NIPUN Bharat Programme

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• The Ministry of Education has launched NIPUN (National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy) Bharat Scheme. 

• It aims to cover the learning needs of children in the age group of 3 to 9 years.

About the Programme: 

• This initiative is being launched as a part of NEP (National Education Policy) 2020. 

• This policy aims to pave the way for transformational reforms in school and higher education systems in the country. This policy replaced the 34-year-old National Policy on Education (NPE), 1986. 

• It will be implemented by the Department of School Education and Literacy. 

• Target: It has been envisioned to ensure that every child in the country attains foundational literacy and numeracy by the end of Grade 3 by 2026-27. 

• A five-tier implementation mechanism will be set up at the National- State- District- Block- School level in all States and UTs, under the aegis of the centrally sponsored scheme of Samagra Shiksha. 

Key components: 

• Foundational skills enable to keep children in class thereby reducing the dropouts and improve transition rate from primary to upper primary and secondary stages. 

• Activity-based learning and a conducive learning environment will improve the quality of education. 

• Innovative pedagogies such as toy-based and experiential learning will be used in classroom transactions, thereby learning a joyful and engaging activity. 

• Intensive capacity building of teachers will make them empowered and provide greater autonomy for choosing the pedagogy.