The Government of India has invited to participate to Suggest a Slogan for “The New India Literacy Programme 2023 (NILP)” aiming to make India fully literate.

About New India Literacy Programme 2023

  • To give these citizens aged above 15 years who were left behind to access education, the Government of India has launched The New India Literacy Programme’ (NILP) or the Nav Bharat Saksharta Karyakram, from 2022 to 2027, which aims to make India fully literate.
  • The Programme will be mainly based on teaching through volunteerism in an online or digital mode. The learners and volunteers will be registered online on the mobile app made for the scheme.
  • The content for teaching and learning in local languages will be available on the DIKSHA portal of NCERT through the mobile app.
  • After gaining Foundational Literacy and numeracy along with critical life skills, the learners will be accorded a certificate after an assessment test.

Who can Participate?

  • NILP is a public participation programme and perceives volunteers’ participation in this nation-building exercise.
  • These volunteers can be anybody, like
    • Students/children,
    • Teachers, homemakers,
    • Anganwadi workers,
    • ASHA workers,
    • NYSK, NSS, NCC volunteers,
    • Philanthropic organizations etc., to actualize the dream of ‘Education for All’.
    • The Corporates can plan corporate social responsibility (CSR) activities to implement NILP.

Objectives New India Literacy Programme 2023

  • To impart not only Foundational Literacy and Numeracy but also to cover other components which are necessary for a citizen of the 21st century, such as Critical Life Skills.
  • The Programme strives to empower all individuals with basic education skills so that they not only change their own lives but also change society in a productive manner.
  • This will also enhance the confidence, self-esteem, and self-reliance of the neo-learners.

Tagline

Ministry of Education, Department of School Education and Literacy, and MyGov invite citizens to suggest a simple tagline for New India Literacy Programme, that will motivate learners and volunteers to benefit from the scheme.

Eligibility Criteria

Entries will be judged on

  • Creativity
  • Originality
  • Technical Excellence
  • Simplicity
  • Gratification

Prizes

The Winning entry will be awarded cash prizes

  • First Prize will be awarded Rs. 5000.
  • The second Prize will be awarded Rs. 3000
  • The third Prize will be awarded Rs. 2000

Terms and Conditions

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How to Participate?

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Deadline

The last date for submission is January 22, 2023.

Click here to see the Official notification New India Literacy Programme(NILP) 2023