Uttarakhand Named India’s Sixth Fully Literate State Under ULLAS Initiative
The state attained this milestone via the ULLAS (Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in Society) initiative, also known as the New India Literacy Programme (NILP).
With this milestone, Uttarakhand joins Mizoram, Goa, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh, and Sikkim in the elite group of fully literate states.
Mizoram was the pioneering state to achieve full literacy under this national literacy framework, recording a literacy rate of 98.2%.
Exam Perspective: This progress highlights the government's systematic push toward achieving universal functional literacy and enhancing life skills for non-literate adults.
Key Facts / Static GK
ULLAS Vision Statement: Jan Jan Saakshar Bharat
ULLAS Targets: Reaching 5 crore non-literate adults (aged 15+) with 1 crore targeted annually
Practice Quiz — 10 July 2026
Q1. Which of the following states recently became the sixth state in India to achieve full literacy under the ULLAS initiative?
Q2. Which foreign insurance company is set to become the first to acquire 100% ownership in an Indian life insurance joint venture?
Q3. Who has been appointed to chair the newly formed NCW Expert Committee reviewing IVF and ART regulations in India?
Q4. Which of the following has become the first-ever fruit from Haryana to secure an exclusive Geographical Indication (GI) tag?
Q5. With reference to the PM-SETU scheme, consider the following statements: 1. It is a centrally sponsored scheme implemented by the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. 2. The Hub-and-Spoke model of the scheme involves 200 Hub ITIs and 800 Spoke ITIs. 3. ArcelorMittal Nippon Steel India is the first private company to receive approval under this scheme. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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