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Ladakh Achieves Full Functional Literacy

  • 27 Jun 2024
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Source: PIB

Recently the Union Territory (UT) of Ladakh has been declared to achieve Full Functional Literacy under the ULLAS-Nav Bharat Saksharta Karyakram after having achieved over 97% literacy.

  • Functional literacy refers to a person's ability to effectively engage in activities that require reading, writing and calculation for personal and community development.
    • Basic literacy focuses majorly on the acquisition of 3Rs, i.e. reading, writing and arithmetic skills.

ULLAS-Nav Bharat Saksharta Karyakram or New India Literacy Programme (NILP):

Read more: Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam and ULLAS Initiative, National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

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