Sikkim Joins Elite Club: India's Fifth Fully Literate State

Q3: What does ULLAS stand for?
A: ULLAS stands for Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in Society.

Q4: How many volunteers helped Sikkim achieve full literacy?
A: More than 4,000 volunteer teachers, including government employees, school teachers, college students, and social workers, participated in the literacy campaign.

Q5: What is the national literacy benchmark for a state to be declared ‘fully literate’?
A: The Ministry of Education considers a state fully literate when its literacy level among adults crosses around 95% and identified non-literate populations are covered through literacy drives.