Which of the following statements about 'ULLAS' scheme is/are NOT correct? 1. It's a Centrally Sponsored scheme which aims at securing childhood for street children 2. It's a scheme aligned with National Education Policy-2020 which aims at empowering adults aged 15 or above who could not get due schooling Select the answer using the code given below:
- (a)1 only
- (b)2 only
- (c)Both 1 and 2
- (d)Neither 1 nor 2
Correct — A, 1 only. The question asks which statement is NOT correct. Statement 1 is the wrong one: ULLAS is not a child-protection scheme for street children — that describes a different kind of programme. ULLAS is an ADULT-LITERACY scheme, so statement 2 (empowering adults aged 15+ who missed schooling, aligned with NEP-2020) is correct. Hence only statement 1 is incorrect.
- (b)2 only — Statement 2 accurately describes ULLAS (adults 15+, NEP-2020 aligned), so it IS correct — it cannot be the 'not correct' statement.
- (c)Both 1 and 2 — Statement 2 is correct, so both cannot be wrong.
- (d)Neither 1 nor 2 — Statement 1 IS wrong (ULLAS is not about street children), so 'neither is incorrect' is false.
ULLAS — 'Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in Society', also called the New India Literacy Programme (NILP) with the tagline 'Jan Jan Saakshar' — is a Centrally Sponsored adult-education scheme (2022-2027) of the Ministry of Education. It targets adults aged 15 and above who could not attend school, and is aligned with the recommendations of the National Education Policy 2020.
The item flips the scheme's target group: ULLAS is for adults, not street children. Anchor 'ULLAS = adult literacy, 15+, NEP-2020' and statement 1 immediately reads as the wrong one.
- ULLAS = Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in Society (New India Literacy Programme).
- Target: adults aged 15 and above who missed formal schooling.
- Aligned with NEP-2020; period FYs 2022-2027; Ministry of Education.
- Five components: Foundational Literacy & Numeracy, Critical Life Skills, Basic Education, Vocational Skills, Continuing Education.
The NOT-correct statement is 1 — hence (a) '1 only'.
- Misreading a 'NOT correct' question and picking the true statement.
- Assuming ULLAS is a child-focused scheme because literacy is associated with schooling.
Scheme-identification GK — the target beneficiary group of ULLAS, or its NEP-2020 linkage.
No directly related past PYQ was found.
- practice — not a real PYQ
The ULLAS scheme (New India Literacy Programme) is primarily aimed at:
- (a)Children aged 6-14
- (b)Adults aged 15 and above
- (c)Only women
- (d)College graduates
Answer(b) Adults aged 15 and above who could not complete schooling.
- practice — not a real PYQ
ULLAS is aligned with which policy?
- (a)National Health Policy 2017
- (b)National Education Policy 2020
- (c)New Industrial Policy 1991
- (d)National Food Security Act
Answer(b) National Education Policy 2020.