MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT (SMT.D.PURANDESWARI)
(a) to (e) : Janshala Programme was a collaborative programme of
Government of India and five UN agencies - UNDP, UNICEF, UNESCO,
ILO and UNFPA - to provide programme support to the ongoing
efforts of Government of India towards achieving Universalization
of Elementary Education (UEE). The objective of this community
based Programme was to target girls and marginalized
children in the project areas and to improve their
attendance and performance in primary education. Notable
achievements of Janshala have been in the areas of community-based
management, multi-grade teaching to overcome constraints in
infrastructure and trained teachers, and inclusive education.
The programme covered 139 blocks including ten cities in 30
districts of nine States of Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh,
Jharkhand, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Orissa,
Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh. The programme commenced in 1998 and
has concluded on 31st December 2004.
The programme was externally evaluated by eight agencies in
2003-04. The State-level Evaluation Reports submitted by the
agencies were synthesized by the Indian Institute of Education,
Pune and a `National Report` was submitted to Government of India
in October, 2004. The Programme was not running in West Bengal
and, hence, was not evaluated.
