Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan

✦Key Features

• Integrates SSA + RMSA + Teacher Education into one unified school education scheme
• Budget FY2025-26: ₹37,500 crore (60:40 Centre-State; 90:10 for NE/hilly)
• Covers 1.2 million government schools; 15.6 crore students; 5.7 lakh teachers
• NEP 2020 implementation: 5+3+3+4 structure, mother-tongue medium, vocational
• PM SHRI Schools: 14,597 exemplary schools upgraded under Samagra Shiksha
• ASER 2023: reading improvement in government schools; 73% Grade 5 children can read Grade 2 text
• UDISE+: digital data system for all schools; teacher training via DIKSHA platform

✓Eligibility Criteria

• All children residing in India aged 6 to 14 years.
• Children from socio-economically disadvantaged groups.
• Out-of-school children and those who have dropped out.

★Benefits

• Access to free elementary education up to Class VIII.
• Provision of free textbooks, uniforms, and other learning materials for eligible children.
• Improved school infrastructure including classrooms, toilets, and drinking water facilities.
• Appointment of qualified teachers and teacher training programs.

▶Application Process

• Parents/guardians approach the nearest government or government-aided elementary school.
• Fill out the admission form provided by the school administration.
• Submit the required documents for verification.
• Child's admission is processed, and enrollment is confirmed.

₹ Budget Allocation

37500

Funding Ratio (Centre:State): 60:40 (Center:States), 90:10 (NE/Hilly States), 100:0 (UTs without legislature)

Historical Context

Launched in 2018 by subsuming Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), and Teacher Education (TE). Realigned in 2021 to support NEP 2020 recommendations.

Sub-Schemes

Challenges

• Learning outcome deficit (ASER findings)
• Digital divide in rural schools for ICT components
• Inter-state variations in implementation and funding absorption
• Teacher vacancies and inadequate training

Reforms & Recommendations

• Shift focus from 'Infrastructure inputs' to 'Learning outcomes' through regular third-party audits
• Enhancing public-private partnerships for vocational training in schools
• Local language instruction as per NEP 2020

Performance Statistics

SDG Linkages

Constitutional Backing

Technology Used

Success Stories

Key Takeaways

• Holistic 'Continuum' of education (Pre-primary to Grade 12)
• Focus on Foundational Literacy and Numeracy (NIPUN Bharat)
• Upgradation of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs)
• Emphasis on Vocational Education and ICT in schools

Convergence Schemes

• PM-POSHAN (Mid-Day Meal)
• Beti Bachao Beti Padhao
• Digital India (DIKSHA)
• NIPUN Bharat

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