Over 15,000 senior citizens take ULLAS literacy exam in Chhattisgarh's Durg

Over 15,000 senior citizens, aged between 50 and 75, appeared for the ULLAS New India Literacy Examination in Chhattisgarh's Durg.

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00:00Okay, let's turn to tonight's good news today's story which comes from Chhattisgarh where

00:04hundreds of senior citizens appeared for an examination a couple of days ago in Chhattisgarh

00:11as part of a literacy campaign. It's an ambitious campaign to ensure that even senior citizens who

00:17didn't have the benefit of going to school when they were young can now be fully literate within

00:22the next five years. Take a look at tonight's good news today's story.

00:30In Chhattisgarh's Turk, elderly villagers are taking a bold step towards literacy.

00:44Over 15,000 candidates aged between 50 to 75 appeared for the nationwide Ullaa's New India

00:56Literacy Examination.

01:03In the examination held on Sunday, learners from Durk who completed seven chapters in 200 hours participated in the examination.

01:11In the examination held on Sunday, learners from Durk who completed seven chapters in 200 hours participated in the examination.

01:18They will receive a certificate from the National Institute of Ullaas Pariksha

01:25from the National Institute of Open Schooling and the National Literacy Mission Authority.

01:32They will receive a certificate from the National Literacy Mission Authority.

01:39They will receive a certificate from the National Institute of Ullaas Pariksha

01:46from the National Institute of Open Schooling and the National Literacy Mission Authority.

01:53The Ullaas Pariksha has come to the National Institute of Ullaas Pariksha and the National Institute of Ullaas Pariksha

02:00The Ullaas Nav Bharat Literacy Mission Campaign Program now renamed Education for All is part of the National Education Policy 2020.

02:16It aims to make all citizens aged 15 and above literate by 2030, thereby achieving complete literacy across the country.

02:29With Raghunandan Panda in Durk, Bureau Report, India Today.