Parliament Question: Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test in Andhra Pradesh

GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2368 ANSWERED ON 03.08.2026 Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test in Andhra Pradesh

2368. Shri Putta Mahesh Kumar:

Shri Magunta Sreenivasulu Reddy:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test (FLNAT) has been conducted in Andhra Pradesh under the New India Literacy Programme (NILP), if so, the details thereof;

(b) the number of learners assessed through FLNAT under the New India Literacy Programme since 2019, State/UT and year-wise, including district-wise details for Andhra Pradesh;

(c) the number of learners who have successfully qualified FLNAT, State/UT and year-wise, including the district-wise details for Andhra Pradesh;

(d) whether the Government is aware that the FLNAT has not been conducted or has not been implemented fully in Andhra Pradesh, if so, the reasons therefor and the steps taken by the Government to expedite its implementation; and

(e) the measures taken by the Government to strengthen assessment, monitoring and certification of learners under the New India Literacy Programme including the timeline for achieving universal coverage of FLNAT in all eligible districts? ANSWER MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (c) : The Government of India is implementing, a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, New India Literacy Programme (NILP) since 2022-23, popularly known as ULLAS - Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram. In pursuance to the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020, the scheme targets non- literates aged 15 and above. It aims to provide Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) to non- literate learners, thereby enabling them to attain basic literacy. Under the scheme, the States/UTs, including Andhra Pradesh conduct the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test

(FLNAT) which is an evaluation to assess basic reading, writing and numeracy skills in non-literate individuals, certifying them as “Literates” upon successful completion. In the State of Andhra Pradesh during FY 2024–25 and FY 2025–26, a total of 28,72,767 learners appeared for theFoundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test (FLNAT) under the programme covering all districts. Out of these, 28,06,516 learners successfully passed, achieving an overall pass percentage of 97.69%. The number of learners assessed and successfully qualified the FLNAT State/UT and year-wise is attached at Annexure-I and District-wise details of Andhra Pradesh is attached at Annexure-II.

(d) & (e) As informed by the State of Andhra Pradesh, the FLNAT is being conducted across the States under the ULLAS–New India Literacy Programme. The Government of Andhra Pradesh is implementing "Akshara Andhra" Literacy Programme aligned with ULLAS, with an objective of achieving 100% adult functional literacy. The learners and volunteers are digitally registered and verified through the Akshara Andhra Mobile Application. The Mobile Application and MIS portal are also used for attendance, monitoring, assessment and reporting. The programme adopts a decentralized, participatory, technology-driven and convergence-based approach, with special focus on women, workers, vulnerable groups, SCs, STs, minorities and other marginalized sections. The programme is being implemented through convergence of departments including Adult Education, School Education, SERP, MEPMA, Women Development & Child Welfare, Panchayat Raj, GSWS, DWMA, APSSDC/Skill Development and other departments.

The process of identification and certification is a continues process in all States/UTs including Andhra Pradesh. Till date nine (9) States/UTs have declared themselves ‘Fully Literate’ under ULLAS, these are; (1) Ladakh, (2) Mizoram, (3) Goa (4) Tripura, (5) Himachal Pradesh,

(6) Chandigarh, (7) Andaman & Nicobar Islands, (8) Sikkim and (9) Uttarakhand. *****Annexure-I ANNEXURE-I REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2368 FOR 03.08.2026 ASKED BY SHRI PUTTA MAHESH KUMAR AND SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY, HON’BLE MP REGARDING “FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY ASSESSMENT TEST IN ANDHRA PRADESH”.

