Dignitaries with participants of Orientation training of VTs on NILP.
Kohima, June 16 (MExN): A one-day orientation training of Volunteer Teachers (VTs) on New India Literacy Programme (NILP) was held at Mon town on June14.
NILP was launched by Government of India for implementation during five years from 2022-23 to 2026-27. The programme aims to cover a target of 5.00 crore learners during the five years under Foundational Literacy and Numeracy component.
The programme has five objectives; Foundational Literacy and Numeracy, Critical Life Skills, Vocational Skills Development, Basic Education and Continuing Education.
Gracing the orientation training at Mon as the guest of honour, Rongsenmenla SDO (C) Mon stressed on the need to increase the level of literacy for progressive society. With the introduction of NILP in line with National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the VTs must put their best effort to help eradicate illiteracy, she said.
In keynote address, Rokozeho Sothu, Nodal Officer, Directorate of School Education, Kohima, Nagaland, said that the objective of NILP is to make all citizens of the country literate by 2030. As per 2011 Census, Mon has 71,538 illiterate persons. The target of the school education department is to make at least 38,394 people literate in Mon district, he said. In this, he urged upon the VTs to reach out rural populace.
The programme was chaired by Lipshing Konyak, supervisor Adult Education (AE) while welcome address was delivered by I Moala Aier, District Education Officer Mon. The master trainers of the programme included Yankang Konyak and Hengang Konyak. W Manyeih Konyak, supervisor AE proposed vote of thanks. The orientation training was attended by more than 100 VTs.
