Ministry Of Education

Question 1

New India literacy program details

Answer 1

Launch year 2022 duration 5 years.
Aim - cover area more than foundational and numerical literacy.

Question 2

NILP.=Target
Implementation unit

Answer 2

Non - literates above or 15 years,
Target 5 crore learner 1cr/yr
Implementation - schools

Question 3

NIPUN( national initiative for proficiency in reading with understanding numeracy)

Launch year , aim ,target

Answer 3

2021
Age group 3 to 9 yrs.
Àim - by 2026-27 , every child by end of grade 3 reading, writing and numeracy.

Question 4

Nipun( Impl. , benefits)

Answer 4

Department of school education.
Annual - 500rs/ per child for learning materials, 150/ teacher for manuals and resources
10-20/ per district

Question 5

SHREYAS scheme
1.Full form
2.Aim and motto
3.implementing agency
4.SSC
5.MSDE

Answer 5

1.Scheme for higher education youth in apprenticeship and skills
Provide industry apprenticeship opportunity
2.improve employability of students and “earn while you learn”
3.Skill development and entrepreneurship and ministry of labour.
4.Sector skill council- identify industries and assessment
5. MSDE- monitor and finace

Question 6

NAPS
Launch year
Replace
Benefits

Answer 6

National apprenticeship promotion scheme
2016
Apprenticeship protshahan yojana(APY).
(I).Govt. 25% of project upto 1500 / student.
(II). Basic training - upto 7500 for maximum of 500hrs/3 months.( Can’t formal training).

Question 7

Saakshar Bharat scheme
Launch year
About
Aim
Key features
Eligibility criteria

Answer 7

Launch year-2009
About- achieving 80% literacy rate at national level, focus on adult women.

Aim- impart functional literacy and numeracy to non literate and non numerate.

Key features -functional literacy to 70 million no literate age 15 yrs or more.

Eligibility - district ,including new district carved out of erstwhile district that had adult female literacy rate of 50 % or below as per 2011 census.
All left wing extremism affected district irrespective of literacy rate.

Question 8

Prime minister research fellowship
Launch year
About
Aim
Benefits

Answer 8

Launch year-2018
About- PhD programme from IITs, IISERs, IISc.
Aim- attract talent for research in cutting edge science and technology.

Benefits - 70k / months for first 2 yrs .
75k for 3rd and 80k/ months for 4 and 5 th yrs
2. Grant of 2 lakhs to each students for academic contingency expenses and foreign instructions/national travel expenses.

Eligible students from all recognised institution/ University.