STATE OF FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY IN INDIA

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• The report prepared by the Institute for Competitiveness highlights the importance of early education years in the overall development of a child.
  
  
• It further highlights the role of well-planned early interventions like the National Education Policy (2020) and the NIPUN Bharat guidelines, leading to long-term improved learning outcomes.
  
  
• Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) skills refers to basic reading, writing, and mathematics skills. The Index on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy establishes an understanding of the overall state of Foundational Learning across children aged below ten years in Indian States and Union territories.
  
  
• The Index includes five pillars comprising of 41 indicators. The five pillars are : Educational Infrastructure, Access to Education, Basic Health, Leaning Outcomes and Governance.