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Discuss briefly about the NIPUN Bharat scheme along with its benefits.

Introduction:

NIPUN Bharat- National Initiative for Proficiency in reading with Understanding and Numeracy is an initiative under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan. The mission aims at ensuring the foundational literacy and numeracy.

Body:

It is a centrally sponsored scheme.

The programmer has been divided into 3 goals:

By 2026-27, every child will achieve the desired learning competencies in reading, writing & numeracy within the age of 8 to 10 years. The scheme will also focus on:

  • Access to students for foundational years of schooling
  • Active learning
  • Teacher capacity building
  • Resource materials

Implementation:

The scheme will be implemented in 5 tiers namely,

  1. National
  2. State
  3. District
  4. Block
  5. School

At the national level, Ministry of Education will implement the scheme under the department of School Education & Literacy.

Conclusion:

Under the NEP 2020, Foundational Learning & Numeracy has been prioritized. The ability of students to read, write the languages is key for their learning outcomes. Therefore this is an important initiative. Actionable agendas are should be framed to ensure the success of the scheme.