Q. Consider the following statements:
1. National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat) Mission has been launched by the ministry of education.
2. It aims to improve foundational literacy and numeracy of children in the age group of 3 to 14 years.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
Answer: A
Notes:
The Ministry of Education has launched the National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat) Mission. It aims to improve foundational literacy and numeracy of children in the age group of three to nine years.
Key Features of the Mission:
- Implementation: The mission will be implemented by the Union Education Ministry in collaboration with states through the flagship school education program Samagra Shiksha.
- Target: The mission has set a target that by 2026-27, every Class 3 child should be able to read with understanding at the rate of at least 60 words per minute. Further, the child should be able to read and write numbers up to 9,999 and solve simple multiplication problems.
Source: EPIC july, 2021.
