About NammaShale
NammaShale is an independent, citizen-run map of infrastructure problems in Karnataka’s government schools. Anyone can photograph a broken toilet, a classroom without a roof, or a school without drinking water. The report is pinned to that specific school and routed to the education authority responsible for it.
Why it exists
Karnataka has roughly 48,000 government schools. Problems in them are usually known locally and invisible everywhere else. A parent tells a teacher, the teacher tells a block officer, and the report stops there with no record that it was ever made.
NammaShale makes the record public and permanent. Every report carries a photograph, a location, a school, a responsible authority, and a date. Reports that go unresolved for more than thirty days are marked overdue and stay that way until someone acts.
How it works
- 1Photograph it. Take a picture of the problem at the school.
- 2Report it. Submit it on the map. No account needed, no cost.
- 3Track what happens. The report is matched to the school and officials responsible, and its status stays public until it is resolved.
What NammaShale is not
NammaShale is not a government service. It is not affiliated with the Department of School Education, Government of Karnataka, and it is not the Namma Shale Namma Javabdari scheme. It is not connected to Reaching Hand’s Namma Shale programme, nor to the unrelated study application at nammashale.com. It does not accept advertising and does not sell data.
The data
Reports are public by default. The underlying dataset is openly licensed so that journalists, researchers, and civic organisations can use it without asking permission.
Frequently asked questions
- Who runs NammaShale?
- NammaShale is an independent citizen project. It is not run by, funded by, or affiliated with the Government of Karnataka or the Department of School Education. It is not connected to the Namma Shale Namma Javabdari scheme, to Reaching Hand's Namma Shale programme, or to the study application at nammashale.com.
- What happens after I report a problem?
- Your report is pinned to the specific school it concerns and tagged with the education authority responsible for that school (BEO/DDPI). The report becomes publicly visible on the map with a status of pending. If it is not resolved within 30 days it is marked overdue.
- Do I need an account to report something?
- No. Anyone can photograph an issue and submit it. Reporting is free and requires no login.
- What kinds of problems can be reported?
- Physical infrastructure in government schools: toilets, drinking water, classrooms, roofs, compound walls, electricity, furniture, and playgrounds.
- Is the data open?
- Yes. Reports are public by default and the underlying dataset is openly available so that journalists, researchers, and other civic organisations can use it.
- Does reporting here replace an official complaint?
- No. NammaShale creates a public, timestamped record and routes it to the responsible authority. It does not replace any official grievance process.