3 Things Central Square Foundation | NIPUN Bharat and the way forward for the FLN Mission
Oct 31, 2025
In this insightful discussion, Shaveta Sharma-Kukreja, CEO & Managing Director of Central Square Foundation, shares her expertise in foundational literacy and numeracy. She highlights the significant strides made since the NIPUN Bharat Mission's launch, showcasing improvements in literacy and numeracy through national surveys, particularly in Uttar Pradesh. Shaveta discusses best practices from various states and outlines strategies for sustaining educational momentum beyond 2027, aiming to eradicate early learning crises and elevate outcomes across the nation.
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Unified Competency Focus
- NIPUN Bharat unified and prioritized early learning across India's education system.
- States translated a national competency framework into local languages and contexts.
Linked Resources And Assessment
- The mission combined funding, structured pedagogy, and teacher resources to improve classroom practice.
- Assessments were used from formative to large-scale to track and guide learning improvements.
National Assessments Show Gains
- National surveys ASER and PRS both show positive trends in early-grade learning since NIPUN launched.
- PRS 2024 reported grade 3 literacy at 64% and numeracy at 60% nationally.