Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)
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- Government of India’s flagship program for the achievement of Universalization of Elementary Education (UEE) in a time-bound manner, as mandated by the 86th amendment to the Constitution.
- SSA aims to provide relevant elementary education to all children in the age-group 6 to 14 by ensuring 100% enrolment, cent percent retention of children, quality education, and quality infrastructure facilities in the schools.
- Various activities include reimbursement of school fees to children’s admission under (RTE) Act, distributing free textbooks, teachers’ salaries, special training for mainstreaming out-of-school children among others.
- SSA is being implemented in partnership with State Governments to cover the entire country and address the needs of 192 million children in 1.1 million habitations.
- The program seeks to open new schools in those habitations which do not have schooling facilities and strengthen existing school infrastructure.
- SSA has a special focus on girl’s education and children with special needs. (UEE) in a time-bound manner, as mandated by the 86th amendment to the Constitution.
- SSA aims to provide relevant elementary education to all children in the age-group 6 to 14 by ensuring 100% enrolment, cent percent retention of children, quality education, and quality infrastructure facilities in the schools.
- Various activities include reimbursement of school fees to children’s admission under (RTE) Act, distributing free textbooks, teachers’ salaries, special training for mainstreaming out-of-school children among others.
- SSA is being implemented in partnership with State Governments to cover the entire country and address the needs of 192 million children in 1.1 million habitations.
- The program seeks to open new schools in those habitations which do not have schooling facilities and strengthen existing school infrastructure.
- SSA has a special focus on girl’s education and children with special needs.
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