The Karnataka Learning Partnership (KLP), a joint initiative between the government Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and Akshara Foundation was formally launched on Wednesday by Primary and Secondary Education Minister, Basavaraj Horatti.

KLP seeks to improve the learning capabilities of 75,000 children studying in 1,411 government schools of the city through an accelerated reading programme conducted over three months.

The KLP initiative was started after over two lakh children in government schools were tested for their reading ability and it was found that 40 percent had poor reading skills. A dedicated website has been created the Akshara Foundation to keep a close track of the implementation and performance of the programme. The Chairperson of Akshara Foundation, Rohini Nilekani and Commissioner of Public Instruction Madan Gopal were also percent on the occasion.