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foundational education for children aged 3 to 8 the teaching community to support this monumental
years. effort, expressing confidence that it will become
a historic milestone in Andhra Pradesh’s public
Rao emphasized the program’s goal to improve the education sector. As part of the event, he unveiled
quality of education in government schools, ensuring the FLN training modules.
that parents no longer feel compelled to opt for
private institutions. He described the initiative as a The inaugural spell saw 1,700 teachers participating
significant step towards revitalizing the education in residential training sessions conducted in multiple
system, fostering an environment where students districts, including Srikakulam, Vizianagaram, East
ANDHRA impact on the NEP’s implementation. Sri Sathya Sai District, and Anantapur. Additional
Godavari, NTR District, Guntur, Tirupati, YSR Kadapa,
achieve academic excellence, and making a lasting
dignitaries, including A. Subba Reddy, Additional
Director of Samagra Shiksha, and district officials,
The FLN training program will span 14 sessions and
involve 34,000 teachers across the state. Rao urged
were present at the launch.
BECOMES FIRST

STATE

to introduce

FLN training for

government teachers

Organized by the School Education Department and Samagra Shiksha,
the program aims to enhance primary education for children aged 3 to

8 in government schools

. Srinivasa Rao, IAS, State Project Director Inaugurating the six-day FLN Training Program
of Samagra Shiksha, recently announced at the YeS-J Convention Center, Andhra Loyola
that Andhra Pradesh has become the first College campus, Rao highlighted that the initiative B. Srinivasa Rao, IAS, State Project Director of Samagra Shiksha
state in India to introduce Foundational aligns with the National Education Policy (NEP) and (Photo/@SamagraAP)
B Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) training Nipun Bharat, aiming to enhance primary education
for Grade 1 and Grade 2 teachers in government quality within the government school system.
schools, according to a press release. Organized by the School Education Department and
Samagra Shiksha, the training seeks to strengthen

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