Lucknow, 15

March (HS): Under the 'Ullhas-Nav Bharat Literacy Programme', which is being

run with the aim of promoting adult literacy in the state, the second phase of

literacy examination was organized in all the districts of the state on Sunday.

During this, the examination was conducted at more than 35 thousand literacy

examination centres, in which a large number of illiterate participants took

part. In this regard, Director General, School Education, Monika Rani informed

that under the 'Ullhas-Nav Bharat Literacy Programme', the literacy campaign is

being effectively carried forward in the state. She informed that 4,93,516

illiterate people, who were shortlisted on the Ullas portal till March 14,

2026, have participated in this examination.

The

Director General stated that under this campaign, efforts are being made to

educate not only ordinary citizens but also various sections of society. In

this regard, illiterate prisoners held in the Kanpur Dehat and Farrukhabad

district jails were also included in this literacy test, so that they too could

be connected to education and brought into the mainstream.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi