02 March 2026 · Impact study
Annual Impact Survey Report 2025–26
Our largest impact survey to date — independent ratings from 6,388 children, 6,294 parents and 5,805 teachers. The headline: the programme delivers universal, consistent, age-resilient positive change.
18,487
Stakeholder responses
75%
High to Very High impact
3
States — Karnataka, Nagaland, Tamil Nadu
- Universal positive impact across children, parents and teachers — 74–75% rate the change as High to Very High across all 26 life-skill and non-life-skill parameters.
- Programme strengths: Values (80.3% Children High), Water Awareness (~80% across stakeholders) and Sports Interest (80% Children High) lead the ratings.
- Behavioural transformation: Discipline (11%) is the top new habit; Watching TV (21.7%), Mobile Usage (20%) and Fighting (13.2%) are the biggest habits stopped.
- Tamil Nadu shows the strongest regional impact at 80.6% High; girls (75.5%) marginally outperform boys (73.6%).
- Attendance matters: 93% of children attend regularly and report 74.9% High outcomes — irregular attendance drops to 58.6%.
- Tenure compounds: every cohort (<1 year, 1–2 years, 2+ years) exceeds 74% High ratings, with the 1–2 year group peaking at 76.7%.
- Yoga (61%), Kho-Kho (49%) and Kabbadi (43%) are the most-loved activities; Teacher (18%), Doctor (15%) and Police (14%) top parents' aspirations for their children.
