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Time of India
03-08-2025
- General
- Time of India
Srikakulam to launch literacy drive for 1.12 lakh adults
Visakhapatnam: Srikakulam has formulated a plan to transform 1.12 lakh illiterate individuals in the district into literates. Adult education volunteers will be selected at a 1:10 ratio and will conduct literacy classes at local Anganwadi centres and community buildings. According to the action plan, the literacy effort will reach 66,000 people through the rural development agency, 36,000 through the rural employment guarantee scheme (NREGS), and 9,000 through the urban development agency. Volunteers will be trained and deployed to teach basic reading and writing skills in small, manageable groups of ten learners each. As part of the 'Akshara Andhra' initiative to improve literacy rates, district collector Dr Swapnil Dinakar Pundkar has directed officials to ensure the programme's successful execution. During a virtual review meeting held via Zoom, the collector said that a coordinated action and detailed planning will help effectively reach every target beneficiary. "These literacy sessions should be conducted in easily accessible spaces such as Anganwadi centres and local community halls, ensuring a conducive and familiar learning environment for adult learners," said the collector. To monitor and guide the programme's progress, a multi-tiered committee structure has been put in place. At the district level, members include the zilla parishad chief executive officer, district planning officer, and directors of rural development, NREGS, and urban development programmes, along with the district education officer and the child development agency officer. Similarly, at the mandal (sub-district) level, committee members will include the MPDO (mandal parishad development officer), school education officer, programme assistants from the rural development and NREGS departments, the child development officer, and supervisors from the adult education wing. Muddada Venkata Ramana, deputy director of adult education, has been appointed as the member secretary of the programme and will coordinate its implementation across the district. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Friendship Day wishes , messages and quotes !
New Indian Express
05-07-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Check school dropout rate, HRD Minister Nara Lokesh directs officials
VIJAYAWADA: HRD and IT Minister Nara Lokesh expressed concern over rise in school dropouts and urged officials to ensure every Class 10 student joins Intermediate or vocational education. At a review meeting on Friday, he was informed that 5,00,965 students have enrolled in the first year Intermediate courses this year. Lokesh called for tracking student progress, equitable marking for children with special needs in view of IIT and NIT admission, and organising the Mega Parents Teachers Meet on July 10. He also reviewed the Akshara Andhra literacy campaign, set to be launched on August 7, and proposed issuing green passports, setting up eco-clubs to promote environmental awareness among students. Lokesh reviewed autism centre operations, regional science hubs, career guidance, vocational training, and tribal connectivity issues. He directed the five Advanced Regional Science Centres developed with Agastya Foundation to function under a hub-and-spoke model, and urged the rollout of career counselling, and vocational training.
New Indian Express
07-06-2025
- Politics
- New Indian Express
Akshara Andhra program will be launched soon to achieve 100% literacy: Minister Nara Lokesh
VIJAYAWADA: HRD and IT Minister Nara Lokesh announced several landmark education initiatives and reforms, terming the ongoing Mega DSC for recruitment of 16,347 teachers a golden chapter in the State's history. He held a marathon 4-hour review meeting with senior officials from the departments of school, college and adult education at his residence in Undavalli on Friday. Lokesh congratulated officials for the smooth conduct of the first day of the Mega DSC when School Education Commissioner V Vijaya Rama Raju informed 88% attendance in the morning session of DSC, and 86% in the evening. 'From now on, DSCs will be conducted every year, and the Andhra Pradesh Model of Education will be fully realised in the next four years,' Lokesh said. He highlighted that 27,000 school assistants were transferred online, and over 4,000 promoted in a transparent and political interference-free process. Revealing a major new initiative, Lokesh said a special programme titled Akshara Andhra will be launched to achieve 100% literacy in the State. Shocked that 81 lakh people in the 15-59 age group are still illiterate, he said the adult education programme will be taken up in mission mode. 'In March, 3.95 lakh people were tested under the Ullas programme, and 90.12% passed. The State must rise from the bottom to become one of India's top three literate States within three years,' he asserted. Director of Intermediate Education Kritika Shukla raised concern that 109 of 247 sanctioned posts in the adult education department remain vacant. She recommended recruiting only motivated candidates from the school education system.
Hans India
07-06-2025
- Politics
- Hans India
Govt will conduct DSC every year to fill teacher posts: Lokesh
Guntur: Minister for HRD Nara Lokesh said the government was conducting the 'Mega DSC 'successfully to fill 16,347 teacher posts, after seven years. He conducted a review meeting with the School Education, Intermediate Education, and Adult Education department officials at his camp office in Undavalli on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, he announced that the government will conduct DSC every year and fill the teacher posts to improve the quality of education. He said they have successfully started teacher transfers. He said, the government has taken up 27,000 school teacher transfers transparently through online besides giving promotions to 4,000 teachers as school assistants. He said the government will launch 'Akshara Andhra' to achieve cent percent literacy and directed the officials to upgrade the Skill App and mention details of candidates registered, training, certification, employment, linking to the industries and vacancies in the industries. He instructed the officials to mention sector wise job melas conducted and placement details .He directed the officials to impart necessary skill training to the students studying in the universities to get jobs as soon as they complete their course. He instructed the officials to send names to fill up the posts of Vice-Chancellors in universities. School Education secretary Kona Sasidhar, AP State Council of HIgher Education chairman K Madhu Murthy, school education director Vijaya Rama Raju and Director of Intermediate Education Krithika Shukla,were among those who participated.
