'ShaGun'

Ministry of Human Resource Development launched 'ShaGun' - a web-portal for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.

• ShaGun, which has been coined from the words 'Shala' meaning Schools and 'Gunvatta' meaning Quality, has been developed with a twin track approach. 
• It aims to capture and showcase innovations and progress in Elementary Education sector of India by continuous monitoring of the flagship scheme - Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA).
• It has two components i.e.

• One is a Repository of best practices, photographs, videos, studies, newspaper articles etc on elementary education, State /UT wise.
  • These would be in the public domain with the purpose to provide a platform for all stakeholders to learn from success stories of each other.
  • This would also instill a positive competitive spirit among all the States and UTs.
• The second part is regarding the online monitoring of the SSA implemented by States and UTs and will be accessed by Government Officers at all levels using their specific passwords.
  • It comprises questionnaires, related to various interventions under SSA and the performance of the State, which will be filled in by the States and UTs.
  • There are 122 Reports which will be automatically generated from the data filled in the questionnaires.
  • These Reports, along with the success stories in the Repository, will create an online platform which can be viewed by officers in the Department, PMO, Niti Aayog etc., to see the status of implementation of the SSA and the elementary education in all States and UTs.