Chairman of the Economic Advisory Council to the Prime Minister (EAC-PM) Dr Bibek Debroy has released the Foundational Literacy and Numeracy report which highlights the focus on language as a critical foundational skill and its importance in acquiring early literacy. The second edition of the report was released at the India Dialogue Conference organised by Institute for Competitiveness and US-Asia Technology Management Center, Stanford University. <br />''<br />''The report captures the role of language in education and focuses on improving the learning outcomes using appropriate assessments and medium of instruction. A section of the report explicitly focuses on the numerous initiatives currently implemented at the national and state level in achieving foundational learning goals as outlined in National Initiative for Proficiency in Reading with Understanding and Numeracy, NIPUN. The report continues to be a benchmark for states and union territories to track their performance relative to their peers in achieving universal foundational learning by 2026-27. The report's findings cover the role of nutrition, access to digital technology and language-focused instructional approach.<br />