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A 100-day reading campaign has been launched by the Union Education Minister with an objective to promote the practice of reading among children.

Significance of the Campaign: 

• The Padhe Bharat campaign will be a crucial step to improve the learning levels of students.
• This will develop creativity, critical thinking, vocabulary and the ability to express both verbally and in writing. 
• It will be a 14 weeks programme with one activity per week per group and has been designed with an intention to build a lifelong association of students with the joy of reading.
• The campaign also forms conformity with the vision and goals of the foundational Literacy and Numeracy mission.