The report on Index on Foundational Literacy & Numeracy has been prepared by Institute for Competitiveness. It was released by chairman of Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM), Bibek Debroy.
The Index on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy establishes an understanding of overall state of Foundational Learning among children below ten years across states and Union territories in India. It has five pillars, comprising of 41 indicators. The five pillars include:
Educational
Access to Education
Basic Health
Learning outcomes and
Out of the five pillars, states have performed worse particularly in governance pillar.