MoE, DEA and World Bank Signed Agreement for STARS Project

Current Context: The Ministry of Education (MoE), Department of Economic Affairs (DEA) and World Bank signed the financial support agreement for STARS Project.

The STARS signifies Strengthening Teaching-Learning and Results for States, which belongs to the Ministry of Education.
The funds allotted for this project is Rs 5,718 crore.
World Bank to offer financial support of Rs 3700 crore and the rest of the funds will be raised by the states for the period of 5 years.
The main moto of the STARS Project is ‘Education for All’.
It will be implemented as a new Centrally Sponsored Scheme under the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education.
The STARS Project is launched for 6 states namely: Himachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Kerala and Odisha.
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HQ of World Bank: Washington DC, US
President of World Bank: David Malpass