It was launched in 2017 with the aim to capture and showcase innovations and progress in Elementary Education sector of India by continuous monitoring of the flagship scheme - Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA).
ShaGun, which has been coined from the words ‘Shala’ meaning schools and ‘Gunvatta’ meaning quality, has been developed with a twin track approach.
First, it is the repository with an engaging interface that focuses on positive stories and developments in the field of School Education. In this repository, best practices will be documented in the form of videos, testimonials, case studies, and images, which will display state-level innovations and success stories that are driving improvements in performance under SSA. This repository has a decentralized management structure that enables State governments to choose, upload and manage their own content.
Secondly, it has an online monitoring module to measure state-level performance and progress against key educational indicators. It has been developed to collect and report data which will enable the government and administrators to track the efficiency with which SSA funds are being utilized and the results that this is delivering. SSA is a centrally sponsored scheme providing universal access to education to children in the age group of six to fourteen years of age.
Challenges & Solutions
Inaccessibility due to linguistic barriers, poor digital literacy and improper digital infrastructure.
The government must ensure that programmes like Digital India, Bharat Net etc. must be properly implemented, and this will in turn ensure success of such initiatives.
