Consider the following statements regarding NIPUN Bharat Mission 1 It aims to improve foundational l...........

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Consider the following statements regarding NIPUN Bharat Mission:

1. It aims to improve foundational literacy and numeracy of children in the age group of three to nine years.

2. It emphasizes the importance of using a child’s mother tongue in teaching.

Which of the above statements is/are correct?

Only 1

Only 2

Both 1 and 2

Neither 1 nor 2

NIPUN Bharat Mission aims to improve foundational literacy and numeracy of children in the age group of three to nine years.

Key Features of the Mission:

Implementation: The mission will be implemented by the Union Education Ministry in collaboration with states through the flagship school education program Samagra Shiksha.
Target: The mission has set a target that by 2026-27, every Class 3 child should be able to read with understanding at the rate of at least 60 words per minute. Further, the child should be able to read and write numbers up to 9,999 and solve simple multiplication problems.
Survey: A National Achievement Survey of Class 3 students will be conducted to set a baseline to track the future progress of the mission.
Mother Tongue: The mission also emphasizes the importance of using a child’s mother tongue in teaching, a principle of the National Education Policy 2020.