The central government has allocated a total financial outlay of the New India Literacy Programme (NILP) for five years to be Rs.1037.90 crore, MoS for Education Annpurna Devi in a written reply informed in the Lok Sabha on December 12.

• The Ministry of Education (MoE) approved the NILP this year to include all aspects of adult education in line with the new National Education Policy, for the following five years.
• The ministry has also opted to use the phrase “Education for All” in place of “Adult Education” because the latter did not accurately describe all non-literates in the age bracket of 15 and older.
• The program’s Foundational Literacy and Numeracy component intend to reach 5.00 crore learners during a five-year period.
• The programme has five objectives:

(i) Foundational Literacy and Numeracy,

(ii) Critical Life Skills,

(iii) Vocational Skills Development,

(iv) Basic Education, and

(v) Continuing Education.