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| **Category**               | **Details**                                                                                                                                                                                                 |
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| **Event**                  | **International Literacy Day (ILD) 2025** observed on **8th September 2025**.                                                                                                                              |
| **Origin**                 | Proposed at the **1965 World Conference of Ministers of Education (Tehran, Iran)**; proclaimed by **UNESCO in 1966**; first observed in **1967**.                                                          |
| **Theme 2025**             | **"Promoting literacy in the digital era"** - emphasizes **digital literacy** (accessing, evaluating, creating, and communicating online content).                                                         |
| **Definition of Literacy** | - **NSS**: Ability to read, write, and understand a simple message in any language. <br> - **UNESCO**: Includes digital, media, and job-specific skills for an information-rich world.                     |
| **Govt. Initiatives**      | **ULLAS**, **NEP 2020**, **New India Literacy Programme**, **National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning**, **Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan**, **PRAGYATA**, **National Literacy Mission (NLM)**.          |


Category	Details
Event	International Literacy Day (ILD) 2025 observed on 8th September 2025.
Origin	Proposed at the 1965 World Conference of Ministers of Education (Tehran, Iran); proclaimed by UNESCO in 1966; first observed in 1967.
Theme 2025	"Promoting literacy in the digital era" - emphasizes digital literacy (accessing, evaluating, creating, and communicating online content).
Definition of Literacy	- NSS: Ability to read, write, and understand a simple message in any language. - UNESCO: Includes digital, media, and job-specific skills for an information-rich world.
Govt. Initiatives	ULLAS, NEP 2020, New India Literacy Programme, National Programme on Technology Enhanced Learning, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, PRAGYATA, National Literacy Mission (NLM).

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