Consider the following statements regarding NIPUN Bharat Mission: I...
- NIPUN Bharat Mission has been launched to ensure that every child in the country necessarily attains foundational literacy and numeracy by the end of Grade 3, by 2026-27. NIPUN stands for National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy.
- NIPUN Bharat comes under the aegis of the centrally sponsored scheme of Samagra Shiksha.
- It is being launched as a part of NEP (National Education Policy) 2020.
- Department of School Education and Literacy is the nodal agency for implementing this scheme. Hence, statement 2 is not correct.
It focuses on: - Providing access and retaining children in foundational years of schooling
- Teacher capacity building
- Development of high quality and diversified Student and Teacher Resources/Learning Materials
- Tracking the progress of each child in achieving learning outcomes.
NIPUN Bharat aims to cover the learning needs of children in the age group of 3 to 9 years. Hence, statement 1 is not correct. Goals of the Mission are set in the form of Lakshya Soochi or Targets for Foundational Literacy and Numeracy. The Laskhyas are based on the learning outcomes developed by the NCERT and international research and ORF studies. Outcomes that have been envisaged from the implementation of the goals and objectives of NIPUN Bharat Mission are: - Foundational skills enable to keep children in class thereby reducing the dropouts and improve transition rate from primary to upper primary and secondary stages
- Activity-based learning and conducive learning environment will improve quality of education.
- Innovative pedagogies such as toy-based and experiential learning will be used in classroom transaction thereby making learning a joyful and engaging activity.
- Intensive capacity building of teachers will make them empowered and provide greater autonomy for choosing the pedagogy.
- Holistic development of the child by focusing on different domains of development like physical and motor development, socio-emotional development, literacy and numeracy development, cognitive development, life skills etc. which are interrelated and interdependent, which will be reflected in a Holistic Progress Card.
- Since almost every child attends early grades, therefore, focus at that stage will also benefit the socio-economic disadvantageous group thus ensuring access to equitable and inclusive quality education.
A five-tier implementation mechanism will be set up at the National- State- District- Block- School level in all States and Union Territories under the aegis of the centrally sponsored scheme of Samagra Shiksha. A special package for foundational literacy and Numeracy (FLN) under NISHTHA (National Initiative for School Heads and Teachers Holistic Advancement) is being developed by NCERT.
Consider the following statements regarding NIPUN Bharat Mission: I...
NIPUN Bharat Mission:
• NIPUN Bharat Mission is a national mission launched by the Ministry of Education, Government of India.
• It aims to enhance learning outcomes in primary schools by focusing on improving foundational skills such as literacy and numeracy.
• The mission covers children in the age group of 3-9 years.
• The Ministry of Education is the nodal agency for implementing this scheme.
• The mission is being implemented in collaboration with states and Union Territories.
• The key components of the mission include teacher training, development of learning materials, and regular monitoring and evaluation.
• The mission also aims to promote the use of technology in education, with a focus on digital and online resources.
• The mission is expected to benefit over 2.5 crore children across the country.
Therefore, statement 1 is incorrect as the NIPUN Bharat Mission covers children in the age group of 3-9 years, not 6-14 years. Statement 2 is also incorrect as the Ministry of Education is the nodal agency, not NITI Aayog. Hence, the correct answer is option D - neither 1 nor 2.