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From this year, data collection from all schools in
the state for Unified District Information System
for Education (U-DISE) will have many added
features. The most important being the addition of
Aadhaar card number of students along with other
data.
Zilla Parishads across the state have started the
procedure to collect Aadhaar numbers of students to
make an integrated Aadhaar enabled U-DISE. The aim
of DISE website is to provide school-related
statistical information on the implementation of
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan in India.
"This will help in child tracking. Along with
Aadhaar card number, we are also taking other
details of students such as scholarship and family
information. We are also asking for students' entire
school details. Once we get all details along with
the Aadhaar card numbers, tracking the progress of
children will become easier. Once these details are
filled, a child-specific ID is created that can be
used whenever information is required," said
Nandkumar Theurkar, computer programmer, Pune Zilla
Parishad.
"This will also help in making the DISE data more
accurate as duplication is not possible. Even if a
child leaves a school and joins another, we will
have a record of him or her despite change of
cities. This will also tell us whether the benefits
have actually reached the students," he said.
Aadhaar-enabled DISE project is a visionary
project and will take at least two years to be
completed, said officials. "Only 10 per cent of the
students will give Aadhaar details this year. Once
there is awareness about the initiative and its
benefits, more students will get Aadhaar numbers.
Once a full-fledged database for students is
developed by the Zilla Parishad, paper work can be
minimised. May be, one day, students may not have to
actually take migration or leaving certificates
while moving from one place to another as everything
will be on the website and all the teacher would
want to do is check his background using the child's
ID and school DISE code," added Theurkar.
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