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ULLAS — New India Literacy Programme
ULLAS, also called Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram or the New India Literacy Programme, is the Centre's adult-literacy scheme for people aged 15 and above who missed out on school. It is in the news because a PIB backgrounder of 29 September 2026 reported about 4.03 crore registered learners and ten States and UTs that have declared themselves fully literate since 2024.
Last updated 29 September 20264 min read
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New card: ULLAS's funding, five components, the 95% full-literacy benchmark, the ten fully literate States/UTs and the 29 Sep 2026 learner print.
- ULLAS
- New India Literacy Programme
- Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram
- adult literacy
- FLNAT
- full literacy
- literacy rate
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