The Government of India’s PM SHRI scheme presents an ambitious vision to upgrade 14,500 schools into model schools that embody the principles of NEP 2020. For aspirational districts, PM SHRI is an opportunity to bridge long-standing educational gaps in India.
PM SHRI Scheme: A Quick Overview
With a total project cost of INR 27,360 crore, including a central share of INR 18,128 crore, PM SHRI is one of the most significant educational investments in modern India. Rather than introducing new institutions, these model schools will set benchmarks for infrastructure development, innovative pedagogical practices, and modern learning and teaching methods.
PM SHRI Scheme: Core Objectives At a Glance
- Promote experiential, digital, and personalised learning.
- Use eco-friendly and inclusive practices in schools.
- Optimise teacher training and capacity building.
- Keep learning equity for all socio-economic backgrounds.
- Create measurable student learning outcomes using modern technology.
More than funding and a policy framework, the success of this mission requires the right PM SHRI implementation partner. One with proven experience in last-mile delivery, scalable digital learning solutions, and alignment with government priorities.
In this context, iDream Education emerges as a strong option as a PM SHRI partner, bringing a decade of proven experience of digitising 25,000 classrooms across 5,000 schools in 23 states.
With a comprehensive ecosystem of offline-ready smart classrooms, a digital library with PAL, preloaded tablets, and Smart ICT Labs, iDream Education is not just an EdTech provider; we are an end-to-end partnership solution. We enable CSR teams and Government stakeholders to gain access to PM SHRI programme management – from site inspection and teacher training to ongoing technical support and performance monitoring.
Why Aspirational Districts Need Specialised Partnership?
The Aspirational Districts Programme (ADP) highlights education as one of the core focus areas in 112 districts, many of which are located in Karnataka, West Bengal, Odisha, Jharkhand, UP, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Kashmir, and Chhattisgarh.
In these districts, most schools lack reliable internet access, consistent power supply, teachers trained on the latest teaching approaches, computers, and flexible learning infrastructure. Standard procurement models and standalone technology deployments cannot help these districts.
This is where an experienced and dedicated PM SHRI implementation partner brings more to the table:
Implementation Complexity
Aspirational districts need partners who can navigate deployment challenges like inconsistent power supply, technology know-how, and limited staff capabilities that standalone vendors cannot address.
Sustainable Capacity Building
Technology installation is only 20% of the job. The remaining 80% is the real challenge – teacher training, community engagement, and ongoing support. These demand long-term partnership commitment, not one-off deals.
Cultural and Linguistic Adaptation
From Karnataka to Jharkhand, diverse languages and cultural nuances demand partners who can provide content and support tailored to local contexts and languages. These are the capabilities that most standard vendors typically lack.
Risk and Accountability
Government stakeholders need partners who assure shared responsibility for learning outcomes. Unlike regular vendors who focus on deployment, experienced PM SHRI partners remain accountable for long-term impact.
Resource Optimisation
Limited budgets mean partners should be able to maximise impact through efficient resource utilisation, bulk procurement, and integrated service delivery. These benefits are achievable only through strategic partnerships, not fragmented vendor relationships. iDream Education’s product portfolio has been built with these and many more challenges in mind, making us naturally aligned with PM SHRI Guidelines.
iDream Education: Your Trusted PM SHRI Implementation Partner
iDream Education empowers stakeholders through 10+ years of proven experience. This experience enables us to partner effectively with stakeholders facing similar challenges in aspirational districts.
iPrep, a K12 learning app, works effortlessly in offline classrooms, which ensures an uninterrupted learning and teaching experience even in areas with poor or no network connectivity. The platform supports multiple devices, including Smart TVs, Interactive Flat Panels, tablets, Chromebooks, and smartphones.
iDream Education’s Integrated Solution Ecosystem
All of iDream Education’s products align with PM SHRI requirements:
iPrep Digital Class (Smart Classroom Solutions)
PM SHRI encourages interactive classrooms that move beyond traditional rote learning. iPrep Digital Class converts classrooms into engaging digital environments. They work with various display technologies, including TVs, interactive panels, or projectors, integrate with Android, Windows, Tizen, and Linux operating systems, and can function offline with existing school infrastructure.
iPrep Digital Library (ICT-Enabled Learning Solutions)
ICT-enabled labs and digital libraries are mandatory under PM SHRI. The iPrep Digital Library offers tablets or notebooks preloaded with bilingual, NCERT-aligned content. A charging rack, in-built reporting, and easy portability between classrooms make it suitable for rural schools with no permanent infrastructure.
iPrep PAL (Personalised Adaptive Learning)
Personalisation is central to NEP 2020 and PM SHRI. iPrep PAL identifies each learner’s gaps through diagnostic tests and builds customised learning paths for students from classes 3 to 12. Based on the EdTech Tulna framework, it empowers students to reach grade-level proficiency through data-driven progress, regardless of their skill, language, and age differences.
