# Telangana FLN reforms win global recognition at New Delhi meet 2026-08-25T15:29:29+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Telangana's foundational literacy and numeracy (FLN) reforms received international recognition at the Lighthouse India Immersion Programme 2026 in New Delhi on Tuesday. Principal Secretary (Education) Yogita Rana presented the state's experience, highlighting grade-wise learning goals, aligned teaching materials, teacher-led assessments, and parent engagement. Ms Rana said lessons from Telangana's 2025 immersion in Sobral, Brazil, led to a daily one-hour remediation block for Classes I-V. Citing national data, she said the proportion of students reaching benchmarks rose between 2022-23 and 2025-26: Telugu sentence reading from 9% to 35%, English from 4% to 29%, Urdu from 19% to 40%, and subtraction with borrowing from 18% to 30%. The state has identified 5,311 FLN competent schools covering nearly 47% of children in Classes I-V. Ms Rana is scheduled to present Telangana's performance at a convening during the United Nations General Assembly week in New York in September. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Telangana's jump from single-digit to 35% in Telugu reading in three years mirrors the Sobral model it studied, which used continuous assessment rather than exams. The state's education budget for 2025-26 allocated Rs 26,340 crore, with FLN a stated priority. The September UNGA presentation could attract multilateral funding or technical partnerships for the remaining 53% of primary students not yet in FLN-competent schools. The next milestone to track is whether the state meets its own target of 100% FLN-competent schools by 2028. ## Coverage - thehindu.com Straight factual report of an event with no editorial framing or criticism This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: Lighthouse India Immersion Programme, SCERT, Telangana, UN General Assembly, Yogita Rana Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/telangana-fln-reforms-win-global-recognition-at-new-delhi-meet/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/telangana-fln-reforms-win-global-recognition-at-new-delhi-meet/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/