The Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) Mission under NIPUN Bharat is an educational initiative in India aimed at improving the basic literacy and numeracy skills of students, particularly in the early grades of primary school. The mission was launched by the Government of India as part of its efforts to enhance the quality of education and ensure that all children have a strong foundation in reading, writing, and arithmetic. It recognises the significance of strong foundational skills in literacy and numeracy as the basis for future learning and academic success. The primary aim of the FLN mission is:

• To ensure the availability and effective use of high-quality and culturally responsive teaching-learning material in children’s familiar/home language(s).

• To focus on continuous capacity building of teachers, head teachers, academic resource persons and education administrators.

• To actively engage with all stakeholders and build a strong foundation for lifelong learning.

• To ensure assessment ‘as’, ‘of’ and ‘for’ learning through portfolios, group and collaborative work, project work, quizzes, role plays, games, oral presentations, short tests, etc.

• To ensure the tracking of the learning levels of all students.

• To guarantee the availability and effective utilisation of high-quality, culturally relevant teaching and learning materials in languages familiar to children’s homes.

• To emphasise the continuous development of teachers, head teachers, academic resource personnel, and educational administrators.

• To ensure assessment methods that are integrated into the learning process, including portfolios, group and collaborative projects, quizzes, role-playing, games, oral presentations, short tests, and more.
• To establish a system for monitoring and evaluating the learning progress of all students.