (includes preparatory (classes 3 – 5), middle (classes 6- 8), and secondary stage (classes 9-12) equivalency),
- Vocational Skills (Skill development will be a part of the continuous learning process for neo-literates to obtain local employment),
- Continuing Education (This includes engaging holistic adult education courses in arts, sciences, technology, culture, sports, recreation, as well as other topics of interest or use to local learners).
