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About news Definition of literacy and full literacy

Literacy:

May be understood as the ability to read, write, and compute with comprehension, i.e. to identify, understand, interpret, and create along with critical life skills such as digital literacy, financial literacy etc.

Full literacy:

To be considered equivalent to 100% literacy, will be achieving 95% literacy in a State/UT that may be considered as equivalent to fully literate.

Criteria for literacy certification:

Non-literate person may be considered as literate under the NILP, when she/he has been declared literate after taking the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test (FLNAT).

The FLNAT is held in all districts of each participating State/UT, with the District Institutes of Education and Training (DIETs) and Government/aided schools serving as test centres.

The assessment comprises three subjects - Reading, Writing, and Numeracy - each carrying 50 marks, totaling 150 marks. This test is developed to evaluate the foundational literacy and numeracy skills of registered non-literate learners.

Significant challenge associated with literacy in India:

According to the Census 2011, with 25.76 crore non-literate individuals in the 15 years and above age group, comprising 9.08 crore males and 16.68 crore females.

Despite the progress made under the Saakshar Bharat programme, which certified 7.64 crore individuals as literate between 2009-10 and 2017-18, an estimated 18.12 crore adults in India remain non-literate.

Non-literate individuals face disadvantages in various aspects of life such as financial transactions, job applications, comprehension of media and technology, understanding of rights and participation in higher productivity sectors.

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