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Pragati Shakti
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Mission 2 of 7

Education & Skills

Improve actual learning, skills, research capability and employability.

Owner: Mission Lead — Education & SkillsSharedLocal
Outcome hierarchy

10-year outcome → 3-year missions → Year-1 goals

10-year outcome (Year 10 — beyond a single term; depends on renewed mandates)

By Year 10: a large majority of children reach grade-level reading and numeracy by Grade 3, and vocational pathways lead to measured employment.

By end of Year 3
  • By end of Year 3: Foundational literacy and numeracy measured independently every year in every district.
  • By end of Year 3: Teacher-practice improvement pilots with randomised evaluation in 3 states.
  • By end of Year 3: Apprenticeship placement-to-job tracking published quarterly.
Year 1 goals
Measure learning, not attendance
  • KR · Adopt an independent FLN assessment with published methodologymetric
  • KR · Publish district-level learning dashboards for 200 districts
Measurement

Outcome metrics

Sourced observations are published statistics, reproduced as stated. Targets are Pragati Shakti proposals. Where no national measurement exists we say so instead of inventing one.

Std III children (rural) who can read a Std II-level text

Unit: % · higher is better
Baseline
23.4% (2024) Independent study · ASER Centre / Pratham
Proposed target
70% by Year 10
Observation log (3) · Last checked 18 Sep 2026
DateValueClassGeographyPeriodPublishedConfidenceSource / note
31 Dec 201820.9Independent studyIndia (rural)ASER 2018 (rural)Jan 2025HIGHAnnual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2024 — National findings
31 Dec 202216.3Independent studyIndia (rural)ASER 2022 (rural)Jan 2025HIGHAnnual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2024 — National findings — Post-pandemic low
31 Dec 202423.4Independent studyIndia (rural)ASER 2024 (rural)Jan 2025HIGHAnnual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2024 — National findings
We measure
  • Share of Grade 3 children reading at grade level
  • Share of Grade 5 children able to do division
  • Secondary completion with measured competence
  • Apprenticeship-to-employment conversion
  • Graduate employment within 12 months
We do not define success by
  • Enrolment alone
  • Attendance alone
  • Buildings constructed
Scope

Focus areas and who can act

Foundational literacyFoundational numeracyTeacher qualityLearning outcomesVocational educationApprenticeshipsHigher educationResearchAI-era educationSTEMCritical thinkingLifelong learningProfessional skillsEmployability
Who can act?
  • SharedEducation is on the Concurrent List (List III, Entry 25); both Union and States legislate.
  • LocalSchool management committees and local bodies influence day-to-day operation.
Federalism explained →
Sample implementation schedule · simulated

How the work board for this mission would look (2 sample cards)

These cards demonstrate the record-keeping. None of these initiatives has started; dates are relative to taking office (Y1 Q1 = first quarter).

PS-002

Independent foundational literacy & numeracy assessment

Illustrative: ScalingShared

Learning outcomes are inferred from enrolment and attendance rather than measured competence.

Owner
Mission Lead — Education & Skills
Baseline
23.4% of rural Std III read Std II text (ASER 2024); no annual district-level series
Target
All districts measured annually with published methodology
Sample dates
Y1 Q1 → Y2 Q3
Est. / actual
₹220 cr / ₹60 cr
KPI
edu-grade3-reading
Priority
20 / 100

Depends on: Assessment design peer review; State education dept access

Risks: Teaching to the test; Sample bias in hard-to-reach blocks

Y1 Q2 — Sample schedule: first-wave results from 200 districts would enter peer review in Y1 Q2.

PS-015

Teacher-practice coaching RCT (3 states)

Illustrative: BacklogState

Teacher training is delivered but its effect on learning is unknown.

Owner
Pragati Shakti Labs
Baseline
No causal evidence in Indian context at scale
Target
Randomised evaluation with pre-registered outcomes
Sample dates
Y2 Q1 → Y3 Q4
Est. / actual
₹45 cr / ₹0 cr
KPI
Effect size on FLN scores
Priority
2 / 100

Depends on: PS-002 assessment instrument

Risks: Contamination between arms

Y1 Q2 — Sample schedule: queued behind the assessment instrument (PS-002).

Learning · simulated examples

Labs projects and what didn't work

Labs
  • PILOTFLN assessment instrument
  • IDEATeacher-coaching RCT design
What didn't work