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Madhya Pradesh has generated APAAR IDs for 65% of its schoolchildren as part of the national 'One Nation-One Student' initiative. These permanent digital IDs will track academic progress across schools and states without requiring transfer certificates. The state aims to complete the remaining 50 lakh registrations through appointed nodal officers in schools. The system integrates with Digilocker to provide exam results, health records, and scholarship access in one platform.

Key Points: MP Generates APAAR IDs for 65% School Children Under One Nation Policy

  • MP achieves 65% coverage in APAAR ID enrollment for school students
  • Digital IDs to track academic progress from pre-primary to higher education
  • Nodal officers appointed in schools to fast-track remaining 50 lakh registrations
  • APAAR enables Digilocker access for exam results, scholarships, and health records
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'APAAR' IDs of 65 per cent school children generated so far in MP: Official

Madhya Pradesh creates 99.41 lakh APAAR IDs to track student progress nationwide, aiming for seamless education records and reduced dropouts.

"APAAR ID will empower students' careers by eliminating transfer certificates and centralizing academic records – School Education Department"

Bhopal, Aug 13

Complying with directives of the Ministry of Education, the Madhya Pradesh government has so far prepared APAAR (Automated Permanent Academic Account Registry) IDs of about 99.41 lakh school children in the state.

The state's School Education Department in a statement issued to the press on Wednesday, stated that the Ministry of Education has given instructions to prepare APAAR IDs of children studying in both private and government schools in Madhya Pradesh.

"The objective of this is to give identity in the form of ‘One Nation–One Student’. In this programme, each student will get a lifetime ID. On the basis of this, it will be easy to track the academic progress of student from pre-primary education to higher education," it said.

For preparing APAAR IDs, the department has appointed district education officers as nodal officers.

Along with this, in each school one teacher has been made the in-charge nodal officer. Meetings have also been organised in the state to obtain the consent of parents for making ‘APAAR’ IDs.

"Around 50 lakh APAAR IDs of the students are yet to be made. For this, a definite time limit has been given to the district education officers. At present in Madhya Pradesh about 65 per cent APAAR IDs have been made," the department said.

‘APAAR’ ID will work like an academic credit bank. It will have a digital store house in which there will be information related to academic career of students.

By sharing the ‘APAAR’ ID, all the documents of the child will reach the new school. "If the student moves from one state to another state, then all the related details will also be transferred to the other state. For this, he or she will not need a transfer certificate. ‘APAAR’ ID will empower the career of students," it said.

With this ID, dropout children can be monitored and they can be brought back into the mainstream. The ID will be the gateway to reach the Digilocker ecosystem, which will help students in knowing all achievements like examination results, overall report card, health card, learning outcomes as well as other skill training of students.

The use of APAAR ID has also been recognised for entrance examination conducted by the National Testing Agency (NTA), admission scholarship details, transfer of government benefits, and issuance of awards, department added.

- IANS

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Shreya B
Good progress in MP! But what about data privacy concerns? We've seen Aadhaar leaks before. Government should ensure proper safeguards for children's sensitive information.
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Arjun K
As someone whose family frequently transfers between states due to father's government job, this will be a blessing! No more TC nightmares and lost marksheets. Jai Hind!
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Priya S
They should first focus on improving school infrastructure and teacher quality in rural MP. Digital IDs won't help if children don't have proper classrooms or qualified teachers.
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Karthik V
Excellent work by MP government! 65% coverage is impressive. This will really help track dropouts and bring them back to school. Education is the real foundation for Viksit Bharat.
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Nisha Z
Hope they provide proper training to teachers handling this. Many government school teachers in villages are not tech-savvy. Implementation is key for success!
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Varun X
One Nation One Student ID is revolutionary! Finally our education system is getting unified. Next step should be standardizing curriculum across all boards.

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