Lok Sabha Question No. 49 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2024-11-25
Subject: Learners and Teachers Registered on OTLAS Portal
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao

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

## LOK SABHA

## UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.49

ANSWERED ON 25.11.2024

## Learners and Teachers Registered on OTLAS Portal

## 49. Shri Daggumalla Prasada Rao:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a) the  details  and  total  number  of  non-literates  registered  on  the  Online  Teaching, Learning and Assessment System (OTLAS) since 2022, year-wise and State-wise;
- (b) the  details  and  total  number  of  learners  who  have  appeared  and  certified  under Foundational  Literacy  and  Numeracy  Assessment  Test  (FLNAT)  on  OTLAS  since  2022, State-wise and year-wise;
- (c) the  details  and  the  number  of  volunteer  teachers  registered  on  OTLAS  since  2022, State-wise and year-wise;
- (d) the  details  and  the  number  of  States  which  have  conducted  surveys  to  identify  nonliterates  (beneficiary)  and  volunteer  teachers  through  the  New  India  Literacy  Programme (NILP) online survey app and the States which do not have since 2022, year-wise; and
- (e) the details regarding the number of beneficiaries tagged with volunteer teachers and the number of untagged beneficiaries and volunteer teachers since 2022, State-wise and yearwise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a)  to  (d)  A  Centrally  Sponsored  Scheme,  introduced  in  2022-23  as  New  India  Literacy Programme (NILP), now popularly known as ULLAS - Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram, is being  implemented  from    the  F.Y.  2022-23  to  2026-27.  The  Non-Literates/  Learners  and Volunteer Teachers (VTs) can register themselves online through ULLAS Portal or ULLAS Mobile App.  The States/ UTs implementing the scheme conduct surveys on hybrid mode to identify  non-literates  (beneficiary)  and  Volunteer  Teachers  (VTs)  in  the  State/  UTs.  The Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test (FLNAT) is an evaluation conducted under  the  ULLAS  scheme  to  assess  basic  reading,  writing,  and  numeracy  skills  alongwith financial, digital and critical life skills of the non-literates, certifying them as 'neo-literates' upon passing the assessment test by the NIOS.

The online data of Learners, Volunteer Teachers and Certified Neo-Literates registered may be seen at the ULLAS portal at the URL https://ullas.education.gov.in/nilp.

A year-wise and State-wise statement indicating the total number of non-literates and Volunteer  Teachers  (VTs)  registered,  since  2022  are  at  Annexure  I  and  III  respectively.  A year-wise and State-wise statement indicating the total number of learners who appeared in FLNAT and  certified  since  2022  is  at  Annexure  II.  Until  now,  34  States/  UTs  have  been implementing ULLAS Scheme in their respective States/ UTs.

(e) A year-wise and State-wise statement indicating the details regarding the number of beneficiaries  tagged  with  volunteer  teachers  and  the  number  of  untagged  beneficiaries  and volunteer teachers since 2022 is at Annexure IV.

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STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (a)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED  QUESTION  NO.49    FOR  25.11.2024  ASKED  BY  SHRI  DAGGUMALLA PRASADA  RAO  HON'BLE  MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING  LEARNERS AND TEACHERS REGISTERED ON OTLAS PORTAL

