This document summarizes the progress and activities of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan program in Chandigarh, India from 2004-2007. The key points are: 1) SSA aims to provide elementary education to all children aged 6-14 by 2010. Interventions include opening new schools, improving infrastructure, and alternative education centers. 2) Objectives include all children completing primary and elementary schooling by 2007 and 2010 respectively, with a focus on quality and eliminating gender/social gaps. 3) Special incentives provided under SSA include free textbooks, coaching classes, vocational courses, and education support for children with special needs. 4) Achievements highlighted include enrollment drives

1. SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN SOCIETY ,UT
CHANDIGARH
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2. • TWO DAYS TRAINING OF CLUSTER
LEVEL MANAGEMENT COMMITTEE
ON 1ST APRIL& 2ND APRIL
2009
HEARTY WELCOME TO ALL
THE MEMBERS
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3. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan U.T. Chandigarh
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is a flagship Programme of
Govt. Of India launched in 2001 to fulfill the constitutional
commitment of providing elementary education of satisfactory
quality to every child of 6 to 14 years of age by 2010 in
partnership with states. Programme aims at achieving
Universilization of Elementary Education (UEE) by providing
access to school to every child within one K.M. of a ‘child’
residence, create alternative educational facilities for hard to
reach groups and ensure that no child drops out without attaining
elementary education.
CONT
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4. For achieving UEE the perspective plan of Chandigarh U.T
had proposed to cover all unschooled children by (i) Opening New
Schools (ii) creating Additional capacity in existing schools. (iii)
Improving school infrastructure and teaching learning environment
for enrolment and retention. (iv) Opening of Alternative Innovative
Education (AIE) centres to serve as preparatory schools for
mainstreaming. Chandigarh U.T. has implemented SSA
programme in 2003-2004. A brief of the progress made through
various interventions under SSA from 2004-05 to 2006-07 is
submitted as under.
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5. Objectives of
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan,
Chandigarh. UT
 All children complete five years of primary schooling
by 2007.
 All children complete eight years of elementary
schooling by 2010.
 Focus on elementary education of satisfactory
quality with emphasis on education for life.
 Bridge all gender and social category gaps at
primary stage by 2007 and at elementary education
level by 2010.
 Universal retention by 2010.3/4/2015 5

6. Special Incentives under SSA
• Free text books to all girl students upto 8th class
(32000 girls benefited).
• Extra coaching classes for educationally weak
students (3000 children enrolled).
• Vocational skill courses for livelihood- 20 skill
courses. (Children benefited : 1700)
• Opening of 277 Alternative Education centres for
the education of out of school children (benefited
10040 children).
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7. Special Incentives under SSA
Computer Education for all children.
Children with special needs identified for
giving free of cost spectacles, hearing aids
spectacles and wheel chairs etc. to enable
these children to continue their education in
schools.
Teacher grants given to all teachers for
improving teaching learning processes.
( Teachers covered 2372)
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8. Education for all children
• No proof of date of birth required in
primary classes.
• No school leaving certificate required upto
primary level.
• No residence certificate required.
• Free education upto class 8th.
• Free computer education.
• Free mid day meals.
• Special arrangements for children with
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9. Incentives given by Education Department
 No tution fee for girls upto 10+2 level.
 Attendance Scholarship for the Girls.
 Scholarships to the SC/ST students.
 Talent Scholarship to SC/ST students.
 Free Text Books to SC/ST Boys.
 Free Exercise Books and Free Winter/Summer
Uniform to all the students of Non-Model schools
upto 8 class.
• Extra Coaching classes for the SC/ST and similar
benefits of coaching classes for economically weaker
and socially backward students have been started in
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10. Achievements under SSA
IN 2008-2009
Enrollment Drives (Dakhila Abhiyan)
In the month of April, 2008 rallies were taken
out to generate awareness among masses to
enroll out of school children in the formal school
or in A.I.E. Centres.
cont
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11. Van Mahotsava Celebration
Children of all AIE Centres of
Cluster No. 8, 11, 15 and 18 celebrated
Van Mahotsava by planting saplings in
the school premises. The activity was
carried to sensitize the children about
their surroundings and to develop love
for their environment
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12. Celebration of Independence Day.
It was an experience to watch children of
AIE centres participating with formal students on
15th August. They presented colorful
programmes including patriotic group songs,
dances, skits, poems etc. prabhat pheries and
rallies were also taken out by children community
teachers, community volunteers in the
supervision of their respective CRC’s. Patriotic
movies shows were also organized for these
children
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13. Teachers’ Day
Children of AIE Centres following under
Cluster no. 5,8,9,10,12,13,15,20 were
involved in making this memorable for their
teachers they danced, sang and presented
hand made greeting cards to their teacher
to express their gratitude with small
gestures.
