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- 1. Theme 6 Stepping stones : Enhancing the quality of primary education
- 2. High number of dropout from primary education inspite of high fund allocation under RTE which has doubled from Rs 13,100 crore in 2009-2010 to Rs 25,555 crore in 2012-2013. After 84% enrolment in the primary education very low number of students continue the education. Causes: Problem Statement Reason for selection: Human Development: Education forms the base of the human nature. Reduce Illiteracy Rate:The root cause of many other problems like underemployment etc. Human resources • Lack of teachers • Low attendance issues • No governing body take the feedback Infrastructure • No toilets in schools and no boundaries of classes • No separate classes. All classes run together in one hall Low learning outcomes • No employment options • No rewards • Ineffective method of teaching
- 3. Proposed Solution and implementation Finance is managed from CSR initiatives(Rs 63 bl from India’s top 500 listed companies) and Govt educational schemes Joint education management committee is a stakeholder’s group composed of parents, village Panchayat heads, BDO, Industry HR experts and civil society members Part of fund is spent on developing infrastructure of school Significant proportion on strengthening inadequate teacher capablities and improving their teaching methodology through regular training of scientific learning methods Compensation to boost teachers motivation and reduce absentism
- 4. Criteria to measure impact of solution • The criteria should be decrease in dropout rates, and improved problem solving skills and communication skills of students in primary schools Criteria to measure impact of the solution • The solution is highly scalable, since cost per school will not be substantial for corporate ( since they are only handling HR improvement related activities) • Thus, the solution can be scaled to meet a substantial part of the need for improvement in primary school education Scalability of the solution • The solution is sustainable, since CSR is a legal requirement in India, and the companies will have to increase their CSR spending every year with increase in net profits(2% of profits for CSR would yield 6,300 cr in 2012-13, (ie) around 18 crores per district, which can meet these improvement costs substantially) Sustainability of the Solution • The solution will be monitored by the Joint Education Management committee, since they are an active stakeholder in the process • This will ensure better compliance since the monitors will have their own children studying in these schools Appropriate monitoring mechanisms
- 5. Challenges and Mitigation factors Social • Challenge - Acceptability among the parents may be low as the solution deviates from the usual government education model • Mitigation- Spread awareness about the new model and run pilot projects to demonstrate efficacy Economic • Challenge – Corporate sector may not be willing to invest in education sector • Mitigation-Vocational training which will produce skilled individuals to work in the industrial sector.This will bring private sector investment Political • Challenge – Certain corporate players may get favourite working conditions due to political conditions • Mitigation- Ensuring robust montoring mechanisms for value neutral decisions of government
- 6. Challenges and Mitigation factors Legal • Challenge –Working of corporate sector and government may come in conflict with each other • Mitigation- Comprehensive contracts, terms and conditions and detailed documentation along with Standard Operation Procedures Technolo gical • Challenge – Interaction between various stakeholders may be cumbersome • Mitigation-An online platform where all the stakeholders can interact and communicate with each other Environ mental • Challenge – Corporate sector may cause environmental pollution in its working • Mitigation- Environmental standards for working need to be clearly specified by the government