ATL Sarthi

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ATL Sarthi
 

News: NITI Aayog recently launched ATL Sarthi, a comprehensive self-monitoring framework to strengthen the ever-growing ecosystem of Atal Tinkering Labs (ATL).
 

About:
 ATL Sarthi will enable the Atal Tinkering Labs to be efficient and effective.
 The initiative has four pillars ensuring the performance enhancement of ATLs through regular process improvements like
 MyATL Dashboard - It is a self-reporting dashboard.
 Compliance SOPs - For schools to ensure financial and non-financial compliance
 Cluster-based Approach - On-ground enablement of ATLs in collaboration with relevant local authorities.
 Performance-Enablement (PE) Matrix - It provides ownership to schools to analyze their performance
 

What are Atal Tinkering Labs?
 It is an initiative to promote creativity and innovation in the minds of school children.
 Under this initiative Children as young as 12 years of age gain access to technological innovation.
 The concepts of Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths are taught through various tools and equipment of the like.
 Financial aid of Rs. 20 lakh is given to each school.
 This includes a one-time establishment cost of Rs. 10 lakh and the operation cost of Rs. 10 lakh over a period of five years.