New World Bank Project to Improve Quality of Learning for Over 5 Million Students in India

Washington: The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved a $250 million project to improve the quality of education, teaching practices, and governance in government-managed schools across the southern state of Andhra Pradesh in India.
 
Students from all grades and stages of school education will benefit from the project. 
 
The beneficiaries are about four million students (between the age of six and 14) in over 45,000 government schools, over one million children (between the age of three and six) enrolled in Anganwadis (Integrated Child Development Centers), and about 190,000 teachers, and more than 50,000 Anganwadi workers.  

The Supporting Andhra's Learning Transformation Project will support the state in fulfilling its vision of transforming government schools into vibrant institutions focused on foundational learning for young children. 
 
"The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the learning crisis across the world. Its impact on the human capital of this generation of learners is likely to be long-lasting. Urgent action is needed to realize a new vision for education, one in which learning happens for everyone, everywhere," said Junaid Ahmad, World Bank Country Director in India, in a press release on Thursday. 
 
"This project will support the Andhra Pradesh government’s vision of ensuring quality education for all through better infrastructure facilities, enhanced digital learning, and financial incentives for students from economically weaker backgrounds," he said.
 
Andhra Pradesh has, over the years, made significant strides in improving enrolment, transition, and retention rates.
 
Across the grades and subjects covered under the National Achievement Survey (NAS) 2017, Andhra Pradesh has some of the highest student learning levels. 
 
However, 40 percent of Grade 5 (age 10) students remain below minimum grade-level proficiency.
 
The state has adopted a new competency-based teaching-learning approach. 
 
The $250 million loan from the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), has a final maturity of 33.5 years including a grace period of six years.
 
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