EDUCATION (CBSE/UGC NET)

Detailed explanation-1: -The National Adult Education Programme was launched on October 2, 1978 to eradicate illiteracy, it aims to extend educational facilities to 100 million illiterates between the ages of 15-35 within a time frame of five years. The Programme emphasises three things: 1.

Detailed explanation-2: -President Jimmy Carter first inaugurated this day on April 18, 1978, by President Jimmy Carter and the presiding U.S. President proclaims the day annually. The U.S. Congress first established National Education and Sharing Day in honor of Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson (1902 – 1994).

Detailed explanation-3: -In 1994, the District Primary Education Programme was started with the objective of universalisation of primary education.

Detailed explanation-4: -The objectives of NAEP are as follows: To increase the literacy rate of the country to the persons belonging to the economically and socially deprived sections of the society. To create an awareness among illiterate adults about their helplessness due to education.