NIPUN Bharat Mission: Celebrating five years of NIPUN Bharat, the Ministry of Education stated that guided by the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the scheme is strengthening Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) and paving the way for ‘Viksit Bharat 2047.’
According to the central government, it is the first time that the age group of 3 to 6 years has been included in the school continuum in the foundational stage.
In a social media post today on X, the ministry highlighted the key features of the scheme: According to official information, e-JaaduiPitara was launched on February 10, 2024. The e-JP is a mobile based application and website with play-based pedagogy and a way to disseminate the learning of Jaadui Pitara, (a collection of Play Based Learning Teaching Material (LTM) for 3 to 8 years age group. Play and activity-based textbooks for Classes 1 and 2 have also been prepared and shared with states and UTs, as per ministry’s record. It is the first time that the age group of 3 to 6 years has been included in the school continuum in the foundational stage in 5+3+3+4 structure consisting three years of Balvatika and Grades 1 and 2, according to the central government.
The Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSE&L), Ministry of Education, launched the “National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat Mission (NBM))” on July 5, 2021, for ensuring that every child in the country necessarily attains foundational literacy and numeracy by the end of Grade 2.
