STRATEGY CASE OF THE RAJASTHAN SHIKSHA KARMI

PROJECT
 INTRODUCTION
 The Shiksha Karmi Project was established in 1987–1988.
 Primary education would not be possible in 15% of the villages in Rajasthan due to teacher absenteeism alone .
 The concept of Shiksha karmi was to actively involve the village community and employing local people.
 Appointment of teacher :-
 Secondary Schools
 Upper primary schools
 Rajiv Gandhi Pathashala
 Alternative school
 Madarsas
Mahila Prashikshan Kendras and Prehar Pathshalas
OBJECTIVES
OBJECTIVE
Tackling the problem of teacher absenteeism.

Addressing the problems causing low enrollment.

Focusing on the high dropout rates.

Eliminating poor educational.

Building and preparing a village-acceptable cadre of local shiksha karmis.

External And Internal Environment Of Shiksha Karmi Project
External Internal

 Political environment- The political  Owners and managing power.

environment of a near two-party system.
 Classification in Schools
  Economic- The infrastructure sector is
 Detailed framework in context of Shikha
weak, Unemployment, underemployment and
Karmi Project.
poverty.
  Socio-cultural environment- Relationship
among people from different caste and
community, Negative impact on children as many
of them have to devote time to working.
  Technological environment- Absence
of new technology in education system.
Value Chain Framework in the Context of Institutions such as
Shiksha Karmi Project
 Strategic Management Of Shiksha Karmi Project
• The SKP deployed a focused low-cost approach to the delivery of education. The major cost advantage was in terms of the
low remuneration paid to shiksha karmi and modest investments in building the infrastructure.

• SKP's strategy was reliance on a collaborative network of participants that included several internal and external
stakeholders

• Activating the strategies through managing change and achieving effectiveness to structure, systems, and governance and
behavioral aspects

• The effectiveness of the SKP was seen in terms of several parameters such as identification, recruitment, selection and
training of shiksha karmis, enrolment numbers, monitoring the drop-out rate, enhancement in learning and relevance of
the curriculum to local needs.

• Rajasthan Shiksha Karmi Board (RSKB) - Shiksha Karmi Sahayogi

• Evaluation by national and international team of experts.

Recommendation
Focus should shift to improving the quality of education after the success of SKP

Integrating technological advancements into the course

Bringing in more qualified teachers

Encouraging more participants from the corporate sector to fill the gap of fundings

Facilitate more participation of girls for academic and non-academic areas

Conclusion and key
learnings
The siksha karmi project was introduced to reduce the
gap in education system that stemmed due to shortage of
teaching individuals. Through the introduction SKP
Rajasthan government has successfully improved its
education situation, 98% of children have access to
primary education and 92% have to upper primary. Tho
there are a lot of improvements yet to be done the work
they have done so far teaches us how corporate strategies
can be implemented anywhere to maximize the results.