DISTRICT PRIMARY EDUCATION PROJECT

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The District Primary Education Project will support the Government of India's District Primary Education Program to build national, state and district managerial and professional capacity for sustainable primary education development. The project includes three components: (a) building national institutional capacity to support, monitor and evaluate a national, decentralized primary education development program by establishing a strengthened framework for national management and professional technical assistance; (b) building state institutional capacity in six states to appraise, supervise and manage district-level projects and institutions for improving the quality and effectiveness of primary education and to provide techical support for program management, textbook development, improved teaching, improved planning and management and research and evaluation; and (c) improving quality and access in primary education in 23 districts in 6 states through strengthened district institutional capacity, strengthened community participation and awareness, improved facilities, teacher in-service training, learning materials and teaching aids, targeted interventions for girls, scheduled caste and scheduled tribe students, early childhood education and construction of new schools and classrooms.