Vice-President Hamid Ansari will officially declare the total primary education status achieved by Kerala in this week itself.Kerala has become the first state in the country to achieve total primary education. This has been achieved through the primary education equivalency drive of the state literacy mission -Athulyam. The equivalency programmes have proved a huge success and the ultimate objective is to achieve total Plus Two education in the state. The declaration will be made at a function at Kerala University Senate Hall.
The second phase of Athulyam was carried out across the state as part of the Mission 676 of the government launched to mark its third anniversary. The programme offers a chance for those who failed to get primary education due to various reasons to achieve the education qualification equivalent to fourth standard.Around 2.6 lakh candidates appeared for the 4th standard equivalency examination in June 2015 and 2.2 lakh candidates qualified.The equivalency examination was held in 6,613 centres across the state and those who scored 3075 in English and 2050 in other subjects were declared winners.
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