Nandyal aims for 100% literacy by 2027, new action plan under way
Nandyal district is aiming for 100% literacy by 2027 with a new action plan in place. District Collector Rajakumari Ganiya emphasized the need for coordination among officials to educate the illiterate population. Currently, over 325,000 individuals remain illiterate, but efforts are underway to make significant progress in the coming years.
- ▪The district aims for 100% literacy by 2027.
- ▪Over 325,000 individuals are still illiterate in Nandyal according to a 2022 survey.
- ▪The 'ULLAS-1' programme has already helped 26,000 individuals become literate.
- ▪An action plan is targeting over 100,000 people annually to achieve literacy goals.
- ▪The Collector has requested that at least 50% of the remaining illiterate individuals become literate in the current phase.
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District Collector Rajakumari Ganiya directed officials to formulate an action plan to transform Nandyal into a 100% literate district by 2027.At a meeting, the Collector urged officials to work in coordination with the objective of providing education to every illiterate individual. She stated that through the “ULLAS-1” programme, 26,000 individuals have already become literate. However, a survey conducted in 2022 revealed that there are still over 325,000 illiterate individuals in the district. With the aim of making all these individuals literate within a three-year timeframe, an action plan is currently under way, targeting over 100,000 people annually.Nearly one lakh of them have already attained literacy, the Collector said.
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