Innovative Financing for Ed-Tech

India’s first outcome-based EdTech program in U.P., proving that outcomes-based procurement can ensure effective delivery linking service provider incentives to learning gains, supporting administrators in managing outcome contracts, and turning infrastructure investments into real educational impact.

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Our Impact

First successful outcome-linked contracting program with government as outcome payer, in India. It witnessed the highest EdTech usage recorded when compared to all the other programs implemented in the country for which data is available.

280 tablet labs established in the state with 50 tablets per school. Each tablet was equipped with the latest Personalised Adaptive Learning (PAL) software.

15% higher student learning outcomes recorded in schools that adopted this program.

New tablets being provided to school teachers

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

Tablet lab under construction at one of the schools

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Newly established tablet lab in one of the schools at Balrampur

Our Initiatives

Established PAL Labs

Set up Personalised Adaptive Learning (PAL) systems across the state via an EdTech provider that was onboarded by an RfP.

Conducted Outcome Evaluation

Conducted baseline, midline, and endline surveys for independent third-party evaluation of the impact of the program.

Set Up Review Systems

Institutionalised a cascading review and monitoring system at the school, block, and district-level to monitor and promote EdTech usage across regions.

Outcome-Linked Procurement

Supported rollout of procurement tenders and facilitated payments tied to verified student learning outcomes.

Insights

All it Takes is a Smarter Use of Resources to Bridge India's Learning Gaps [read more]

Pay-for-Results Approach for Superior Outcomes in Union Budget 2025 [read more]

Niti Aayog Tries Out Outcome-Based Payment in Public Procurement [read more]

How Haryana, UP & MP are Leading the Way in Regulating Ed-Tech in schools [read more]

India Needs to Move from Spending More to Spending Better [read more]

Leveraging Evidence, Technology, and Outcome-Based Financing for Learning [read more]

India’s First Government Outcome-Linked Funding Program [read more]