VARANASI, Oct. 11 -- Sonbhadra district secured third place in the Use Data Contest in education under the aspirational districts category. District magistrate Badrinath Singh was honoured with a certificate and award for this achievement. The award recognises Sonbhadra's digital initiative developed in 2022-23 under the "Dashboard to Monitor Nipun Bharat Mission." The system tracks and improves students' learning in council schools by setting class-wise targets and using remedial teaching to help students meet goals. The National Informatics Centre, Sonbhadra, provided technical support, while Dr Surya Prakash from the education department played a key role in its development. According to CDO Jagriti Awasthi, the dashboard helped raise learning outcomes, improve attendance, and reduce dropouts. htc...