NEW INDIA LITERACY PROGRAMME

New India Literacy Programme launched to cover a target of 5.00 crore non-literates in the age group of 15 years and above
It is a centrally sponsored scheme.
The government plans to implement during five years from 2022-23 to 2026-27.

Aim:

To provide educational aids to five crore students during the five years under the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy component.
To cover non-literates of the age of 15 years and above in all State and Union Territories across the country

The programme has five objectives including:

Funding Pattern:

The Central and State allocations of the total fund are in the ratio of 60:40 for all states except North Eastern Region (NER) and Himalayan States for which the shared ratio is 90:10.
For Union Territoris (UTs) with legislature the ratio is 60:40, except in the UT of Jammu and Kashmir where the ratio is 90:10.
For all other UTs without legislature the Central share is 100%.
The fund flow will take place through the public financial management system (PFMS) and State treasuries.
UGC guidelines for implementation of NILP
The apex education body urges all universities with departments of Adult Education to implement mandatory teaching of at least five or above non-literates by students in every academic year in their course work as a project or assignment for completion of their degree.
UGC affiliated institutions may include certain credits for the activity, which can be certified under ‘literate certificates’.
The central government’s New India Literacy Programme will only work if the students, educators and stakeholders involved are properly guided.
They recalled that similar initiatives launched earlier have failed to drawbacks in implementation.
Since the students are also learning, the teachers must ensure that they properly imbibe teaching skills to be able to deliver results.
The project is huge and needs large-scale involvement from society to ensure people are committed to achieving the goals.