(a) whether the Government proposes to set up at least one higher secondary school in every
five kilometer radius;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
(a) whether the Government proposes to set up at least one higher secondary school in every
five kilometer radius;
(b) if so, the details thereof; and
(c) if not, the reasons therefor?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(DR. SATYA PAL SINGH)
(a) to (c) Department of School Education and Literacy has launched an Integrated Scheme
for School Education-Samagra Shiksha, subsuming three erstwhile Centrally Sponsored
Schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA)
and Teacher Education (TE), with effect from 2018-19. The new integrated scheme envisages
school education as a continuum from pre-school to senior secondary level and aims to ensure
inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels. The main objectives of the scheme are
provision of quality education and enhancing learning outcomes of students, bridging social and
gender gaps in school education, ensuring minimum standards in schooling provision, support to
states in the implementation of RTE Act, 2009 and strengthening of teacher education
institutions. The scheme also provides for support for upgradation of secondary schools to senior
secondary level and addition of new streams in existing senior secondary schools.
During the year 2018-19, under Samagra Shiksha, 44 schools have been upgraded from
secondary to senior secondary level and additional subject streams have been approved in 851
senior secondary schools, based on appraisal of the proposals received from the States/UTs.
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