Mission Prerna is the flagship program of the Uttar Pradesh government to improve the quality of education in 1.6 lakh schools under the Basic Shiksha Department across the state. The program has been launched with a special focus on foundational learning skills. These skills entail children’s ability to read with comprehension and do basic math calculations, which forms the basis of all their future learning. Therefore, achieving foundational learning for all children in grades 1-5 by March 2022, to improve overall student learning outcomes in the state, has been identified at the most critical need All interventions of the mission will together ensure that at least 80 % of the Students of each School and block to acquire foundational Learning Skills and to be declared as Prerak Blocks, Prerak Districts and Prerak Mandals which will ultimately lead to a Prerak Pradesh.