The Cabinet on Wednesday approved a World Bank supported 'STARS' project that will support states in terms of education, said Union Information and Broadcasting Minister Prakash Javadekar.
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The <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cabinet?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cabinet</a> on Wednesday approved a <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WorldBank?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#WorldBank</a> supported 'STARS' project that will support states in terms of education, said Union Information and Broadcasting Minister <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/PrakashJavadekar?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#PrakashJavadekar</a> (<a href="https://twitter.com/PrakashJavdekar?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@PrakashJavdekar</a>). Photo: IANS (File) <a href="https://t.co/ItHCiQyUeW">pic.twitter.com/ItHCiQyUeW</a>
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This project will be implemented as a new centrally-sponsored scheme under the Department of School Education &amp; Literacy, Ministry of Education. The 6 states that are covered are Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Odisha.
The World Bank-supported programme is known as Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States (STARS). The cost of this project is going to be Rs 5,718 crore with financial support of the World Bank amounting to $500 million, said the Centre.
The project seeks to support states as far as developing, implementing, evaluating and improving interventions with direct linkages to improved education outcomes and school-to-work transition strategies for improved labour market outcomes.
The goal will be to increase fundamental literacy and numeracy among children of 3 to 8 years of age among others. Javadekar said that the main idea behind the project is "learning outcomes".
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