Sikkim has been officially declared a fully literate state under the ULLAS – Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram, Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang announced during the 7th convocation ceremony of Sikkim University in Gangtok. The declaration was made at Manan Kendra in the presence of President Droupadi Murmu and Governor Om Prakash Mathur.
The recognition under ULLAS — the national literacy programme referenced as Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram — signals that the state has met the scheme’s criteria for literacy coverage, the chief minister said at the convocation. President Murmu, addressing the gathering, congratulated the state on the achievement. The announcement came amid the university’s convocation proceedings, attended by officials and dignitaries.
While detailed figures or the specific criteria met were not provided in the report, the declaration positions Sikkim as a state that has, according to the ULLAS framework, reached full literacy. For residents and policymakers, such a designation carries symbolic and practical weight: it highlights progress in basic education and adult literacy efforts and may influence future funding, programming and development priorities tied to education and human capital.
Officials and stakeholders in Sikkim’s education sector are likely to cite the ULLAS recognition as a milestone, while observers will look for follow-up information on the data and measures that led to the state’s inclusion among fully literate regions under the national programme.
Original Source: https://eastmojo.com/sikkim/2026/05/27/sikkim-declared-fully-literate-state-under-ullas-programme/
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Publish Date: 2026-05-27 20:06:00