ULLAS - Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram consolidated data FLNAT State/UT and Year-wise SI. Name of the FLNAT 2022-23 FLNAT 2023-24 FLNAT 2024-25 FLNAT 2025-26 Total Total No . State/UT Appeared Certified Appeared Certified Appeared Certified Appeared Certified Appeared Certified 1 Andaman & - - 3,387 3,260 2,428 2,335 492 492 6,307 6,087 Nicobar Islands 2 Andhra - - - - 3,92,699 3,54,992 24,80,130 24,52,380 28,72,829 28,07,372 Pradesh 3 Arunachal 19,286 13,591 4,877 3,807 2,622 2,203 3,496 3,437 30,281 23,038 Pradesh 4 Assam - - - - 3,74,133 3,66,016 7,63,596 7,63,406 11,37,729 11,29,422 5 Bihar - - - - - - - - - - 6 Chandigarh 3,000 2,596 550 548 - - 14,796 14,674 18,346 17,818 7 Chhattisgarh - - 1,54,085 1,52,805 4,69,571 4,60,562 4,55,044 4,13,403 10,78,700 10,26,770 8 Daman & - - 3,743 1,879 - - 21,128 19,423 24,871 21,302 Diu and DNH 9 Delhi - - 14,675 13,991 11,489 11,413 2,316 2,308 28,480 27,712 10 Goa - - 645 472 1,407 1,407 - - 2,052 1,879 11 Gujarat - - 5,700 4,590 4,139 3,677 8,074 7,466 17,913 15,733 12 Haryana - - - - 3,93,976 3,77,300 1,90,568 1,88,378 5,84,544 5,65,678 13 Himachal - - - - 43,691 42,372 17,604 17,276 61,295 59,648 Pradesh 14 Jammu & - - 1,56,552 1,34,797 1,06,466 1,02,148 1,40,806 1,38,203 4,03,824 3,75,148 Kashmir 15 Jharkhand 46,485 37,750 2,05,441 1,70,740 3,82,476 3,55,146 6,18,826 5,86,563 12,53,228 11,50,199 16 Karnataka - - 3,57,722 3,56,328 - - - - 3,57,722 3,56,328 17 Kerala - - 63,169 58,826 - - 27,757 27,265 90,926 86,091 18 Ladakh 12,865 11,963 21,503 19,974 - - - - 34,368 31,937 19 Lakshadweep 101 101 - - - - 101 101 20 Madhya 9,18,674 8,05,641 22,35,445 20,69,761 33,46,010 29,01,550 34,20,885 27,87,111 99,21,014 85,64,063 Pradesh 21 Maharashtra - - 4,03,644 3,54,735 6,71,937 6,63,564 6,33,828 6,30,103 17,09,409 16,48,402 22 Manipur - - 3,261 2,701 34,202 32,826 71,311 68,556 1,08,774 1,04,083 23 Meghalaya 1,320 828 10,866 7,843 39,936 38,093 - - 52,122 46,764 24 Mizoram - - 320 253 105 95 - - 425 348 25 Nagaland - - - - 28,874 28,541 5,069 4,522 33,943 33,063 26 Odisha 36,297 24,947 46,094 33,002 2,61,366 2,37,150 4,75,566 4,39,884 8,19,323 7,34,983 27 Puducherry - - - - 991 985 4,183 3,823 5,174 4,808 28 Punjab 9,304 8,990 1,21,075 1,13,615 1,23,296 1,20,775 2,73,916 2,69,788 5,27,591 5,13,168 29 Rajasthan 5,48,052 5,25,645 5,12,932 5,02,664 16,23,562 16,19,785 25,55,264 25,52,629 52,39,810 52,00,723 30 Sikkim - - 3,765 3,243 8,437 8,077 3,118 3,104 15,320 14,424 31 Tamilnadu 5,28,511 5,28,439 4,80,740 4,78,090 5,09,694 5,09,694 15,01,288 15,01,287 30,20,233 30,17,510 32 Telangana - - - - - - - - - - 33 Tripura - - 4,549 3,456 20,205 19,845 - - 24,754 23,301 34 Uttar Pradesh 1,13,716 81,784 3,48,298 2,99,680 2,76,642 2,67,160 5,30,213 5,19,653 12,68,869 11,68,277 35 Uttarakhand - - 27,088 18,060 16,860 14,685 - - 43,948 32,745 36 West Bengal - - - - - - - - - - Total 22,37,510 20,42,174 51,90,227 48,09,221 91,47,214 85,42,396 1,42,19,274 1,34,15,134 3,07,94,225 2,88,08,925 *****Annexure-II ANNEXURE-II REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) to (c) OF THE LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2368 FOR 03.08.2026 ASKED BY SHRI PUTTA MAHESH KUMAR AND SHRI MAGUNTA SREENIVASULU REDDY, HON’BLE MP REGARDING “FOUNDATIONAL LITERACY AND NUMERACY ASSESSMENT TEST IN ANDHRA PRADESH”.

District-wise details of number of learners assessed and successfully qualified through FLNAT under ULLAS – Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram.

FY 2024-25 FY 2025-26 SI. No. District Learners Learners Learners Learners Appeared Passed Appeared Passed 1 Alluri Sitharama Raj 8,583 5,762 42,121 40,582 2 Anakapalli 11,544 10,305 93,075 93,075 3 Ananthapuramu 17,402 16,751 1,24,496 1,23,099 4 Annamayya 13,462 12,805 72,350 71,684 5 Bapatla 14,405 13,558 65,809 65,560 6 Chittoor 8,905 8,838 64,824 64,332 7 Dr. B.R. Ambedkar 7,043 6,956 53,052 52,482 Konaseema 8 East Godavari 5,086 5,077 88,583 87,782 9 Eluru 7,285 7,266 95,167 94,924 10 Guntur 6,620 6,302 91,761 91,430 11 Kakinada 6,786 6,677 1,03,491 99,431 12 Krishna 8,481 7,930 72,522 71,922 13 Kurnool 27,208 25,257 1,53,578 1,53,538 14 Markapuram - - 66,355 64,326 15 Nandyal 23,861 23,224 1,00,942 1,00,822 16 NTR 6,919 6,829 95,781 95,406 17 Palnadu 10,266 10,164 1,26,901 1,26,596 18 Parvathipuram Manyam 20,915 20,120 67,624 67,320 19 Prakasam 28,859 28,174 1,00,768 97,134 20 Polavaram - - 40,812 38,392 21 Sri Potti Sriramulu 18,991 18,590 99,300 98,853 22 Sri Sathya Sai 13,985 13,731 93,463 92,439 23 Srikakulam 36,451 18,354 1,13,065 1,12,880 24 Tirupati 11,960 10,657 92,364 91,988 25 Visakhapatnam 4,978 4,313 69,834 66,978 26 Vizianagaram 46,953 43,653 1,11,131 1,09,488 27 West Godavari 3,886 3,869 67,965 67,958 28 YSR Kadapa 21,803 18,974 1,12,996 1,11,959 Total 3,92,637 3,54,136 24,80,130 24,52,380 *****