17-07-2021 | 17:33 PM
NIPUN Bharat Programme
• 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.
