Education Minister launches the mobile application of ULLAS

Source: The post is based on the article “Education Minister launches the mobile application of ULLAS”  published in PIB on 30th July 2023.

What is the News?

The Union Minister of Education has launched the mobile application of ULLAS: Nav Bharat Saksharta Karyakram on the occasion of three years of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

What is the ULLAS Initiative?

ULLAS stands for Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society.

Aim: To revolutionize education and literacy across India by fostering a learning ecosystem that reaches every individual, bridging the gaps in basic literacy and critical life skills.

– To impart basic education, digital and financial literacy and critical life skills to citizens aged 15 and above who lost the opportunity to go to school.

Focus areas: It will focus on promoting functional literacy, vocational skills, and many important life skills like financial literacy, legal literacy, digital literacy, and empowerment of citizens to involve in nation-building of the country. 

Implementation: The initiative operates through volunteerism. It encourages volunteers to participate as DUTY or Kartavya Bodh towards nation-building.

– Student volunteers will be incentivised with credits in school/university and appreciation through certificates, letters of appreciation, felicitation, among other means.

Significance: According to government data, as many as 12.5 lakh students are out of school in the year 2022-23 with the number of boys greater than girls. 

– The ULLAS initiative has the potential to bring these students back to learning by providing them with an open source learning platform.