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Telangana FLN reforms win global recognition at New Delhi meet
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…
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.
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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.
Source: thehindu.com
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