Non- literates registered year-wise and State-wise

| Sl. No.     | States/UT's                              | 2022-23             | 2023-24             | 2024-25               | Grand Total           |
|-------------|------------------------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
| 1           | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 11,881              | 242                 | 37                    | 12,160                |
| 2           | Andhra Pradesh                           | 30,39,299           | 5,533               | 26,124                | 30,70,956             |
| 3           | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 19,995              | 21                  | 7                     | 20,023                |
| 4           | Assam                                    | 2                   | 4,20,929            | 2,11,943              | 6,32,874              |
| 5           | Bihar                                    | 22,914              | 4,84,884            | 189                   | 5,07,987              |
| 6           | Chandigarh                               | 3,000               | 656                 | 11                    | 3,667                 |
| 7           | Chhattisgarh                             | -                   | 1,20,992            | 6,91,503              | 8,12,495              |
| 8           | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | -                   | 25,254              | 73                    | 25,327                |
| 9           | Delhi                                    | 2,861               | 21,117              | 1,594                 | 25,572                |
| 10          | Goa                                      | -                   | 2,983               | 242                   | 3,225                 |
| 11          | Gujarat                                  | 98                  | 30,054              | 286                   | 30,438                |
| 12          | Haryana                                  | -                   | 48,974              | 3,19,083              | 3,68,057              |
| 13          | Himachal Pradesh                         | 2,518               | 92,490              | 762                   | 95,770                |
| 14          | Jammu and Kashmir                        | -                   | 6,21,993            | 64,679                | 6,86,672              |
| 15          | Jharkhand                                | 29,243              | 94,632              | 70,714                | 1,94,589              |
| 16          | Karnataka                                | 3,33,554            | 4,24,338            | 1,40,904              | 8,98,796              |
| 17          | Kerala                                   | 91,012              | 83                  | 5                     | 91,100                |
| 18          | Ladakh                                   | 7,337               | 2                   | 2                     | 7,341                 |
| 19          | Lakshadweep                              | -                   | 7                   | -                     | 7                     |
| 20          | Madhya Pradesh                           | 31,06,461           | 1,408               | 6,352                 | 31,14,221             |
| 21          | Maharashtra                              | 26                  | 6,61,895            | 3,58,199              | 10,20,120             |
| 22          | Manipur                                  | 8,291               | 334                 | 3                     | 8,628                 |
| 23          | Meghalaya                                | 1,287               | 1,203               | 146                   | 2,636                 |
| 24          | Mizoram                                  | 10                  | 13                  | 29                    | 52                    |
| 25          | Nagaland                                 | 10                  | 8                   | 2                     | 20                    |
| 26          | Odisha                                   | 36,297              | 631                 | 1,55,131              | 1,92,059              |
| 27          | Puducherry                               | -                   | 11                  | 1,240                 | 1,251                 |
| 28          | Punjab                                   | 9,304               | 72,013              | 10,619                | 91,936                |
| 29          | Rajasthan                                | 5,72,114            | 5,19,298            | 13,52,651             | 24,44,063             |
| 30          | Sikkim                                   | -                   | 4,024               | 620                   | 4,644                 |
| 31          | Tamil Nadu                               | 10,08,882           | 90                  | 123                   | 10,09,095             |
| 32          | Telangana                                | -                   | 14                  | 61                    | 75                    |
| 33          | Tripura                                  | -                   | 375                 | 1,987                 | 2,362                 |
| 34          | Uttar Pradesh                            | 5,36,311            | 4,43,373            | 1,27,945              | 11,07,629             |
| 35          | Uttarakhand                              | 3,720               | 8,016               | 1,791                 | 13,527                |
| 36          | West Bengal                              | -                   | 37                  | 26                    | 63                    |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                              | 88,46,427 41,07,927 | 88,46,427 41,07,927 | 35,45,083 1,64,99,437 | 35,45,083 1,64,99,437 |

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (b)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA  UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.49 FOR 25.11.2024 ASKED BY SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO HON'BLE MEMBER  OF  PARLIAMENT  REGARDING  LEARNERS  AND  TEACHERS  REGISTERED  ON OTLAS PORTAL

