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India Today
3 days ago
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- India Today
Goa becomes India's second fully literate state under ULLAS Scheme
Under the New India Literacy Program, also known as ULLAS-Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram, Goa has been formally proclaimed a fully literate state. The announcement was made by Chief Minister Dr. Pramod Sawant on May 30, 2025, at the 39th Statehood Day celebrations at Panaji's Dinanath Mangeshkar Kala this accomplishment, Goa becomes the second Indian state to surpass the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020's 95% literacy target. The state has joined the national effort to attain universal literacy by Ministers, the Chief Secretary of Goa, Archana Sharma Awasthi, the Joint Secretary of the Ministry of Education, and other high-ranking officials and state residents were present at the PLFS Report 2023–24 states that Goa's literacy, Goa's literacy rate stood at 93.60%, among the highest in the country. However, the state's recent survey shows that Goa has now crossed this mark and achieved full achieve this goal, the state government used a combined effort involving multiple departments. The Directorate of Panchayats, the Directorate of Municipal Administration, the Directorate of Social Welfare, the Directorate of Planning & Statistics, and the Directorate of Women & Child Development all helped identify non-literate residents in their called Swayampurna Mitras were also involved. They helped raise awareness, guided learners through the literacy programme, and supported them in getting certified. Field workers from the Social Welfare Department also helped find and support education team, SCERT, local administration, school heads, and many volunteers were praised for their dedication and teamwork. The success of this campaign in Goa highlights how people-based and volunteer-driven efforts can lead to big change when supported by good planning and ULLAS SCHEME: WHAT IS IT?Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society, or ULLAS, is a central government program that will run from 2022 to 2027. It targets adults who are at least 15 years old and unable to attend or finish program is divided into five sections: basic education, vocational skills, critical life skills, continuing education, and foundational literacy and numeracy. It is run by volunteers and motivated by the concept of "Kartavya Bodh," or public 41 lakh volunteer teachers and over 2.40 crore students have signed up for the ULLAS mobile app throughout India. The Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test has been taken by more than 1.77 crore students. The success of Goa under this program is regarded as a template for other PBI inputs
Hans India
26-05-2025
- Hans India
FIR filed against 14 officials over misuse of funds
Chamarajanagara: In a major development, an FIR has been registered against 14 officials in connection with the alleged misappropriation of funds related to 21 drinking water units within the Kollegal Town Municipality limits. The financial irregularities are said to have occurred over a span of eight years, between July 21, 2014, and July 27, 2022. The complaint was filed by Kollegal Municipal Commissioner A. Ramesh, following which the Kollegal Town Police registered the FIR on May 22. Those named in the FIR include both current and former municipal officials and staff. According to sources, crores of rupees collected from the Reverse Osmosis (RO) water plants were misused by officials over the years. The issue first came to light when town municipal council member Jayamari submitted a formal complaint to the Directorate of Municipal Administration and the Deputy Commissioner's (DC) office. Acting on the complaint, the then Sub-Divisional Officer Geetha Huded, now serving as the Additional Deputy Commissioner, was instructed by DC Shilpa Nag to conduct an inquiry. A detailed investigation was carried out and a report was submitted to the DC on December 13, 2022. Based on this investigation, the then DC D.S. Ramesh recommended that a criminal case be filed against the officials involved. He issued directions to the Municipal Commissioner to initiate legal proceedings against those who had served in various capacities at the Kollegal Municipality office. This included seven former municipal commissioners, the current office manager, accounts superintendent, a former Assistant Executive Engineer (AEE), a Junior Engineer (JE), and other subordinate staff. The DC also instructed the municipal authorities to submit a follow-up report regarding the actions taken in response to the complaint. The FIR names several key individuals, including former Planning Director of the DUDC K. Suresh, retired municipal commissioner Nagashetty, former commissioners D.K. Lingaraju and Vijay, former AEE Altaf Ahmed, current accounts superintendent Hanumantharaju, office manager Lingaraju, retired assistant engineer C.M. Nataraju, retired junior engineer Siddappa, retired second division assistant Jayachitra, and four current watermen of the municipality—Mallappa, Chikkasiddayya, Nagaraju, and Sagar. Chamarajanagar Deputy Commissioner Shilpa Nag has confirmed the registration of the case and stated that legal proceedings will be carried out in accordance with the law.
