Sarvasiksha abhiyaan

1. PRESENTATION OF
CONTEMPORARY INDIA AND
EDUCATION
TOPIC: SARVASIKSHA ABHIYAN
PRESENTED BY - ANCHAL
KUMARI SINGH

3. MEANING OF SARVA SIKSHA ABHIYAN
 Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (education for all movement) or (SSA) , is an
Indian government programme aimed at the universalisation of primary
education "In a time bound manner" .
 The 86th amendment to the constitution of India making free and
compulsory education to the children between the ages 6 to 14 (estimated
to be 205 Million children in 2001)
 A fundamental right (Article -21A). The programme was pioneered by
former Indian Prime minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee .
 It started on 2002 and SSA has been operational since 2000-2001.

4. FEATURES OF SARVA SIKSHA ABHIYAN
 Programme with a clear time frame for universal elimentary education.
 A response to the demand for quality basic education all over the country.
 An opportunity for promoting social justice through basic .
 An expression of political will for universal elementary education across the
country.
 A partnership between the central, states and the local government .
 An opportunity for states to develop their own vision of elementary education .
 An effort at effective involving The panchayti raj Institutions ,school management
committees,village and urban slum level education committees , parent's
teachers' Associations ,mother teacher associations,Tribal Autonomous councils
and other grassroots level structure in the management of elementary schools.

5. AIMS OF SARVA SIKSHA ABHIYAN
 1. To provide useful and elementary education for all children in the 6-14 age group by
2010.
 2. To bridge social, regional and gender gaps with the active participation of community
in the management of schools.
 3. To allow children to learn about and master their natural environment in order to
develop their potential both spiritually and materially.
 4. To inculcate value-based learning this allows children an opportunity to work for each
other’s well being rather than to permit mere selfish pursuits.
 5. To realize the importance of Early Childhood Care and education and looks at the 0-14
age as a continuum.

6. OBJECTIVES OF SARVA SIKSHA ABHIYAN
 1. All children in school. Education Guarantee Centre, Alternate School, ‘Back-to-School’
camp by 2003.
 2. All children complete five years of primary schooling by 2007.
 3. All children complete of elementary schooling by 2010.
 4. Focus on elementary education of satisfactory quality with emphasis on education for
life.
 5. Bridge all gender and social category gaps at primary stage by 2007 and at elementary
education level by 2010.
 6. Universal retention by 2010.

7. ACTIVITIES PERFORMED BY SSA
 Early detection and identification
 Functional and formal assessment of each identified child should be carried out
 Educational placement
 Aids and appliances
 Support services
 Teacher training
 Resource support
 Individualised educational plan

8. Continue…………..
 Parental training and community mobilisation
 Placing and management
 Strengthening of special needs
 Removal of architectural barreirs
 Research

9. 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.

10. --- By reducing dropouts of school children
---by improving teacher and student attendance
---by improving the Quality of Education
---By improving the school environment
---by improving the Quality of Educationby improving the school environment

11. MAJOR CENTRAL INTERVENTIONS AND THEIR
INTEGRATION WITH SSA
 1-Operation Blackboard
 2-Strengthening of Teacher Education :
 3-National Programme of Nutritional Support for Primary Education:
 4-Mahila Samakhya
 5- Education Guarantee Scheme and Alternative and Innovative
Education :
 6-District Primary Education Programme (DPEP)

12. 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