Lok Sabha Question No. 2880 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2022-03-21
Subject: Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat
Ministry: Education
Asked by: Pocha Brahmananda Reddy, Gajanan Chandrakant Kirtikar, Manjulata Mandal, Gautham Sigamani Pon, C.N. Annadurai, Dhanush M Kumar, Ganesan Selvam

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2880 TO BE ANSWERED ON 21 st  MARCH, 2022

## Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat

## 2880.  SHRI POCHA BRAHMANANDA REDDY:

SHRI GAJANAN KIRTIKAR: SHRIMATI MANJULATA MANDAL: SHRI GAUTHAM SIGAMANI PON: SHRI C.N. ANNADURAI: SHRI DHANUSH M. KUMAR: SHRI SELVAM G.:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) whether the Government has launched a 100 days reading campaign Padhe Bharat Badhe  Bharat  and  if  so,  the  details  thereof  and  aims  and  objective  behind  the move;
- (b) whether the Government has involved all the Stake holders in the campaign and if so, the details thereof and the outcome therefrom;
- (c) whether the Government has also launched National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN) Bharat Scheme and if so, the details thereof;
- (d) the challenges faced by the Government while implementing the Scheme;
- (e) whether  the  Government  has  developed  mechanism  for  implementation  of  the scheme and if so, the details thereof; and
- (f) whether the Government has assessed the performance of NIPUN and if so, the details thereof and the outcome of assessment and corrective steps taken in this regard?

## ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SMT. ANNPURNA DEVI)

(a)& (b): Department School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India has launched a 100 days Nation Wide Reading Campaign called Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat starting from 1st January 2022  so that each child learns to read with comprehension, in a joyful manner, as per the vision of National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

Children  studying  in  Balvatika  to  Grade  8  are  part  of  this  campaign.  Detailed guideline has been shared with class wise weekly calendar of activities which are to be done  by  children  with  the  help  of  teachers,  parents,  peers,  siblings  or  other  family members. The link of the guidelines ishttps://www.education.gov.in/sites/upload\_files/mhrd/files/Guidelines\_on\_Reading \_Campaign.pdf . The reading campaign aims to have participation of all stakeholders at national  and  state  level  including  children,  teachers,  parents,  community,  educational administrators etc. (c) to (f): The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India has launched the National Mission on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy called National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy  (NIPUN  Bharat)  on  5 th July  2021  under  the  aegis  of  Centrally  Sponsored Scheme of SamagraShiksha. The  mission  aims  to  achieve  universal  foundational  literacy  and  numeracy  in primary  classes  and  to  ensure  that  all  children  attain  grade  level  competencies  in reading,  writing  and  numeracy.  The  Mission  lays  down  priorities  and  actionable agendas for States/UTs to achieve the goal of proficiency in foundational literacy and numeracy for every child by grade 3. Detailed guidelines have been developed for implementation of the NIPUN Bharat Mission which  includes the Lakshya  or Targets for  Foundational Literacy  and Numeracy starting from the Balvatikaupto age group 9. The guidelines for implementation of the NIPUN Bharat mission has been uploaded on the Department's website under the link mentioned below: https://dsel.education.gov.in/sites/default/files/NIPUN\_BHARAT\_GUIDELINES\_EN.pdf A  National  Achievement  Survey  across  the  country  has  been  conducted  on  12 th November  2021  for  Grade  3,  5,  8  and  10  students  of  State  Government  schools, Government Aided schools, Private Unaided recognized schools and Central Government schools for assessing the competencies attained by the students vis-à-vis learning outcomes.

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