## Consolidated FLNAT Data under ULLAS: Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram

| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UT               | FLNAT March 2023   | FLNAT March 2023   | FLNAT September 2023   | FLNAT September 2023   | FLNAT March 2024   | FLNAT March 2024   | FLNAT September 2024 (Tentative)   | FLNAT September 2024 (Tentative)   | Total Appeared   | Total Certified   |
|-----------|------------------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------|--------------------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|------------------|-------------------|
| Sl. No.   | Name of the State/UT               | Appeared           | Certified          | Appeared               | Certified              | Appeared           | Certified          | Appeared                           | Certified                          | Total Appeared   | Total Certified   |
| 1         | Andaman & Nicobar Islands          |                    |                    |                        |                        | 7,000              |                    |                                    |                                    | 7,000            | 0                 |
| 2         | Andhra Pradesh                     |                    |                    |                        |                        |                    |                    |                                    |                                    | -                | 0                 |
| 3         | Arunachal Pradesh                  | 19,286             | 13,591             | 2,358                  | 1,846                  | 2,519              | 1,961              |                                    |                                    | 24,163           | 17,398            |
| 4         | Assam                              |                    |                    |                        |                        |                    |                    | 70,000                             |                                    | 70,000           | 0                 |
| 5         | Bihar                              |                    |                    |                        |                        |                    |                    |                                    |                                    | -                | 0                 |
| 6         | Chandigarh                         | 3,000              | 2,596              | 550                    | 548                    |                    |                    |                                    |                                    | 3,550            | 3,144             |
| 7         | Chhattisgarh                       |                    |                    |                        |                        | 154,085            | 152,805            |                                    |                                    | 154,085          | 152,805           |
| 8         | Daman &Diu and Dadra& Nagar Haveli |                    |                    | 3,743                  | 1,879                  |                    |                    |                                    |                                    | 3,743            | 1,879             |
| 9         | Delhi                              |                    |                    |                        |                        | 14,675             | 13,991             | 8,163                              |                                    | 22,838           | 13,991            |
| 10        | Goa                                |                    |                    |                        |                        | 645                | 472                | 1289                               |                                    | 1,934            | 472               |
| 11        | Gujarat                            |                    |                    |                        |                        | 5,700              | 4,590              | 1000                               |                                    | 6,700            | 4,590             |
| 12        | Haryana                            |                    |                    |                        |                        |                    |                    | 350,000                            |                                    | 350,000          | 0                 |
| 13        | Himachal Pradesh                   |                    |                    |                        |                        |                    |                    | 15351                              |                                    | 15,351           | 0                 |
| 14        | Jammu& Kashmir                     |                    |                    |                        |                        | 156,552            | 134,797            |                                    |                                    | 156,552          | 134,797           |
| 15        | Jharkhand                          | 46,485             | 37,750             | 82,369                 | 63,291                 | 125,585            | 107,434            | 99,135                             |                                    | 353,574          | 208,475           |
| 16        | Karnataka                          |                    |                    |                        |                        | 357,722            | 356,328            |                                    |                                    | 357,722          | 356,328           |
| 17        | Kerala                             |                    |                    | 63,169                 | 58,826                 |                    |                    |                                    |                                    | 63,169           | 58,826            |
| 18        | Ladakh                             | 12,865             | 11,963             | 17,956                 | 16,433                 | 3,547              | 3,541              |                                    |                                    | 34,368           | 31,937            |
| 19        | Lakshadweep                        |                    |                    | 100                    | 100                    |                    |                    |                                    |                                    | 100              | 100               |
| 20        | Madhya Pradesh                     | 918,674            | 805,641            | 1,021,696              | 936,264                | 1,213,749          | 1,133,497          | 1,647,000                          |                                    | 4,801,119        | 2,875,402         |
| 21        | Maharashtra                        |                    |                    |                        |                        | 403,644            | 354,735            |                                    |                                    | 403,644          | 354,735           |
| 22        | Manipur                            |                    |                    |                        |                        | 3,261              | 2,701              |                                    |                                    | 3,261            | 2,701             |
| 23        | Meghalaya                          | 1,320              | 828                | 7,142                  | 4,627                  | 3,724              | 3,216              |                                    |                                    | 12,186           | 8,671             |
| 24        | Mizoram                            |                    |                    |                        |                        | 320                | 253                |                                    |                                    | 320              | 253               |
| 25        | Nagaland                           |                    |                    |                        |                        |                    |                    | 28754                              |                                    | 28,754           | 0                 |
| 26        | Odisha                             | 36,297             | 24,947             | 46,094                 | 33,002                 |                    |                    | 2,41,990                           |                                    | 3,24,381         | 57,949            |
| 27        | Puducherry                         |                    |                    |                        |                        |                    |                    |                                    |                                    | -                | 0                 |
| 28        | Punjab                             | 9,304              | 8,990              | 61,882                 | 57,384                 | 59,193             | 56,231             | 65,000                             |                                    | 195,379          | 122,605           |
| 29        | Rajasthan                          | 548,052            | 525,645            | 267,721                | 262,144                | 245,211            | 240,520            | 520,379                            |                                    | 1,581,363        | 1,028,309         |
| 30        | Sikkim                             |                    |                    |                        |                        | 3,765              | 3,243              | 2728                               |                                    | 6,493            | 3,243             |
| 31        | Tamilnadu                          | 528,511            | 528,439            |                        |                        | 480,740            | 478,090            | 509589                             |                                    | 1,518,840        | 1,006,529         |
| 32        | Telangana                          |                    |                    |                        |                        |                    |                    |                                    |                                    | -                | 0                 |
| 33        | Tripura                            |                    |                    |                        |                        | 576                | 431                |                                    |                                    | 576              | 431               |
| 34        | Uttar Pradesh                      | 113,716            | 81,784             | 231,956                | 190,634                | 116,342            | 109,046            | 150,000                            |                                    | 612,014          | 381,464           |
| 35        | Uttarakhand                        |                    |                    | 13,586                 | 7,077                  | 13,502             | 10,983             | 9459                               |                                    | 36,547           | 18,060            |
| 36        | West Bengal                        |                    |                    |                        |                        |                    |                    |                                    |                                    | -                | 0                 |
|           | Total                              | 22,37,510          | 20,42,174          | 18,20,322              | 16,34,055              | 33,72,057          | 31,68,865          | 37,19,837                          | 0                                  | 1,11,49,726      | 68,45,094         |

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.49  FOR 25.11.2024 ASKED BY SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING LEARNERS AND TEACHERS REGISTERED ON OTLAS PORTAL.