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14. Excursions.
Two exposure visits were arranged
for all AIE Centre students. These
children were taken to nearby parks,
gardens, zoo, art galleries & museums.
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15. Health and Hygiene.
To maintain health and hygiene, hygiene kits
(containing comb, towel, soap, lice shampoo,
tooth paste/manjan, nail cutter etc.) were
provided to every AIE Centre students,
Community Volunteer constantly monitor the
hygienic habits of the children.
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16. Involvement of Panchyati
Raj Institutions
• Community involvement and
participation in the management of
education is absolutely essential and is
a key determinant of the quality of
implementation of education
programmes. The Sarva Shiksha
Abhiyan aims at involvement of
Panchyati Raj Institutions
cont
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17. Involvement of Panchyati
Raj Institutions
• School Management Committee,
Village Education Committees,
Parent Teacher Associations and
other grass root level structures in
the management of elementary
schools.
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18. Involvement of Panchyati
Raj Institutions
• Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan U.T.,
Chandigarh has set up two types of
Committees in this regard.
• Cluster Education Committee
• Village Education Committee
cont
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19. Involvement of Panchyati
Raj Institutions
1. President Area Councilor
2. Member
Secretary
Principal/Cluster In-charge
3. Member
One teacher from every member school
4. Member
One nominated member from social welfare
department
5. Member
One member from PTA
6. Member
Five members from ward level committee,
preferably educationist and one female
candidate.
7. Member
Two social worker/educationist
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20. Composition of Village
Education Committees
1. President Sarpanch of Village Panchayat
2. Member Secretary Headmaster of village school
3. Member
One teacher from every village school
4. Member
Ex-serviceman
5. Member
One nominated male and female
candidate by village Panchayat
6. Member
One member from Aaganwaari or
Village school
7. Member
Two male and one female candidate
from PTA
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21. Roles and Responsibilities of
Education Committees
• To organize enrolment drives in the
school area and to ensure regular
attendance of the children in the
school/AIE centre
• Motivating the parents to send their
children to the school regularly.
cont
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22. Roles and Responsibilities of
Education Committees
• The member of the village education
committee shall check-up the
attendance of teachers as well as
students.
• To take co-operation social
workers/NGO’s and PTA for qualitative
improvement in the school.
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23. Other Roles and Responsibilities
• To keep an eye on the progress of
school.
• To ensure basic facilities like water,
electricity, fans, toilets etc.
• To organize cultural programmes and
competitions and give awards to the
meritorious and deserving students
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24. Other Roles and Responsibilities
• To provide child magazines and other
books useful, for mental development of
the children in the school library.
• To involve village community in the
progress of school.
• To ensure cleanliness in and around the
school.
• Beautification of school environment.
• To help the needy students.
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25. Roles and Responsibilities regarding use of
grants released under SSA
• To supervise and monitor utilization of
grants released under various heads.
cont
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26. Activities undertaken for Community
Involvement in SSA, Mission (2007-08)
• Meetings with Area Councilors:- To
discuss some sensitive issued meeting with
area councilors was held in the month of
April, July and August 2007 at Govt. Primary
School-Maloya, GSSS-20 and GSSS-MMT.
In this meeting issues like maintenance of
school and cleanliness of school ground,
support of community in SSA implementation
and functioning of AIE Centres were
discussed.
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27. Activities undertaken for Community
Involvement in SSA, Mission (2007-08
Meeting with VEC (Village Education
Committee):-
• To discuss the problem of tracking of
slum children in GHS-Daria and for
improvement of Mid-day meal
distribution at GHS-Behlana, meeting
with VEC was conducted in the month
of July, 2007.
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28. Activities undertaken for Community
Involvement in SSA, Mission (2007-08
One Day Training to Area
Counselors: - To make the area
counselors aware of roles and
responsibilities of VEC and role of
Community in school management
under SSA mission, one day training
was organized to area councilors of
Sector-45, Burail and Colony No. 5.
cont
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29. Activities undertaken for Community
Involvement in SSA, Mission (2007-08
Cluster Level Training to VEC:- In the
month of March, 2008 for capacity building of
VEC members, a 2 days cluster level training
was organized to discuss the various issues
like, quality, retention, enrollment, utilization of
funds/grants, released under SSA. During this
training VEC members were appraised with
the progress made during the session in the
field of quality, infrastructure, mid-day meal
etc. Their suggestions for further
improvements were also invited.
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