Financial pressure at home
A child is pulled into work or care because the household cannot wait for a distant return on school.
Education · Shiksha Setu
Shiksha Setu - rural dropout prevention
A voice agent that calls the family when a child stops coming to school - listens for the real reason, and tells the counsellor who needs a visit, a scholarship, or a kind word.
The problem
India loses children from school faster than any field team can knock on doors.
Most dropouts happen in Class 8–10. The reasons live at home: money, relevance, no encouragement. Government cannot sit with every family. Shiksha Setu can call them.
1.5 crore
School dropouts in India each year
Class 8–10
When most children leave
The home
Where the decision is made - and where government rarely reaches
The conversation
A call the mother will pick up
Identified from attendance. Spoken like a neighbour, not a notice.
The agent does not lecture. It asks, listens, and leaves a door open - even a half day back at school - then tells the counsellor what the home is actually carrying.
Live call
Shiksha Setu · local language
Namaste… Sunita ki maa? Sunita 3 din se school nahi aayi. Koi problem hai kya?
Haan, ghar mein kaam zyada hai. Padhai se kya hoga?
Samajh sakti hoon. Lekin Sunita bahut intelligent hai - teacher bata rahi hain. Kya kal half day aa sakti hai?
Attendance-triggered · counsellor in the loop
How it works
From missed days to a counsellor who knows why
01
Spot the risk
Attendance and school records flag students who have started to slip.
02
Call the family
A monthly (or sooner) voice call reaches the parent - in their language, on their phone.
03
Listen for why
Financial pressure, work at home, distance, or a strained teacher relationship come through in conversation.
04
Alert the counsellor
The school gets a clear note: who is at risk, why, and a suggested next step - including scholarship options where they apply.
What we track
Dropout risk is rarely one thing
Shiksha Setu listens for the pressures that pull a child out of school - then names them for the counsellor.
Cultural barriers
Especially for girls - when the family is not convinced that staying enrolled is worth it.
Distance to school
A long or unsafe journey becomes the reason a few missed days turn into none.
Teacher relationship
When encouragement at school has gone quiet, the home conversation has to carry more of the load.
Counsellor alert
“Sunita dropout risk - financial pressure. Scholarship options share karo.”
Who it’s for
Government opportunity - the biggest impact
Education departments, school clusters, and NGOs who need to reach the home, not only the classroom.
- State and district education departments
- Government and aided schools
- NGOs working on enrolment and retention
Bring Shiksha Setu to your district
We’ll show a family call, a risk flag, and the counsellor view - using attendance the way your schools already keep it.