Uttarakhand becomes India’s sixth fully literate state, officials say. The state achieves the milestone under the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020 and the “ULLAS” (Understanding Lifelong Learning for All in Society) programme. Reporting across outlets says Uttarakhand meets the adult literacy benchmarks set by the Department of School Education and Literacy under the Union Ministry of Education. After the benchmarks are met, the declaration process moves through state and constitutional approvals. Business Standard and Times of India report that the state cabinet recommends the proposal, and Governor Lieutenant General (Retd.) Gurmeet Singh approves it, officially declaring Uttarakhand fully literate. Some reports add that the proposal had been approved by the Uttarakhand cabinet on June 19. Several outlets also cite the state’s current literacy level as above 98%. Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami describes the development as a milestone and attributes it to public participation and sustained government efforts. Sources also note that before Uttarakhand, five states—Mizoram, Goa, Tripura, Himachal Pradesh and Sikkim—had already achieved full literacy status.