Archive · 12 Sep 2026
Uttar Pradesh Approves ₹6.55 Crore for School Child Tracking
Uttar Pradesh is providing ₹6.55 crore to improve child and school monitoring in council schools.
The money is for the 2026-27 year.
Some of it will support a system called U-DISE Plus, which collects information about schools and students.
The rest will support a Child Tracking System.
This system is meant to follow children’s educational status and progress.
Officials want to connect each student’s unique APAAR ID to the tracking system.
School Management Committees will use the funds for approved activities at the school level.
District officers will check spending and use digital information to make school management more transparent and accountable.
Uttar Pradesh approved or released ₹6.55 crore for MIS and the Child Tracking System during 2026-27.
₹262 lakh was allocated to MIS (U-DISE Plus), while ₹393.01 lakh was allocated to the Child Tracking System.
The systems will collect school and student data and monitor enrolment, educational status, academic performance and progress.
Officials plan to coordinate each student’s unique APAAR ID with the Child Tracking System.
District Basic Education Officers and School Management Committees will oversee spending, portal-based monitoring and implementation.
- Who
- The Uttar Pradesh Basic Education Department, Minister of State Sandeep Singh, Director General of School Education Monika Rani, District Basic Education Officers, School Management Committees and school officials.
- What
- Funding of ₹6.55 crore is being approved or released to strengthen MIS (U-DISE Plus) and the Child Tracking System in council schools.
- When
- During the 2026-27 financial year.
- Where
- Council, or Parishadiya, schools across Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- To improve the collection and tracking of student and school information, educational progress, enrolment and school activities, while increasing transparency and accountability.
- Total funding
- ₹6.55 crore, equivalent to ₹655.01 lakh
- Funding period
- 2026-27
- MIS allocation
- ₹262 lakh for MIS (U-DISE Plus)
- Child Tracking allocation
- ₹393.01 lakh
- School-level implementation
- Funds will be used for prescribed activities through School Management Committees
- Student identification
- The government plans to coordinate APAAR IDs with the Child Tracking System
- Oversight
- District Basic Education Officers will review SMC-level expenditure and monitor information on the designated portal
