Monitoring and Evaluation
Monitoring and evaluation is an essential part of any
project, it provides for a strong base for project management,
transparency, accountability and development through efficient
tracking of desired outcomes and indicators. The School
Education Department, Punjab, through PMIU, ensures Monthly
Monitoring of all 48,000 public schools in Punjab.
For this purpose, MEAs are randomly assigned to schools, where
they visit and collect data on an android application. This
android application includes a checklist of detailed indicators
to collect data on attendance (teacher, student, non-teaching
staff), infrastructure functionality (classroom, washroom,
drinking water, furniture, boundary wall), and utilization of
Non-Salary Budget. In addition, PMIU conducts a school census
every year, collecting data from approximately 48,000 Public
schools in Punjab. The census is a self-reported activity, and
this year, for the first time the school census was conducted
digitally via the School Information System (SIS)