## Volunteer Teachers Year-wise & State-wise

| Sl. No.                                           | States/UT's                                       | 2022-23                                           | 2023-24                                           | 2024-25                                           | Grand Total                                       |
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
| 1                                                 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands                       | 1,397                                             | 64                                                | 15                                                | 1,476                                             |
| 2                                                 | Andhra Pradesh                                    | 27,83,418                                         | 425                                               | 1,837                                             | 27,85,680                                         |
| 3                                                 | Arunachal Pradesh                                 | -                                                 | 13                                                | 2                                                 | 15                                                |
| 4                                                 | Assam                                             | -                                                 | 33,009                                            | 20,072                                            | 53,081                                            |
| 5                                                 | Bihar                                             | 614                                               | 26,478                                            | 59                                                | 27,151                                            |
| 6                                                 | Chandigarh                                        | -                                                 | 175                                               | 2                                                 | 177                                               |
| 7                                                 | Chhattisgarh                                      | -                                                 | 12,671                                            | 65,630                                            | 78,301                                            |
| 8                                                 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu          | -                                                 | 988                                               | 41                                                | 1,029                                             |
| 9                                                 | Delhi                                             | 399                                               | 4,446                                             | 309                                               | 5,154                                             |
| 10                                                | Goa                                               | -                                                 | 3                                                 | 4                                                 | 7                                                 |
| 11                                                | Gujarat                                           | 40                                                | 7,963                                             | 248                                               | 8,251                                             |
| 12                                                | Haryana                                           | -                                                 | 13,469                                            | 1,00,531                                          | 1,14,000                                          |
| 13                                                | Himachal Pradesh                                  | 535                                               | 18,665                                            | 146                                               | 19,346                                            |
| 14                                                | Jammu and Kashmir                                 | -                                                 | 52,535                                            | 3,209                                             | 55,744                                            |
| 15                                                | Jharkhand                                         | -                                                 | 9,082                                             | 4,299                                             | 13,381                                            |
| 16                                                | Karnataka                                         | -                                                 | 36,414                                            | 6,562                                             | 42,976                                            |
| 17                                                | Kerala                                            | -                                                 | 8                                                 | 3                                                 | 11                                                |
| 18                                                | Ladakh                                            | -                                                 | -                                                 | 1                                                 | 1                                                 |
| 19                                                | Lakshadweep                                       | -                                                 | 6                                                 | -                                                 | 6                                                 |
| 20                                                | Madhya Pradesh                                    | 1,32,793                                          | 111                                               | 439                                               | 1,33,343                                          |
| 21                                                | Maharashtra                                       | 3                                                 | 1,11,157                                          | 74,575                                            | 1,85,735                                          |
| 22                                                | Manipur                                           | -                                                 | 15                                                | 33                                                | 48                                                |
| 23                                                | Meghalaya                                         | -                                                 | 30                                                | 4                                                 | 34                                                |
| 24                                                | Mizoram                                           | 2                                                 | 1                                                 | 4                                                 | 7                                                 |
| 25                                                | Nagaland                                          | 2                                                 | 5                                                 | 2                                                 | 9                                                 |
| 26                                                | Odisha                                            | -                                                 | 61                                                | 9,491                                             | 9,552                                             |
| 27                                                | Puducherry                                        | -                                                 | 27                                                | 75                                                | 102                                               |
| 28                                                | Punjab                                            | -                                                 | 19,223                                            | 1,855                                             | 21,078                                            |
| 29                                                | Rajasthan                                         | 64,234                                            | 39,985                                            | 79,661                                            | 1,83,880                                          |
| 30                                                | Sikkim                                            | -                                                 | 641                                               | 27                                                | 668                                               |
| 31                                                | Tamil Nadu                                        | 33                                                | 29                                                | 43                                                | 105                                               |
| 32                                                | Telangana                                         | -                                                 | 11                                                | 40                                                | 51                                                |
| 33                                                | Tripura                                           | -                                                 | 44                                                | 40                                                | 84                                                |
| 34                                                | Uttar Pradesh                                     | 68,774                                            | 56,312                                            | 10,816                                            | 1,35,902                                          |
| 35                                                | Uttarakhand                                       | 281                                               | 490                                               | 141                                               | 912                                               |
| 36                                                | West Bengal                                       | -                                                 | 19                                                | 17                                                | 36                                                |
| Grand Total 30,52,525 4,44,575 3,80,233 38,77,333 | Grand Total 30,52,525 4,44,575 3,80,233 38,77,333 | Grand Total 30,52,525 4,44,575 3,80,233 38,77,333 | Grand Total 30,52,525 4,44,575 3,80,233 38,77,333 | Grand Total 30,52,525 4,44,575 3,80,233 38,77,333 | Grand Total 30,52,525 4,44,575 3,80,233 38,77,333 |

