KARNATAKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS (KPS) UPGRADE AND ADB LOAN

NEWS: Karnataka Public Schools (KPS) are set for an upgrade using a result-based lending (RBL) programme with financial assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB).

ABOUT

  • The Department of School Education and Literacy (DSEL) has issued an order to implement this programme.
  • ADB has released a loan of Rs 2,000 crore to strengthen approximately 500 KPS schools across the State.

RESULT-BASED LENDING (RBL) & INDICATORS

  • Nine indicators have been adopted as Disbursement-Linked Indicators (DLI).
  • Schools have specific performance targets to be achieved by 2030, along with appointed nodal officers for each DLI.
  • Targets include enhancing professional competencies and pedagogical skills of teachers, specifically boosting outcomes in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Mathematics) for classes 6 to 12.
  • Tracking learning progress accurately will be strengthened in classes 3, 5, and 8.

KEY PERFORMANCE TARGETS (BY 2029 / 2030)

  • Grade-Level Proficiency -> By 2030, the percentage of class 8 students achieving grade-level proficiency in English, mathematics, science, and social science must increase by at least 3 percentage points over the baseline.
  • Transition Rate -> The student transition rate between class 10 and 11 is targeted to rise by at least 5 percentage points over the baseline.
  • Girl Students Pass Rate -> By 2029, the percentage of girl students successfully passing class 12 exams in KPS and programme schools must increase by at least 3 percentage points.
  • Infrastructure Expansion -> By 2030, at least 500 new KPS facilities will be established with safe, gender-responsive, inclusive, and climate-resilient learning environments.

FUTURE READINESS & GOVERNANCE

  • Employability Skills -> By 2030, future readiness and employability skills of students are to be enhanced.
  • CSR Partnerships -> Efficiency and transparency of Corporate Social Responsibility partnerships will be improved through guidelines.
  • Monitoring & Review -> Nodal officers are mandated to hold fortnightly meetings to synchronize efforts, with a review meeting scheduled in the last week of every month to evaluate progress.
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