NewzVille Desk
Minister of State for Education, Jayant Chaudhary addressed International Literacy Day (ILD) 2025 celebration organized by Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education at Dr. Ambedkar International Centre, New Delhi today.
The programme was also attended by Kishor Barman, Minister of Education, Tripura, Dr. Vanlalthlana, Minister of Education, Mizoram, and Sanjay Kumar, Secretary, DoSEL, along with senior officials from the Ministry of Education, NCERT, CBSE, KVS, NVS, NCTE, NIOS, State/UT Education Departments, Volunteer Teachers, Learners, Neo-Literates, and other stakeholders.
The theme for this year’s celebration was “Promoting Literacy in the Digital Era”, highlighting the pivotal role of digital technology in enabling reading, writing, numeracy, and lifelong learning skills across the country.
Himachal Pradesh has become the fourth state to achieve full functional literacy, joining Tripura, Mizoram, and Goa in this significant milestone.
On 24 June, 2024, Ladakh was declared the first Union Territory to be fully literate.
In a virtual address Union Minister of Education, Dharmendra Pradhan urged youth and students to contribute to the literacy mission, suggesting such efforts be integrated with academic credits.
MoS Chaudhary recalled how Ambedkar has risen above the challenges of his background to become one of the strongest advocates for education. He reiterated Ambedkar’s belief that the cycle of ignorance must be broken through literacy, and that free and equitable access to education is essential.
To mark the occasion, the Government of India organized ‘ULLAS Literacy Week 2025’ from 1-8 September 2025, conducting a nationwide literacy drive to register non-literates, volunteers, and neo-learners across States and UTs.
