Centre lauds Andhra Pradesh’s digital education reforms
The Indian central government has praised Andhra Pradesh for its digital education reforms, specifically the 'One Student–One Aadhaar' initiative. This system uses biometric authentication to ensure transparent delivery of welfare benefits and student kits, potentially serving as a model for national replication.
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Successful digital governance models in Indian states are increasingly being evaluated for national-scale implementation to improve public service delivery efficiency.
The Centre has lauded Andhra Pradesh’s technology-driven education governance model, particularly its Aadhaar-based Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) for transparent delivery of student welfare benefits, with officials indicating that the system could be considered for replication across the country.
Samagra Shiksha State Project Director B. Srinivasa Rao presented the State’s digital education reforms before senior officials of the Union Ministry of Education in New Delhi on Wednesday, highlighting Andhra Pradesh’s ‘One Student–One Aadhaar’ initiative, which created an integrated digital ecosystem for the seamless delivery of student welfare schemes.
The Aadhaar-enabled platform is being used to implement several welfare programmes, including Thalliki Vandanam through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT), besides integrating more than eight major schemes such as PM SHRI, scholarships, sanitary napkin distribution, transportation support and assistance for Children with Special Needs (CWSN).
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