(a) the salient features of the new Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, programme of the Government ;
(b) the details of the funds likely to be sanctioned by the Government for the said programme;
and
(c) the details of the States/ cities initally covered under the said Abhiyan along with the classes
initially involved thereunder?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
(SHRI UPENDRA KUSHWAHA)
(a) to (c): Samagra Shiksha - an Integrated Scheme for School Education has been
launched throughout the country as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme with effect from the year
2018-19. This programme subsumes the three erstwhile Centrally Sponsored Schemes of Sarva
Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher
Education (TE). It is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from
pre-school to class XII and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels
of school education. It envisages the ‘school’ as a continuum from pre-school, primary, upper
primary, secondary to senior secondary levels.
The major interventions under the scheme are: (i) Universal Access including
Infrastructure Development and Retention; (ii) Gender and Equity; (iii) Inclusive Education; (iv)
Quality; (v) Financial support for Teacher Salary; (vi) Digital initiatives; (vii) Entitlements
under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009 including
uniforms, textbooks etc.;(viii) Pre-school Education; (ix) Vocational Education; (x) Sports and
Physical Education; (xi) Strengthening of Teacher Education and Training; and (xii) Monitoring
of the scheme. The main emphasis of the Scheme is on improving quality of school education
and the strategy for all interventions would be to enhance the Learning Outcomes at all levels of
schooling.
An allocation of Rs 75,000 crore over the period 1st April, 2018 to 31st March, 2020 has
been approved which is a 20% increase over the current allocations. It sees school education
holistically without segmenting it into various levels of education. Its main features, inter alia,
are as follows:
(i) Annual Grant of Rs. 5,000 to Rs. 20,000/- per school for strengthening of
Libraries.
(ii) Composite school grant increased from Rs. 14,500-50,000 to Rs. 25,000-1 Lakh
and to be allocated on the basis of school enrolment.
(iii) Annual Grant for sports equipments at the cost of Rs. 5000 for Primary Schools,
Rs. 10,000 for upper primary schools and up to Rs. 25,000 for secondary and
senior secondary schools.
(iv) Allocation for children with Special Needs (CwSN) increased from Rs. 3,000 to
Rs. 3,500 per child per annum including a stipend of Rs. 200 per month for CWSN
girls to be provided from Classes I to XII – earlier it was only for classes IX to XII.
(v) Allocation for uniforms enhanced from Rs. 400 to Rs. 600 per child per annum.
(vi) Allocation for textbooks enhanced from Rs. 150/250 to Rs. 250/400 per child per
annum.
(vii) Upgradation of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas (KGBVs) from Class 6-8 to
Class 6-12.
(viii) Strengthening Teacher Education Institutions like SCERTs and DIETs to improve
the quality of teachers with SCERT as the nodal institution for in-service and preservice
teacher training
(ix) Enhanced use of digital technology in education through smart classrooms, digital
boards and DTH channels.
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