About the Scheme
NIPUN Bharat (National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy) aims to ensure children in Grades 1-3 (ages 3-9) achieve basic foundational literacy and numeracy by Grade 3 by 2026-27. Launched July 5, 2021. Coverage: all government and government-aided schools. 5 crore+ children covered annually.
Target Beneficiaries: 15.8 crore children in age group 3-9 years (foundational learning stages from Balvatika to Grade 3) to achieve universal foundational literacy and numeracy by 2026-27
Implementing Agency: Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, in collaboration with States/UTs, NCERT, SCERTs, DIETs, and schools.
Key Features
- Target: all children attain foundational literacy/numeracy by end of Grade 3 by 2026-27
- Covers children aged 3-9 years in Classes 1-3 in government schools
- NIPUN Bharat Assessment: standardised reading and numeracy competency testing
- DIKSHA platform: 50,000+ learning resources for foundational literacy/numeracy
- Teacher capacity building: all primary teachers trained in foundational pedagogy
- Integration with PM POSHAN (Mid-Day Meal) and Anganwadi (pre-primary)
- 5 crore+ children covered annually; 8 lakh+ primary school teachers trained