Mission Buniyaad

In Context

• The Delhi government is working towards bridging the learning gap induced by COVID-19 for students of state-run schools under ‘Mission Buniyaad’.

About ‘Mission Buniyaad’

• The Delhi government had announced the launch of ‘Mission Buniyaad’ in February 2018.
• It is being implemented in all the schools under the Directorate of Education (DoE) daily.
• Under this programme, all students of classes III to IX are being taught foundational reading, writing and numeracy. 
• The State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT) has updated learning material and teacher manuals to be followed under this mission which includes a maths workbook, a book of stories to improve reading-listening-speaking and writing skills for students.

• Achievements 
  • The ongoing phase of ‘Mission Buniyaad’ classes have played an important role in bridging the learning gap after the pandemic.
  • Currently, about 10 lakh students are part of this mission, and attendance has always been recorded at over 65% every day

Source:IE