Primary,upper primary school records to go online

The state project director,K Ram Mohan Rao has already issued orders to districts for purchase of computers and other equipment,which has to be completed by December 31. The computerisation of the records will be completed by March 2011. Funds have been released as well.

“This is a big project and will help us create transparency and track each and every student in the government primary and upper primary schools,” said an official. “So far,all records of these schools were only on paper. Often,we got complaints that in order to inflate the number of students enrolled,a child’s name was featured in two different schools in the block. But now,when all the records will be computerised and available online,it will be easier for us to keep track.”

The BRCs are centres created by the education department under the ‘upgradation of skills and providing quality education project’.

There are 820 BRCs across the state providing training to teachers and resource material on innovations in education. Under the project,each BRC will be given Rs 1.20 lakh to purchase computers and kiosk set. The department also plans to connect the BRCs through broadband connection,but since telephones and electricity are still a problem in rural areas,it will be done later.

Apart from details like the location,infrastructure,number of students,number of teachers and contact details of the principal of each school,other documents which will be computerised include attendance records of students,which will be monitored quarterly.

Basic Shiksha Adhikari of Allahabad,Brijesh Mishra,said: “After the computerisation of BRCs,it will be easier for us to make all the information available online. Resource persons will not have to run to the district office to give information. They will just email it and it will be uploaded on the district website.”