In 2020, when the National Education Policy 2020 was announced, one message stood out loud and clear: India has a foundational learning crisis.
Not a curriculum crisis.
Not an exam crisis.
A foundational crisis.
And after this, the Government of India launched the NIPUN Bharat Mission where the aim was that every child in India should achieve foundational literacy and numeracy by Grade 3.
Then came the pandemic.
Schools were closed for many months and even years in some regions. This gap created the need for digital learning which further widened inequalities. Students who did not have the appropriate device felt further behind. And this way learning gaps deepened. What already was a concern now became a national emergency that required intervention from the government.
Today, India stands at a critical turning point:
Because here’s the truth: Policies can create direction but classroom work on outcomes.
Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (FLN) is no longer just an academic term. It is a national mission. It is linked to India’s demographic dividend, workforce readiness, and long-term economic growth.
The next decade of India’s progress will depend on what happens in its Grade 1, 2, and 3 classrooms today.
So what exactly is FLN? Why does it matter so deeply? What are the long-term benefits? And how can schools move from awareness to action?
Let’s break it down.
The ability of a child to read with understanding and perform basic mathematical operations by Grade 3 is what is called Foundational Literacy and Numeracy. It sounds simple but if not executed properly, can be very difficult to achieve.
Because literacy is not just recognizing letters. But reading with comprehension, writing simple sentences, expressing ideas clearly, listening and responding meaningfully. And numeracy is also more than just counting numbers aloud. It also makes sense of numbers, basic addition and subtraction, comparing quantities, and understanding the patterns.
Policies can set the direction but implementation measures the rate of success. We help schools put it to practice. We do not just bring ideas but help schools build a complete foundational learning ecosystem aligned with national goals and the realities of classrooms.
Let’s break it down.
Foundations don’t begin in Grade 1. They begin much earlier.
LumaLearn is Mittsure’s structured early learning pathway designed to bridge preschool and primary education. It ensures that children enter Grade 1 with:
Instead of asking students to rote memorize the alphabets and concepts, LumaLearn builds conceptual clarity and tries new innovative ways for kids to have alphabets and numbers registered in their minds. So instead of counting mechanically, children understand through quantity and relationships. This way the curriculum aligns seamlessly with play-based and competency-driven frameworks emphasized in NEP 2020.
Children learn best through active engagement, play, and experience rather than passive listening, as it can hinder deep conceptual understanding and engagement.
The NCF inspired Jaadui Pitara by Mittsure has an exploratory and tactile learning model that brings hands-on learning to break down difficult concepts into some real world experiences.
The expertly curated Jaadui Pitara can reduce fear in kids when learning something new and increase their engagement level. Learning feels fun and joyful that way which in turn improves their retention.
NIPUN Bharat recognizes that children learn at different paces by structuring age-appropriate "Lakshya Soochi" (learning goals) from Balvatika to Grade 3, allowing flexible progress tracking without rigid timelines for all.
This is indeed one of the biggest challenges in Indian classrooms. To maintain diverse learning levels in the same grade. Some can read fluently while others might struggle with basic decoding.
Mittsure’s ThinkTrail addresses this gap through structured, level-based learning planning that can teach students understand the current competency levels while assisting teachers in providing targeted remediation and focus on every individual’s learning stage.
This directly supports the Teaching at the Right Level (TaRL) philosophy.
So instead of compelling teachers to push through the syllabus it strengthens the skills of students while keeping it innovative for teachers too.
Assessments and formulating data are quite important. But doing it in a way that does not put pressure on the kid while also helping parents observe the slight details in a child is a game changer.
Mittsure’s holistic report card in LumaLearn integrates formative assessment questions that help teachers:
FLN doesn’t end when the school bell rings. Parents are also powerful co-educators.
And keeping this in mind, Mittstore is established.
It is a one stop solution store for all your educational needs where all resources are curated systematically. From home-based literacy activities, to fun learning toys, Mittstore is not about buying toys for kids but building a structured FLN framework.
Many solutions address one piece of the puzzle.
Mittsure connects them all.
Policy alignment | Curriculum integration | Teacher enablement | Student engagement | Parent participation | Data-backed progress tracking
It recognizes that India’s FLN crisis cannot be solved with a single intervention.
It requires ecosystem thinking.
And that’s exactly what Mittsure delivers.
