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Unpacking India’s Education Budget: PAISA 2010
India’s education budget more than doubled in the last five years increasing from Rs. 152,847 crores in FY 2004-05 to Rs. 372,813 crores in FY 2009-10. An estimated 45 percent (figures for FY 2008-09) of education expenditures are now dedicated to elementary education. However, close scrutiny of India’s education system reveals a sobering truth – … Continue reading "Unpacking India’s Education Budget: PAISA 2010"
Paisa Track – Field Notes from Bihar
In Bihar, the Paisa survey was held from 12th to 16 December in Purnea and Nalanda districts. In total, the survey covered 40 schools in the state. In the attached article, Dinesh Kumar a PAISA Associate with the Accountability Initiative in Bihar shares some of the experiences of the survey in Purnea. The article … Continue reading "Paisa Track – Field Notes from Bihar"
PAISA Track – The Curious Case of Missing Passbooks in Madhya Pradesh
Under AI’s flagship project, PAISA a pilot survey tracking expenditures at the school level was launched from 4th – 9th December in Sagar district of Madhya Pradesh. Over a two day period, over 20 surveyors covered 40 schools seeking information from headmasters on the grants received under the Sarva Shikha Abhiyan and the expenditure incurred … Continue reading "PAISA Track – The Curious Case of Missing Passbooks in Madhya Pradesh"
PAISA Track – Field Notes from Jaipur
I’m trying to find a story, but it’s in vain because here there is no such thing. There is no mega narrative, no such concern that seems to encapsulate life or the imagination of its people. If at all there is but a murmur of a machinery grinding slowly, faltering here and again, but nevertheless … Continue reading "PAISA Track – Field Notes from Jaipur"
PAISA Track: Taking PAISA to parents- learnings from Andhra Pradesh
PAISA in Andhra Pradesh (AP) is being implemented with a slight twist – one which has taught us a lot! The district administration (read district collector) of Hyderabad city has in the last few months expressed a strong interest in strengthening school management committees (SMC) as mandated under the Right to Education Act. Hyderabad is … Continue reading "PAISA Track: Taking PAISA to parents- learnings from Andhra Pradesh"