Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi, seen from the ceremonial approach

04 — Phase 1

The Delhi pilot.

Phase 1 is deliberately small and deliberately measured. What it proves is what the national programme scales.

Fund Phase 1
Institutions
2
In Delhi
Duration
24 months
Full cycle including measurement
Educator leaders
~108
Leadership Accelerator
MA Education Fellows
100
Fellowship layer

01 — Commitments

Six numbers, published before the work starts.

Stating a target in advance is what makes a result meaningful afterwards. Each of these is reported on the Impact Dashboard, whether or not it is met.
The dashboard
CommitmentTarget, stated in advance
  • 01Certification completion80%
  • 02Classroom implementation70%
  • 03Student improvement projects500
  • 04Scalable innovations identified20
  • 05Policy white paperPublished
  • 06Replication toolkitPublished

02 — 24-month roadmap

Four stages, over two years.

Measurement is the fourth stage, not an afterthought bolted onto the third.

01

Q1–Q2 · Establish

Institutional agreements, baseline assessment, cohort selection, PMO set-up.

02

Q3–Q4 · Develop

Capability programmes begin; fellows inducted; first improvement projects scoped.

03

Q5–Q6 · Implement

Projects run inside institutions; student showcases begin at school level.

04

Q7–Q8 · Measure and publish

Outcome measurement against baseline; white paper and replication toolkit prepared.

03 — Budget transparency

Indicative bands, published in advance.

₹8–10 Crore

Total indicative cost, Phase 1

These are planning bands from the pilot charter, not a line-item budget and not expenditure. Actual deployment against each band is published on the Impact Dashboard, updated monthly with a visible last-updated date.

Deployment against these bands
  • Scholarships₹1–1.5 Cr
  • Stipends₹0.9 Cr
  • Training₹1–2 Cr
  • Leadership programme₹4–5 Cr
  • Operations and evaluation₹0.8 Cr
  • Translation₹0.5 Cr
The Vidhana Soudha state legislative building in Bengaluru, Karnataka

Bengaluru, Karnataka · Pexels

04 — The national arc

What Phase 1 proves, the ₹30 Crore national programme scales.

Raaj Drishti is designed as the execution bridge from NEP 2020 to NEP 2030 — building the leadership, process excellence and evidence culture Indian institutions need on the road to Viksit Bharat 2047.

NEP alignment CSR partnership packages

Fund Phase 1

Contributions made today fund the pilot that proves the national programme.

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