The Union Cabinet on October 14, 2020 approved World Bank supported Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States -STARS project.
Objective: The Project seeks to support States in developing, implementing, evaluating and improving interventions with direct linkages to improved education outcomes. The STARS project includes a Contingency Emergency Response Component (CERC) under the National Component which would enable it to be more responsive to any natural, man-made and health disasters.
Project cost: The total project cost is Rs. 5,718 crore with the financial support of World Bank amounting to 500 million US dollar.
Centrally Sponsored Scheme: STARS project would be implemented as a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme under Department of School Education and Literacy .
Six states: The scheme will cover six States namely Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Odisha.
PARAKH: Union Cabinet also approved setting up and support to the National Assessment Centre, PARAKH as an independent and autonomous institution under Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education.
(Source: AIR)
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