Amrita Learning App Part of Digital India Mission Enters Semifinals

Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham's Android based mobile app for adult basic education, "Amrita Learning Reading App" has entered semifinals of Barbara Bush Foundation Adult Literacy XPRIZE. There are eight semi-finalist out of which one is Amrita Vishwa Vidyapeetham.The semi-finalist teams will enter a 15-month-long field-testing phase across three partner cities.

Aligned with the national mission of Digital India, the AmritaRITE program is offered using mobile technology in nine Indian languages, with a focus on educating children and low-literate adults in remote and rural villages in 21 states of India.