‘Chunauti 2018’ academic plan enters new phase

The Delhi government on Sunday said its “Chunauti 2018” academic plan has entered a new phase this week as the entire school machinery is geared up to meet the “100 per cent Ability to Read” target.

A baseline assessment do-ne as part of the governm-ent’s education reforms had shown that 74 per cent students in Class 6 could not read their own textbooks.

Mr Sisodia, who also holds education portfolio, had administered a pledge to teachers that all children studying in Class 6 to 8 should be able to read by Children’s Day, November 14.

“The government has constantly worked on improving infrastructure and teaching conditions in government schools of Delhi. Improving learning levels of children is also a priority for our government. The 100 per cent ‘Ability to Read’ initiative will go a long way in helping children learn better and faster in schools,” Mr Sisodia said.

Under the project, an initiative to improve learning levels of students studying in 1,024 public schools in Delhi, the schools have divided students into three groups based on their learning levels.