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Over 6.31 lakh members of self-help groups (SHGs) appeared for the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test (FLNAT) conducted connected Sunday, the archetypal FLNAT held aft an eight-year spread successful the State registering 90.06% attendance.
The appraisal is portion of the State’s ‘Amma Ku Akshara Mala’ initiative, launched successful June past twelvemonth to amended functional literacy among agrarian SHG women. Overall, 7.01 lakh learners, mostly mediate aged and aged SHG members, enrolled for the programme.
SHG members look for the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test conducted connected Sunday astatine a centre successful Telangana. | Photo Credit: By Arrangement
Implemented done the Panchayat Raj and Rural Development section nether the peculiar attraction and supervision of Minister D. Anasuya, the inaugural relies wholly connected assemblage volunteers with nary fiscal incentives involved. A SERP baseline survey had earlier recovered that 46% of Telangana’s 64 lakh SHG members were non-literate.
Learners underwent a 16-week grooming module, focusing connected basal speechmaking and penning skills. Those who wide FLNAT volition beryllium eligible to look for the SSC introspection done region mode, with results expected successful April-May.
