The National Institute of Open Schooling (NIOS), run by the Ministry of Education in India, won the prestigious King Sejong Literacy Prize, for enabling education for persons with disabilities through technology -enabled inclusive learning materials focused on Indian sign language based content . In an award ceremony organised at UNESCO's New Delhi office on 10th July, 2021, Professor Saroj Sharma, Chairperson, NIOS, thanked UNESCO for recognizing the efforts made by NIOS in the field of education and literacy.