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Uttarakhand Declared India's Sixth Fully Literate State Under ULLAS Programme

Uttarakhand has become India's sixth fully literate state under NEP 2020 and the ULLAS programme, per ANI and NDTV reports dated July 8.

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Current Summary

Uttarakhand has become India's sixth fully literate state, achieved under the National Education Policy 2020 and the ULLAS (Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in Society) programme, according to reports by ANI News and NDTV dated July 8. India Today (July 9) reports that the state has crossed the 98% literacy mark — the first specific figure reported. Livemint (July 9) independently corroborates the milestone and quotes Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami describing it as 'collective efforts towards Viksit Bharat'. The threshold used to define full literacy, the authority that made the declaration, the districts' individual performance, and the timeline of the literacy campaign have not been detailed in available signals.

What We Know

Uttarakhand has been declared India's sixth fully literate state, per ANI News and NDTV (July 8).
The milestone is attributed to NEP 2020 and the ULLAS programme.
Livemint (July 9) independently corroborates Uttarakhand becoming India's sixth fully literate state
CM Dhami has described the achievement as 'collective efforts towards Viksit Bharat', per Livemint
Uttarakhand has crossed the 98% literacy mark, per India Today (July 9).

What Is Still Unclear

The literacy rate achieved and the threshold used to define full literacy.
The authority that made the declaration.
District-wise literacy figures.
The duration and scope of the literacy campaign.

What Changed

9 Jul, 06:50 am
India Today (July 9) reports that Uttarakhand has crossed the 98% literacy mark, the first specific literacy figure reported alongside the declaration that the state is India's sixth fully literate state.
9 Jul, 02:40 am
Livemint (July 9) independently corroborates that Uttarakhand has become India's sixth fully literate state. The report quotes CM Pushkar Singh Dhami describing the achievement as 'collective efforts towards Viksit Bharat'. The literacy rate achieved, the declaring authority, and the threshold used to define full literacy remain unconfirmed.
8 Jul, 09:28 pm
Signal detected: Uttarakhand Declared India's Sixth Fully Literate State Under ULLAS Programme

Background

ULLAS is a centrally sponsored adult literacy scheme under the National Education Policy 2020 aimed at achieving foundational literacy and numeracy among adults.