Which of the following is not a component under the “New Education Literacy Programme”?

Solution

Government has launched a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme namely, “New India Literacy Programme” (NILP) for implementation during five years from the FYs 2022-23 to 2026-27 with financial outlay of Rs.1037.90 crore out of which Rs.700.00 crore is Central share and Rs.337.90 crore is State share. The scheme aims to cover a target of 5.00 crore non-literates in the age group of 15 years and above. The Scheme has five components:  (i)Foundational Literacy and Numeracy,  (ii)Critical Life Skills,  (iii)Vocational Skills Development,  (iv)Basic Education and (v)Continuing Education.