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What is the News?
The Government of India has set up a National Steering Committee (NSC) for the implementation of NIPUN Bharat Mission.
What is NIPUN Bharat Mission?
Launched by: Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education
Full Form: National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy, (NIPUN) Bharat Mission.
Aim: To achieve the goal of universal proficiency in foundational literacy and numeracy for every child by grade 3, as envisaged by National Education Policy 2020.
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About the National Steering Committee (NSC) for NIPUN Bharat Mission
The National Steering Committee(NSC) has been constituted under the chairmanship of the Union Education Minister.
Responsibilities of NSC: The following are the roles and responsibilities of the NSC:
-To oversee the progress of the National Mission on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy and provide guidance on policy issues.
-To arrive at the target to be achieved nationally in 2026-27.
-To disseminate tools for the measurement of yearly progress in the form of guidelines.
-To prepare and approve a National Action Plan
-To review programmatic and financial norms periodically to ensure they are synchronised with targets to be achieved.
-To develop the methodology of assessment to analyse the progress and provide feedback to States/UTs.
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Source: This post is based on the article “Government sets up National Steering Committee for implementation of the NIPUN Bharat Mission” published in PIB on 25th October 2021.
