NIPUN BHARAT

National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with
Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat).

• Under Department of School Education and
Literacy, Ministry of Education

• Important step for implementation of the
National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

• Vision: To create an enabling environment to
ensure universal acquisition of foundational
literacy and numeracy.
 To ensure that every child achieves the
desired learning competencies in reading,
writing and numeracy by the end of Grade 3.
 To be achieved by 2026-27.
• Under the aegis of the centrally sponsored scheme
of Samagra Shiksha.

• A five-tier implementation mechanism.
 At the National- State- District- Block- School
level in all States and UTs.

• It may emphasise goal setting and accountability
for State governments.
 Guidelines for teacher training, assessment and
the creation of printed resources etc.

• NEP 2020: achieve universal foundational literacy
and numeracy in primary school by 2025.
 Target postponed due to academic disruptions
caused by Covid19.