MISSION BUNIYAD

The Government of Delhi has said that under Mission Buniyaad, held between April and June, students of government and Municipal Corporation of Delhi schools have shown 20%-30% improvement in literacy and numeracy skills.

The government is also planning to expand the scheme.

About Mission Buniyaad

The mission, originally launched in 2018, had an aim to ensure that students of classes 3 to 8 studying in government or MCD schools were able to fluently read letters and solve basic mathematical problems.
It mainly focuses on improving the learning skills of children studying in state and municipal-run schools.
It was started over the summer holidays to help bridge the learning gaps caused by COVID-induced lockdowns.
It focuses on strengthening foundation and basics, instead of burdening the kids with syllabus and periodic assessments.
Under this teachers are provided with training modules that cover different components of a subject.
The Math concepts are broken down into physical, pictorial, and abstract forms to facilitate understanding across the different levels.
It also focused on drawing a road map to further strengthen the basic learning skills of students in the school run by the Directorate of Education (DOE)and the MCD schools.

Achievements

It has played a very important role in bridging the learning gap that has widened in the past two years due to the pandemic.
The MCD data shows a significant percentage of students have shown improvements in their literacy skills and mathematical proficiency since being enrolled in Mission Buniyaad classes.

Source: The Hindu

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