Sikkim declared a fully literate State under ULLAS
Sikkim was declared a fully literate State under ULLAS â Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram on 27 May 2026, at the seventh convocation of Sikkim University in Gangtok attended by President Droupadi Murmu.
Summary
Chief Minister Prem Singh Tamang declared Sikkim a fully literate State under the Centre's ULLAS (Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in Society) â Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram on 27 May 2026 during the seventh convocation of Sikkim University in Gangtok, in the presence of President Droupadi Murmu. The President congratulated the State, recalling that Sikkim became India's first fully organic State in 2016. She also flagged off the 'Ama Didi Bahini Bus Sewa' pink buses for women in Gangtok.
Key facts
- Milestone
- Sikkim declared fully literate State â 27 May 2026
- Programme
- ULLAS â Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram
- ULLAS
- Understanding of Lifelong Learning for All in Society
- Occasion
- 7th convocation, Sikkim University, Gangtok
- Declared by
- CM Prem Singh Tamang, in presence of President Murmu
- Earlier first
- India's first fully organic State (2016)
Practice MCQs 2 questions
Under which programme was Sikkim declared a fully literate State in May 2026?
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Correct answer: B â ULLAS â Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram
Sikkim was declared fully literate under ULLAS â Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram.
While congratulating Sikkim on becoming fully literate (May 2026), the President recalled that in 2016 Sikkim had become India's first:
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Correct answer: D â Fully organic State
President Murmu noted that Sikkim became India's first fully organic State in 2016.