Online Module To Re-enrol out-of-school children
Source : Indian Express
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Why in News ?
The Ministry of Education launched an Online Module To Re-enrol out-of-school children.
Key Facts
- They will facilitate age appropriate admissions of children in the age group of 6-14 years and those belonging to socially and economically disadvantaged groups.
- For out of school children in the 16-18 years age group, financial assistance will be provided for the first time in the current session 2021-22 to continue their education through open/distance learning mode.
- To track down such children, the ministry has developed an online module for compiling the data of out-of-school children.
- Identified by each state/UT and their mapping with special training centres (STC) on the PRABANDH portal.
- The child wise information of the identified out of school children and STCs will be uploaded at block level under the supervision of block source coordinator of the certain block research centre (BRC).
PRABANDH portal
PRoject Appraisal, Budgeting, Achievements and Data Handling System :- PRABANDH
- PRABANDH System has enabled in which States and UTs may view the Status of GoI Releases approved outlays coverage as per UDISE, school wise list of approvals, school wise gaps, cancellations in approvals etc. under Samagra Shiksha.
- Step towards leveraging technology to enhance efficiency and manage the implementation of newly launched Centrally Sponsored Integrated Scheme for School Education, Samagra Shiksha.
- In addition on line submission of Monthly Progress Reports physical as well as financial can also be made by the respective State/UTs in the PRABANDH System.
- This will help in introducing better transperancy in the implementation of the scheme and improve the same.
- Physical and Financial expenditure module for District users have been initiated to capture the progress on the Samagra Shiksha activities.
- From 2020-2021 onwards, districts will submit the physical and financial expenditure on the PRABANDH portal.
- The State / UTs will validate and freeze the expenditure, so that it can be viewed at National level.
Samagra Shiksha
- Centrally Sponsored Integrated Scheme for School Education.
- The Scheme subsumes the then existing Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE)
- It aims to help harmonising the implementation mechanisms and transaction costs at all levels.
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