The Ministry of Education has instructed Goa’s Department of School Education & Literacy to submit monthly updates on the PRABANDH portal and ensure the timely execution of annual interventions under the Samagra Shiksha scheme. This directive was issued during the Project Approval Board (PAB) meeting held in Delhi this March, with the minutes recently made public.
The ministry pointed out serious issues, including gaps in data reporting and delays in completing infrastructure projects. It urged the state to enhance real-time monitoring and prevent discrepancies on the central monitoring platform. For the 2025–26 academic year, Goa has been allotted a total outlay of ₹4,558.44 lakh, which includes ₹1,057.05 lakh carried over from previous years. This comes even as the state’s Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan faces scrutiny over an alleged ₹5 crore misappropriation case.
Despite the allocation, several infrastructure targets remain unachieved. Science laboratories show 100% pendency, while the construction of ramps, handrails, and boundary walls is only partially complete. The ministry has called on the state to draft a clear action plan and prioritise finishing these works within the financial year.
On the issue of out-of-school children, the state had uploaded data for just 11 of the 97 sanctioned children in 2024–25. For 2025–26, special training has been approved for 165 children, with the expectation that Goa will complete the process on time and maintain regular updates on the portal.