{"data": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "id": "PIB-2329723", "url": "https://publicfeed.in/orders/PIB-2329723", "headline": "Education Ministry launches ULLAS guidelines and honours Buildathon winners", "summary": "The Ministry of Education announced on 28 October 2026 that it has released guidelines for Teacher Education Institutions (TEIs) under the ULLAS – Nav Bharat Saaksharta Karyakram. These guidelines allow student teachers in NCTE-recognised programmes to serve as Volunteer Teachers, requiring them to help 5 to 8 non-literate learners achieve literacy in exchange for academic credits. On the same day, the Ministry felicitated 10 national winning teams of the Viksit Bharat Buildathon 2025, which received a Guinness World Record for 2,87,967 project submissions. The release does not say when the ULLAS guidelines take effect.", "key_points": ["VBB 2025: 2,87,967 project submissions recorded", "VBB 2025: 10 national winners received a total of ₹17.50 lakhs in cash prizes", "ULLAS: Student teachers must facilitate literacy for 5 to 8 non-literate learners for academic credits", "VBB 2025: Total award pool of over ₹1 crore across district, state, and national levels"], "issued_date": "2026-10-28", "listing_date": "2026-10-28", "document": {"form": "Press release", "number": "2329723", "type": "Press release", "legal_character": "informational_communication", "functions": ["announces"], "cites": []}, "issuer": "Ministry of Education", "department": "Ministry of Education", "source": {"key": "pib", "name": "Press Information Bureau", "site": "pib.gov.in", "official_url": "https://www.pib.gov.in/PressReleseDetail.aspx?PRID=2329723"}, "topics": ["innovation", "education", "literacy", "e-waste"], "reader_topics": ["Education & exams", "Environment & waste"], "intent": "updates", "states": ["as", "dl", "gj", "jh", "jk", "mp", "or", "tn", "up"], "national": false, "places": ["India"], "applies_to": ["student teachers enrolled in NCTE-recognised teacher education programmes"], "dates": [{"kind": "event", "date": "2026-10-28", "wording": "today", "what": "felicitation of VBB 2025 winners and launch of ULLAS guidelines", "counts_from": null}], "revision": "4f63d8572932d138", "recorded_at": "2026-10-28T16:04:39.984674+00:00", "provenance": {"method": "ai_summary", "automated_check": "pass", "human_review": "pending"}}, "meta": {"schema": "publicfeed.update.v1", "count": 1, "next": null, "plan": "free", "feed_updated_at": "2026-10-30T18:55:46.024185+00:00", "generated_at": "2026-10-30T19:13:53+00:00"}, "attribution": "Data: PublicFeed (https://publicfeed.in), summarising official documents linked in each record. Summaries are AI-generated and not legal advice; the official original is the authority.", "license": "https://publicfeed.in/terms#data-licence"}