The Panchayat and Rural Development Department assigned the responsibility of implementing the programme to a Mission created in December 1999 in the name and style of Paschimbanga Rajya Shishu Shiksha Mission (PBRSSM). The task of the Mission are supervision and monitoring of the programme, customization of training of the Para-teachers, Supervisors, Managers of the Shisu Shiksha Kendras (SSK), development of Management Information System, experimentation in the field of community mobilization, experimentation with and development of TLM, generation of demand for education where demand is still low. The Mission is to function under the control of the Panchayats and Rural Development Department.

In its turn, the PBRSSM is supposed to operate with the help of the Zilla Parishads.  At the Zilla Parishad level a cell under the Shiksha-Sanskriti-Tathya-O-Krira Sthayee Samiti of the Zilla Parishad renders necessary help in implementing the programme. At Panchayat Samiti level also there is one cell to assist the Sthayee Samiti of the Panchayat Samiti. 
Once a community fulfills the conditions and decides to set up a Shishu Shiksha Kendra, it will form a managing committee and apply for approval of the Zilla Parishad (through the Panchayat Samiti) and also for release of fund.

The managing committee of the Kendra will appointment the Sahayikas (teachers) in accordance with the guidelines. For supervising the functioning of the Kendras, Academic Supervisors are appointed by the Zilla Parishads.

                                      The programme was launched in 1997-98 but it took off really in the next year. The statement given below will indicate the progress made in implementing the programme:

So far about 33000 Sahayikas and 529 Academic Supervisors have been appointed.

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