The declaration was made by Administrator Praful Patel, marking the achievement of full literacy status under the ULLAS – Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram. Quick Facts: Lakshadweep was declared a 100 per cent literate Union Territory on October 11, 2026.
Intensive teaching and assessment drives were subsequently undertaken to equip the identified learners with foundational literacy and numeracy skills. The department stated that all eligible learners had successfully cleared the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test (FLNAT), enabling the Union Territory to attain full literacy status under ULLAS. The Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, has defined Literacy as “the ability to read, write, and compute with comprehension, i.e., to identify, understand, interpret and create, along with critical life skills such as digital literacy, financial literacy, etc.
An initial survey identified 1,113 adult non-literates across the islands, according to the Department of Education. It considers 95 per cent literacy in a state or Union Territory (UT) as equivalent to full literacy.
