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Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA 2000) B.ed notes
The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is a government programme in India that aims to make elementary education accessible to all children “in a time-bound manner,” as required by the 86th amendment to the Indian Constitution, which made free and compulsory education for children ages 6 to 14 (an estimated 205 million in 2001) a fundamental right. Atal Bihari Vajpayee was the man behind the program’s inception.
History of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
SSA has been in action as an intervention programme from 2000–2001. But its beginnings date back to 1993–1994 when the District Basic Education Programme (DPEP) was introduced with the intention of reaching the goal of primary education for everyone. 272 districts in 18 states were covered by DEP over the course of many phases.
The Central Government (85%) and the State Governments split the cost of the programme. The World Bank, DID, and UNICEF were just a few of the outside organisations that contributed to the Central share’s funding. The organisation had received more than US$1500 million in commitments by 2001, and it had 50 million youngsters under its umbrella. While there was minimal indication of any influence on the enrolment of females, the authors of an impact evaluation of Phase I of DPEP came to the conclusion that its net impact on minority children was outstanding. However, they came to the conclusion that the investment in DEP was not a loss because it presented a new strategy for interventions in India’s elementary schools.
On April 1, 2010, the Right to Education Act (RTE) went into effect. Some educators and decision-makers think that the passage of this law has given SSA the legal authority needed to carry out its implementation.
Features of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
The initiative known as Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) promotes universal elementary education. This initiative also aims to give all kids the chance to develop their human potential by offering them locally owned, high-quality education in a mission-mode. It is in response to the nationwide need for high-quality basic education.
Main features of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
- A plan with a specific timeline for implementing universal primary education.
- a reaction to the nationwide demand for high-quality basic education.
- a chance to spread social justice via fundamental education.
- an indication of the political desire for nationwide primary education.
- an alliance of the federal, state, and municipal governments.
- a chance for states to create their own ideas about what primary education should look like.
- a coordinated effort across rural and urban slum levels, school management committees, and Panchyati Raj institutions.
- Elementary school management includes Education Committees, parent-teacher associations, mother-teacher associations, tribal autonomous councils, and other grassroots level institutions.
