The document proposes a novel approach to improve primary education quality and increase enrollment in India. The solution has three phases: 1) Increase enrollment through programs like the Jagrukh Pita certificate and Vidya Devi School Scheme. 2) Reduce dropouts via activities like Bal Sabha and improving sanitation. 3) Enhance quality by developing programs like ELPET, NOER and SITES to promote interactive learning, and initiatives like DSMC to increase competition. The total estimated cost is Rs. 16400 crore over multiple years. Key impacts are improved monitoring through SITES and indicators like attendance, health and performance. Challenges include funding, changing mindsets, and integrating with government systems.

1. Manthan Topic: Stepping Stones
Education Quality Improvement
Team Details
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A novel approach to increase the enrollment with
emphasis on high quality primary education
MARG (NIT,
Kurukshetra)
• We show u
the way
Bijender Yadav
• Team Leader
Raghav Sood
• Researcher
Mohit Jindal
• Designer
Anuj Yadav
• Advertiser
Umesh Garg
• Advertiser

2. Hard Facts:
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D. Less than 50% of the girls are enrolled in primary schools:
• Reason : More than 42% schools have no girls toilet
A. Less than 60% students score less than 60% in grade 4/5
• Reason: Average no of teachers per school is 4.5 with
no emphasis on quality education
B. Apparent survival rate is less than 78% from grade 5 to grade 1
• Reason: Lack of Motivation , Caste Discrimination & 30% have no Pucca buildings
C. Less then 20% SC’s , 11% ST’s , 43 % ST’s & 13%
muslims are enrolled in primary schools
• Reason : Caste Discrimination & social Mentality
that “we are not liked by them”

3. 2
Snapshot of solution proposed
“Jab Hoga Bachho Ko Gyan
Tab He Banega Bharat Mahan”
Increasing Enrollment & Controlling Dropouts Enhancing Quality
1. Enhanced Learning Of Primary Education Through Technology ( ELPET )
2. National Open Education Repository ( NOER Scheme)
3. Schools Information And Teachers Evaluation System ( SITES)
4. Special Schools Offers Scheme (SSOS)
5. District Science Maths Competition (DSMC )
6. Building Moral Values : volunteers from Old age homes
7. Improving Vigilance : Retired Officers /professionals & executives
8. Inviting alumni especially women and Reserved category .
9. Inviting Students from top class institutes (IIT’s, NIT’s ,IIM’s etc.)
1. Jagrukh Pita certificate
2. Involving panchayts through birth records
3. Street Plays (Nukkad Nataks)
4. Vidya Devi School Scheme for girls enrollment(VDSS)
5. Bal Sabha :Make going to school fun
6. To motivate the kid: mahinee ka hoonhaar chaatra
7. To motivate the parent: Best bachee ke best mata-pita
8. Improving Drinking & Sanitation with emphasis on Girls Toilet
9. Improving infrastructure with emphasis on electricity & fan.

4. Implementation Model Phase 1 :Increasing Enrollment
•Whenever a father gets his kid admitted to a school, he will get a certificate from the school authorities which says
"I, Satyendra Dubey, am a jagruk pita who has enrolled his son Micro Dubey. I trust that the system will help my child to become
a good citizen of India. Also I promise that I will do whatever possible to ensure that my child completes the primary education. ........
•This certificate does not cost our system even a penny but will act as a source of high motivation and will induce commitment in the parent..
•Birth of every kid is recorded at the time of his birth-certificate is being made.
• We propose that the Births and Deaths record department of a district should browse through their records before each academic session and
make a list of all those children who have attained the age of 5 this year. The list will contain his father's name and address.
•These lists are then forwarded to the respective panchayats who are expected to announce this list in their meeting.
•The panch, for his area of control, will ensure whether or not those kids listed in the list have been enrolled in some school or not.
• Setting up of residential schools at primary level for girls, predominantly belonging to the SCs, STs, OBCs, and minorities
•. A minimum of 75% of the enrollment in VDSS is reserved for girls from the target groups and the remaining 25% is open for girls belonging
to the BPL category. The estimated allocation for the scheme is Rs 750 crore ( 300 schools ( 1 school per 2 district ) * 25 crore)
1.Jagruk Pitah certificate
2. Involving Panchayts
3. Vidya Devi School Scheme (VDSS)

5. 1
Implementation Model Phase 2 : Decreasing Dropouts
Bal Sabha Honhaar chaatra
Best mata-
pita
Sanitation &
drinking
Infra & electricity
What Entertainment Titular head Title
Drinking and
toilet facility
Availability of electricity ,fans and
new schools
How Get together
Assessment by
teacher & praising
through columns of
local newspapers like
Bal Bhaskar (Dainik
Bhaskar)
Ward’s
performance
declaration
in panchayts
Through govt.
funds
Through govt. funds
Impact Motivation Motivation Motivation
Healthy and
hygienic
environment
Comfortable and humane
environment
Cost Nil Nil Nil
420 cr. (
42,000 schools
* 1 lakh )
12000+60= Rs. 12060 cr.
20 lakh Rs * 60000 govt. school
=12000cr(infra.)
3.5room*62000schools
*3000(elect. & fans cost )= Rs 60 cr.

