Chandigarh, Jan. 1 -- City Beautiful has added another feather to its cap, attaining the status of a fully literate Union Territory under ULLAS (Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in Society) - Nav Bharat Saksharta Karyakram (New India Literacy Programme), a centrally sponsored initiative, aligned with the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.

The initiative aims at providing foundational literacy, numeracy, and life skills to adults (15+) who missed formal schooling, through a volunteer-driven model.

Chandigarh's "fully literate" status was formalised after nearly 15,000 adult learners successfully qualified in the nationwide Foundational Literacy and Numeracy Assessment Test (FLNAT) conducted in September 2025.

The mission wa...