This is a complex public sector decision analysis case that combines quantitative financial modeling (NPV comparison) with qualitative strategic considerations. The case tests the candidate's ability to recognize when quantitative analysis alone is insufficient and to think holistically about implementation challenges in resource-constrained developing economies.
As of March 2021, the Education Ministry (EM) in India believes that more than 42,000 government schools across the country don’t have drinking water facilities and have no provision of water. Consumption of dirty water is detrimental to kids’ health; it can lead to many diseases and cause the students to drop out of school.
Each school has typically 100 students and each student typically consumes 200L yearly
The client wants your help to design a roadmap to serve the needs of the 42,000 schools and ensure that each school has potable drinking water by 2030.