The Union Government has approved a new scheme “New India Literacy Programme’ for the period FYs 2022-2027 to cover all the aspects of Adult Education to align with National Education Policy 2020 and Budget Announcements 2021-22.
Objective: To impart not only foundational literacy and numeracy but also to cover other components which are necessary for a citizen of 21st century such as critical life skills and basic education.
Need: As per Census 2011, the absolute number of non-literates of the country in 15 years and above age group is 25.76 crore (Male 9.08 crore, Female 16.68 crore).
Target: The scheme will cover non-literates of the age of 15 years and above in all state/UTs in the country.