SSA - 20th Joint Review Mission. State Report: Bihar (Oct 7-17, 2014)

Abstract

On behalf of the 20thJoint Review Mission (JRM) of the SarvaShikshaAbhiyan (SSA) ManjuNarula (GOI) and SupritiDua (WB) visited Bihar from October 8-12, 2014 to review project implementation, as per the development objectives of the project viz.(a) reduction in number of out of school children and increase in enrolment;(b)narrowing of gender and social equity gaps and (c)improvement in quality of elementary education and learning levels of children. In the context of these objectives, the Mission focused specifically on the terms of reference for the JRM which were to (a) review progress in overall implementation, including processes and outcomes related to access, equity and quality (b) review financial management, procurement and safeguard issues and (c) examine issues related to state and district implementation capacity.