In a step towards keeping a track of the performance of school children with the help of technology, the school education department in Maharashtra is contemplating a child tracking system (CTS) for students of the SSC, CBSE, ICSE and IB boards in the state. With the help of information technology, the department hopes to maintain records of students,right from their entry into school till their exit.

Rajendra Darda, School Education Minister said, "The idea is to track missing children, school dropouts and child labourers." With the click of a mouse, details of students will be available with the department, he added.

Parents Teachers Association president Arundhati Chavan said it was a good initiative and its implementation will help the government know if schemes meant for the betterment of students are working.

"The department will know if scholarships, free-ships and mid-day meal schemes are being implemented properly by schools," the minister said, adding, "The department plans to make use of the Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI) to link the students' personal data."