6. Implementation Model Phase 3.1: Enhancing Quality
ELPET NOER SSOS SITES
What
Enhanced learning
through Technology
Repository of Open Education
Resources Like PPTs, Animated
images , videos, articles
Direct Entry for bright
students to special
schools viz. navodhay .
Student Information and Teacher evaluation System
How
Use of recorded
lecturers ,
documentaries
displayed on tv
through CD’s & PD’s
and online Repository
Online Portal to Share data ,
competition-winning entries-
use in school nation wide
Selecting Best through
SITES s/w and DSMC
Software – different weightage – parameters :
student’s attendance through autonomous finger
print system + teacher attendance + students marks +
random students - viva by vigilance team + random
vigilance for teachers evaluation + DSMC students ,
Consolidated report and grade on scale of 1 to 10
Impact
Increase in desire &
quality of study ,
decrease in
absenteeism,
Interactive Learning
Through visualization thereby
increasing desire & quality of
study.
Increasing competition
–enhances quality ,
primary education
becomes scalable ,
alignment with bright
students
Teacher + students Absenteeism reduces , easy to
filter bright students ,
Cost
40 ,000 Schools *
20,000 Rs (LCD + CD
recording +
electricity) = Rs 80 Cr.
Rs 10 Cr. ( site construction)
Rs 3cr. (maintenance – annual)
Rs 1 Cr. ( prize money –
annually)
Dependent on cost of
SITES and DSMC
Rs 50 Cr ( development of s/w.
Rs 20 cr. (maintenance – annual)
3.5 classroom * 1 lakh schools * Rs 2,000 finger print
= Rs 70 cr.

7. DSMC Old age volunteers Vigilance Alumni
Top class students
What
Science maths
based
competition
Volunteers campaign by old
age people
To check the
records of
schools acc. to
rules &
regulations
To invite alumni of
reserved categories and
women to guide
students or share their
experiences
classes on weekends or
holidays by Students from top
class institutions
How
Two bright
students from
each school
compete with
other students
at district level
Through village gathering
or door to door
Through
Surprise raid
monthly
Biannually gathering or
conferences at various
places
Visits by Students to various
schools under guidance of
college professor
Impact
Level
recognition,
increase in
competitiveness
Social mentality parents as
well as of students will
change
Decrease in
absenteeism,
rules properly
followed
Increase in desire to
study
Increase in Level, improvement
in way of thinking
Cost
Rs 10,000 * 700
ditricts = Rs 70
lakh
To be discussed To be discussed
TA & DA charges +
some gifts charges
To be discussed
Implementation Model Phase 3.2: Enhancing Quality

8. Type Supervisior Number Motivation Cost
Old age Homes Disrict Level
officers
600 districts * 2 old
age homes * 20 people
= 24,000
Like Teaching Moral values
,Self- Satisfaction and also
earn some money
Rs 24,000 * Rs 5,000 Per month salary * 12
= Rs 144 crore
Top Class
Institutes
Students
College
Professors
200 institutes * 150
students per year * 2
year * = 60 ,000
Benefit In govt. Jobs, Higher
Education , earn Some
Money, Pride and Honor
60,000 * 12,000 (salary per year)
= Rs 7.2 Cr
Non- participants in ratio 9:10
So after calc. Rs 1500 per year to be paid as
fee in college. No cost to govt.
Secondary Govt.
School Students School teachers
1 lakh School * 0.3 (
above average factor)
* 10 students = 3 lakh
students
Earn points in NSS, Pride &
Honor in School, Relaxation
in Fees, Parents Happy
3 lakh students * 2,000 Rs per annum
(relaxation) = Rs 60 crore
Volunteers as
Vigilator
Disrict & state
Level officers
600 district * 12
vigilator per district =
7200
Self - Satisfaction TA & DA charges + some gifts charges
Managing The Volunteers Drive

9. Summary of Cost Analysis
Controlling
Dropouts
Primary
Education
Phase 2
(Rs 12480 Cr.)
Enhancing
Quality
Increase
Enrollment
Phase 1
( Rs 750 Cr.)
Phase 3.1
(Rs 234 Cr.)
Phase 3.2
(Rs 204 Cr.
Rs 13668 Cr. + 20 %
contingent expenses
= Rs 16400 Cr.

10. Impact of Solution
ScalabilityImpact SSOS, NOER, ELPET, VDSS
Monitoring
Criteria to
Measure
Teachers & students
attendance, Health, marks,
performance @ district Level
“Brighter
India”
SITES, DSMC & Vigilators

11. Concept Risks
• Government or corporates do not see the viability of funding
this model
• Regional and volunteer imbalances may occur
• Volunteer enrollment minimal and key profession groups
show no interest
Implementation Challenges
• Difficulty in integrating with government infrastructure and
institutions
• Open education repository may not attract
• Changing the mindset of underprivileged people and girls.
• Funding from other sources or self funded model
via training fees.
• Exploiting Local volunteers and NGO/SHG’s
• Advertising/Awareness Campaign
Mitigating Challenges
• Tie-ups with other vendors for providing venues
and interaction channels
• Tie-ups with social networks like Facebook, LinkedIn
• Tie-ups with NGO /SHG’s and performing Street Plays
Risk – Challenges – Mitigation (RCM Analysis)
Mitigating Risks

12. References
1. Eleventh Five Year Plan
2. Flash Statistics 2009-2010 developed by the National University of Educational
Planning and Administration (NUEPA), New Delhi.
3. The Hindu Newspaper – National
4. Teach for India. (2012). India’s Education Crisis. Retrieved from
http://www.teachforindia.org/about-us/india-education-crisis
5. ASER. (2012). Annual Status of Education Report, 2012. Retrieved from
http://www.pratham.org/file/ASER-2012report.pdf