Comprehensive Implementation and Continuous Monitoring
iDream Education delivers end-to-end PM SHRI implementation through a proven framework that combines systematic deployment with continuous performance tracking. Our methodology includes multi-layered training programs delivered in local languages. This builds teacher competence and confidence while ensuring sustainable adoption. Remote diagnostics capabilities, training videos, and telephonic support further help schools to resolve issues independently.
Our cloud-based reporting dashboards provide real-time learning analytics, capturing usage data across subjects, students, and languages to measure impact as mandated by PM SHRI guidelines. It empowers education departments, CSR partners, NGOs, and school administrators to monitor progress every day, identify areas for improvement, and adjust or expand accordingly.
Our 3-year capacity building model transforms schools from technology recipients into self-sufficient digital learning environments, ensuring sustainable educational impact.
Offline-First and Culturally Aligned
All digital learning solutions offered by iDream Education work without internet connectivity. They are either preloaded or provided via a USB pen drive. Cloud-syncing capabilities handle usage reports when the internet is available. This way, schools can continue to deliver digital education without worrying about network downtime.
In addition, the bilingual interface provides learning resources in English, Hindi, and other regional languages, including Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Bengali, Marathi, and Oriya. The content aligns with NCERT, State Board, and CBSE curricula, making it relevant to local academic needs.
These solutions collectively enable students to Learn Unlimited, regardless of their geographic or economic constraints.
Unified Implementation for Resource-Limited Schools
iDream Education can integrate multiple solutions, such as smart classrooms, digital libraries, adaptive learning tools, and multilingual content, into a coordinated implementation plan.
Instead of CSR leaders struggling with separate vendors for devices, content, training, and support, iDream Education provides a one-partner implementation model to streamline the process. This helps reduce delays, TAT, and administrative overhead, and smoothens out rollout, particularly in low or zero-infrastructure districts.
Single-Partner Accountability Over Vendor Fragmentation
Multiple vendors often mean mismatched timelines, uneven quality, and extra administrative effort. iDream Education simplifies this by serving as the single accountable partner across content delivery, teacher training, hardware setup, and monitoring.
This minimises procurement complexity, cuts down on coordination challenges, and ensures that PM SHRI goals are met with clarity and efficiency.
Government Partnership Expertise and Scale
iDream Education has the experience and scale to drive large educational change. We’ve digitised 25,000+ classrooms and reached 15 lakh+ students. Our partnerships with governments in Haryana, Rajasthan, and Andhra Pradesh highlight our ability to deliver at scale.
Our work with the Kashmir Army Goodwill Schools is a strong example of implementing EdTech in tough conditions. Despite logistical hurdles and limited infrastructure, we successfully installed an iPrep Digital Library with Tablets containing J&K Board-aligned content in ten remote regions. It continues to serve 5,000+ students to this day.
Experiences like this prepare us to handle similar challenges in aspirational districts and support PM SHRI with projects that are well-tested and proven, not experimental.
Final Thoughts
The PM SHRI scheme is undoubtedly a milestone initiative to build schools that reflect NEP 2020 in action. However, successful implementation requires partners who share the vision of universal access to learning and growth, combined with proven expertise in last-mile implementation.
iDream Education, with its suite of learning management systems, brings exactly this balance. With offline-enabled smart classrooms, digital libraries, personalised adaptive learning, and real-time reporting and analytics, we partner with stakeholders throughout their implementation journey.
Our approach goes beyond installation. We focus on building capacity for long-term use and keep schools future-ready with regular upgrades, feedback, and unremitting monitoring.
Partner with iDream Education to facilitate effective PM SHRI implementation in aspirational districts. Together, we can enable every student to learn unlimited while achieving measurable educational outcomes that align with NEP 2020 objectives.
You may reach us at +917678265039 or share@idreameducation.org to discuss potential collaboration opportunities.
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