Tamil Nadu wants Namma Shale app that flagged infrastructure issues in 1,300 government schools across Karnataka

Namma Shale, a citizen-based online platform, has received reports of 1,300 schools across 30 districts in Karnataka concerning the bad shape of government schools. It includes dysfunctional toilets, lack of clean drinking water, collapsed ceiling or walls in classrooms, broken windows and doors, and more.

Dhruv Jatti, founder of Namma Shale, said: “We launched the platform on August 27, 2026, and have geotagged all 47,000 government schools in the State. Anyone can go to NammaShale.in, upload pictures and explain the issues in government schools in their respective districts, taluks, and villages.”

In order to make it easier for people to report issues, Mr. Jatti and his team has ensured that there is no need for login details. He explained: “There is only one condition to upload the details of the school. A person reporting issues on school infrastructure has to be present within 600 m of the school premises. It aims to prevent bogus or fake photos from being uploaded on the website. The main users of our platform are teachers, principals, and parents in tier 2 and 3 cities. The identity of the person who reports is displayed as anonymous to viewers. Our backend team verifies if the reports are genuine by visiting the respective school.”

When a report is verified, it enters the public map in ‘Pending’ status. If the issue remains unaddressed after 30 days, its visual status automatically escalates to ‘Overdue’ to provide transparent public visibility.

Namma Shale team is now preparing a list of 50 schools that are in critical condition and needs urgent attention. “We will be partnering with a private real estate company that is ready to improve the infrastructure of schools through Corporate Social Responsibility funds (CSR),” Mr. Jatti said.

He also noted that the platform is free either to the government or those who want to report the issues but will help companies get in touch with the government for investment via CSR. “Companies can actually register on Namma Shale and pick the schools they want to spend their funds on,” he said.

So far, Bagalkot district has the highest number of schools reported, which is 700 followed by Ballari and other districts.

He said: “The highest number of schools reported in Bagalkot doesn’t mean that only this district has issues. But it is due to more awareness among people, teachers, and students to report the issues. We are working in other districts too with teachers to report the issues.”

When asked about the infrastructure issues in government schools across Karnataka, a senior official from the Department of School Education and Literacy, said: “Whenever infrastructure issues come to our attention, we make sure to address them. In addition to this, we have our own Praja Seve-Integrated Public Grievance Redressal System (iPGRS) where citizens can report grievances of government schools. The government also has a CSR portal through which we are aiming for funds to improve 1,000 government schools.”

T.N. keen on Namma Shaale

Tamil Nadu is reportedly keen on using Namma Shaale platform to improve infrastructure in the State’s government schools. Recently, Mr. Jatti and his team met J. Innocent Divya Thomas, secretary of Tamil Nadu Education Department. “Their response has been positive. They are eager to use the platform in Tamil Nadu to improve the condition of government schools, access to education, and more,” he said.