India, Jan. 28 -- M Ashish, a primary school teacher at a zilla parishad school in Wardha district, starts classes at 10am. Although classes end at 12.30pm, Ashish is not even halfway through his work day.

Between 12.30pm and 1.15pm, while students take their seats for the state-sponsored midday meal, he is busy calculating the quantity of foodgrains consumed, based on student attendance. He also completes paysheet-related work. "We need to fill out this information through an app before 2pm. If I don't, the bill for that particular day will not be passed," he explains.

From 1.15 pm to 4 pm, Ashish is busy with online and offline administrative work such as filling attendance details, uploading student data on various portals such as UD...