STATEMENT  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (e)  OF  THE  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.49 FOR 25.11.2024 ASKED BY SHRI DAGGUMALLA PRASADA RAO HON'BLE MEMBER OF PARLIAMENT REGARDING LEARNERS AND TEACHERS REGISTERED ON OTLAS PORTAL.

## Beneficiaries (Tagged & Untagged)

| Sl. No.     | States/UT's                              | Tagged Learner                    | Untagged Learner                  | Total                             |
|-------------|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
| 1           | Andaman and Nicobar Islands              | 16                                | 12,144                            | 12,160                            |
| 2           | Andhra Pradesh                           | 17,191                            | 30,53,765                         | 30,70,956                         |
| 3           | Arunachal Pradesh                        | 1                                 | 20,022                            | 20,023                            |
| 4           | Assam                                    | 4,42,582                          | 1,90,292                          | 6,32,874                          |
| 5           | Bihar                                    | 1,77,388                          | 3,30,599                          | 5,07,987                          |
| 6           | Chandigarh                               | 381                               | 3,286                             | 3,667                             |
| 7           | Chhattisgarh                             | 6,14,002                          | 1,98,493                          | 8,12,495                          |
| 8           | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 1,856                             | 23,471                            | 25,327                            |
| 9           | Delhi                                    | 13,786                            | 11,786                            | 25,572                            |
| 10          | Goa                                      | 8                                 | 3,217                             | 3,225                             |
| 11          | Gujarat                                  | 8,686                             | 21,752                            | 30,438                            |
| 12          | Haryana                                  | 3,21,625                          | 46,432                            | 3,68,057                          |
| 13          | Himachal Pradesh                         | 95,208                            | 562                               | 95,770                            |
| 14          | Jammu and Kashmir                        | 4,97,914                          | 1,88,758                          | 6,86,672                          |
| 15          | Jharkhand                                | 69,394                            | 1,25,195                          | 1,94,589                          |
| 16          | Karnataka                                | 1,80,479                          | 7,18,317                          | 8,98,796                          |
| 17          | Kerala                                   | 1                                 | 91,099                            | 91,100                            |
| 18          | Ladakh                                   | -                                 | 7,341                             | 7,341                             |
| 19          | Lakshadweep                              | -                                 | 7                                 | 7                                 |
| 20          | Madhya Pradesh                           | 1,585                             | 31,12,636                         | 31,14,221                         |
| 21          | Maharashtra                              | 7,11,163                          | 3,08,957                          | 10,20,120                         |
| 22          | Manipur                                  | 2                                 | 8,626                             | 8,628                             |
| 23          | Meghalaya                                | 3                                 | 2,633                             | 2,636                             |
| 24          | Mizoram                                  | 49                                | 3                                 | 52                                |
| 25          | Nagaland                                 | 16                                | 4                                 | 20                                |
| 26          | Odisha                                   | 47,206                            | 1,44,853                          | 1,92,059                          |
| 27          | Puducherry                               | 1,104                             | 147                               | 1,251                             |
| 28          | Punjab                                   | 57,130                            | 34,806                            | 91,936                            |
| 29          | Rajasthan                                | 21,36,233                         | 3,07,830                          | 24,44,063                         |
| 30          | Sikkim                                   | 1,286                             | 3,358                             | 4,644                             |
| 31          | Tamil Nadu                               | 135                               | 10,08,960                         | 10,09,095                         |
| 32          | Telangana                                | 61                                | 14                                | 75                                |
| 33          | Tripura                                  | 134                               | 2,228                             | 2,362                             |
| 34          | Uttar Pradesh                            | 6,17,143                          | 4,90,486                          | 11,07,629                         |
| 35          | Uttarakhand                              | 2,639                             | 10,888                            | 13,527                            |
| 36          | West Bengal                              | 46                                | 17                                | 63                                |
| Grand Total | Grand Total                              | 60,16,453 1,04,82,984 1,64,99,437 | 60,16,453 1,04,82,984 1,64,99,437 | 60,16,453 1,04,82,984 1,64,99,437 |