Over 48K Govt Primary, Composite Schools Declared 'NIPUN'

A total of 48,081 government-run primary (Classes 1 to 5) and composite (Classes 1 to 8) schools across the state have been found to have met NIPUN (National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy) Bharat Mission norms.

- K Sandeep Kumar

PRAYAGRAJ:

The pan-UP assessment in this regard was undertaken in two phases: From December 16 to 28, 2024 and March 2025, officials of the state basic education department said.

These include 1,428 such schools of Prayagraj too.

These schools have been assessed 'NIPUN' following enrolled students of Classes 1 and 2 of these institutions being declared proficient after being found capable of reading, writing and understanding arithmetic.

Diploma in Elementary Education (DElEd) trainees had evaluated the students of the selected government primary and composite schools.