ULLAS mobile application
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The Prime Minister inaugurated Akhil Bharatiya Shiksha Samagam 2023 at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi on 3rd anniversary of NEP 2020.
- Launched the logo, slogan-Jan Jan Sakshar and mobile application of ULLAS: Nav Bharat Saksharta Karyakram at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi.
About ULLAS Mobile Application
- The ULLAS initiative, stands for Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society.
- It aims to transform education and literacy throughout the country.
- The initiative is creating a learning ecosystem that encompasses every individual, bridging gaps in basic literacy and critical life skills.
- It provides basic education, digital and financial literacy, and critical life skills to citizens aged 15 and above who were unable to attend school.
- The initiative is being implemented through volunteerism.
- New logo and slogan, “ULLAS: Nav Bharat Saksharta Karyakram,”.
- The ULLAS app can be used for registration of learners and volunteers either through self-registration or by surveyors.
- ULLAS will focus on promoting functional literacy, vocational skills, and many important life skills like financial literacy, legal literacy, digital literacy, and empowerment of citizens to involve in nation-building of the country.
- It also fosters a culture of continuous learning and knowledge-sharing in communities across India.
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