This presentation provides an overview of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) program in India. SSA was launched in 2002 with the goal of providing universal elementary education and reducing educational disparities. Key points of the presentation include: - SSA aims to provide 8 years of quality education to all children ages 6-14 by 2010. - It focuses on increasing access, enrollment, and retention, especially for girls and disadvantaged groups. - SSA integrates prior programs like Operation Blackboard, DPEP, and the Mid-Day Meal scheme. - Enrollment has increased significantly since SSA's launch, though challenges remain in improving quality and reducing dropout rates.

1. A Presentation by :
MR. AMANINDER SANDHU (18146)
MR. SAHIL SHARMA (18148)
B.ED 1st year
SOHAN LAL DAV COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
(AMBALA CITY)

2. PRESENTING TO :
MR. PAWAN KUMAR
( Assistant Professor )
SOHAN LAL DAV COLLEGE OF EDUCATION
AMBALA CITY

3. OVERVIEW
• Perspective of SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN
• Aims and Objectives of S.S.A
• S.S.A as a framework and as a programme
• Implementation strategies and planning
process of S.S.A
• Public –private partnership in S.S.A

4. BACKGROUND OF S.S.A
• In 1990 (5-9 March) a world conference attended by
delegates from 155 countries and representatives of
some 150 governmental and non governmental
organisations held in Jomtien (BANGKOK)
• The agenda was to make primary education
accessible to all children and eradicate illiteracy
before the end of the century
• The conference adopted the World Declaration on
Education for all which reaffirmed the education as
a fundamental right

5. Why SSA?
• Many efforts have been done in the field of
Education since last many years in India.
• However, much needed to be done for the special
focus groups, and the upper primary sector.
• Quality improvement still remained a major
concern.
• An attempt to fill the vacuum and covers all the
districts.

6. SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN
• launched in 2002 by ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYE
• attain Universal Elementary Education (UEE)
• aimed to provide useful and relevant, elementary
education to all children in the 6 to 14 age group
by 2010.
• lays emphasis on bridging all gender and social
category gaps at elementary education level
• umbrella programme covering other programmes

8. CHARACTERISTICS OF S.S.A
1. Based on Universality
2. Participation of other institution
3. To produce National Integration
4. Establishment of Social Justice

9. 5. Right of education
6. Improvement of quality education
7. Certain Time-Table
8. Collaboration of Center & State Govt.
9. Improve Panchayti Raj System/Effective
involvement of Local Bodies

10. MAIN OBJECTIVES OF S.S.A POLICY
1. Eight years of Quality Education
2. To fill the gap between regions and gender inequality
3. Maximum community participation through
Education
4. To develop values through Education
5. Take care and Development of early state Children
6. Educate child in lap of Nature
7. Remove social and regional differences
8. Improve Quality of education at National level

11. OBJECTIVES
• All children in school , education gurantee-
centre , alternate school ,back to school
camp by 2003
• All children complete five years of schooling
by 2007
• All children complete eight years of
elementary schooling by 2010

12. SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN AND
EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES
(IMPLICATIONS)
1. S.S.A Policy provides educational facilities to
schools by selection of teachers.
2. There should be ratio of 1:40 students of one in
the class
3. There should be one school in 1 K.M distance of
child’s home.
4. S.S.A policy draws the attention of formulation of
classroom

13. IMPLICATIONS
6. Free text books
7. Supervision of school building
8. Funds to provide on the basis of
physical resources
9. Funds for teachers
10.Funds regarding teaching
learning materials
11.To give training to teachers
12.To provide learning facilities to
disabled children

15. MAJOR CENTRAL INTERVENTIONS
AND THEIR INTEGRATION WITH
S.S.A
• Operation blackboard
(a) Under NPE(National Policy On Education)
1986
• Teacher education
(a) S.S.A will include new appointments of the
teachers.
• Non formal education for disabled children.

16. MAJOR CENTRAL INTERVENTIONS
AND THEIR INTEGRATION WITH
S.S.A
• Mahila Samakhya.
(a) Great success in the field of women education
has been achieved through program like
Mahila Shiksha.
• DPEP (District Primary Education Programme)
• Mid-day meal programme.

17. PROVISION UNDER S.S.A
• Intervention for early child care and
education
• Mahila Samakhya like interventions
from the innovation fund
• Provision of process-based community
participation
• School/EGS( Education guarantee
scheme) like alternative facility for
education
• Upgardation of EGS to regular schools

18. CONTINUED...
• Free textbooks to all girls/SC/ST children as at
present
• Mid day meal programme
• At least 50% taechers to be appointed have to be
women
• Provision for school and teacher grants
• Provision for 20 days in-service each year for all
teachers
• Provision for all children with special needs

19. TOTAL NUMBERS OF SCHOOL
INCREASED FROM :
8,53,601 in 2002-03
To
12,85,576 in 2008-09
Increase of 4,31,975 about 50% increase from 2002-03

20. SHARE OF GIRLS
ENROLMENT UNDER S.S.A
•Primary classes 48.38%
•Upper primary classes 47.58%

21. SUGGESTIONS TO
IMPROVE/STRENGTHEN OF THE
S.S.A
• Must give free books and other incentives to
disabled children
• Incentives should give also to all the students
• Mid day meal will be provided to all the students
• Pre service training of the teachers should be
changed from time to time
• The govt. should make some appropriate policies to
measure the functions of govt.

22. CONTINUED…
• by reducing dropouts of school children
• The Right to Education Act to be implemented by
all states
• by improving teacher and student attendance
• by improving the Quality of Education
• by improving the school environment

23. CONCLUSION
• S.S.A has adopted a more expansive and broad based program
understanding the concept of inclusion wherein multi model
techniques for imparting education . The main aim of modern
education is to provide knowledge to youth rather than
certificates . Education is an important tool of success. It
teaches us art of living .We cannot learn easily about that
knowledge which is not according to our mind and ability
CONCLUSION