Nee Delhi: Union Minister of Education and Skill Development & Entrepreneurship Dharmendra Pradhan launched the logo, slogan (Jan Jan Sakshar) and mobile application ULLAS: Nav Bharat Saksharta Karyakram at Bharat Mandapam, Pragati Maidan, on the third anniversary of NEP 2020.
Pradhan said the ULLAS (Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society) mobile app marks a significant milestone in harnessing the potential of technology to facilitate widespread access to basic literacy.
The user-friendly, interactive app will serve as a digital gateway for learners to engage in diverse learning resources through the DIKSHA portal of NCERT.
The ULLAS app, available both on Android and IOS, can be used for registration of learners and volunteers through self-registration or by surveyors.
The Union minister pointed out that 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.
“It also fosters a culture of continuous learning and knowledge-sharing in communities across India,” Pradhan added.
The ULLAS initiative will revolutionise education and literacy across the nation, by fostering a learning ecosystem that reaches every individual, bridging the gaps in basic literacy and critical lifeskills, the minister said.
It will impart basic education, digital and financial literacy and critical life skills to citizens aged 15 and above who lost on the opportunity to go to school. It is being implemented through volunteerism.
The new logo and slogan, ‘ULLAS: Nav Bharat Saksharta Karyakram’, reflect the enthusiasm and vigour of the campaign. It symbolises the light of knowledge spreading across every corner of the country, empowering citizens with the power of education and igniting the flame of curiosity and learning in every individual making Jan Jan Sakshar.