Innovative Financing for Ed-Tech

Government
Citizen
Ecosystem

Innovative Financing for Ed-Tech, in partnership with Niti Aayog and Government of UP, has demonstrated that outcomes-based procurement can drive effective and accountable Ed-Tech delivery in the government. Across government schools in the state, service providers were incentivised for actual benefits and learning gains received by students from their products. Additionally, administrators were supported to manage outcome contracts and student performance was closely monitored to ensure that infrastructure investments translate into real educational impact.

Citizen
Increase in student learning by 15-25% in 4 districts. In 2 districts where interventions were conducted, students learnt in 2 years, the equivalent of what students in control schools would learn over 4 years.
Citizen
Increase in student learning by 15-25% in 4 districts. In 2 districts where interventions were conducted, students learnt in 2 years, the equivalent of what students in control schools would learn over 4 years.
Government
Executed India’s first outcome-linked procurement scheme where payments tied to verified student learning gains in 2 districts, alongside capacity building of teachers to effectively integrate EdTech in classrooms.
Ecosystem
Created a price point for procurement of (two years of learning gained "YLG") learning outcomes in government. Additionally, designed a playbook for implementing outcome-based funding for PAL for future initiatives.
Government
Executed India’s first outcome-linked procurement scheme where payments tied to verified student learning gains in 2 districts, alongside capacity building of teachers to effectively integrate EdTech in classrooms.

Key Milestones

Mar 2022
Beginning of the Project

Funds transferred from NITI to 4 districts for the pilot

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Mar 2023
Partners Onboarded

Tender for procurement of EdTech on outcome-based payment terms awarded in 4 districts

May 2023
Preliminary Study Conducted

Baseline study completed in 25 treatment and 25 control schools in each district

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Jun 2023
On-Ground Implementation

In-school implementation of program starts in 2023-24

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Jun 2024
1 YLG achieved

Results of midline study showed achievement of 1 Year of Learning Gained (YLG) target in 1 district

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May 2025
Improved Learning Gains across 2 Districts

Results of endline study showed achievement of 2 YLG outcome target in 2 districts

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Mar 2022

Impact on the Ground

New Tablets being provided to school teachers

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GDi team on a field visit in one of the pilot districts

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Tablet lab under construction at one of the schools

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Newly established tablet lab in one of the schools at Balrampur

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