Lok Sabha Question No. 1435 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2026-02-09
Subject: Samagra Shiksha Ekikrit Yojana
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Sanatan Pandey

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION & LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO1435

ANSWERED ON- 09.02.2026

## SAMAGRA SHIKSHA EKIKRIT YOJANA

†1435. Shri Sanatan Pandey:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

(a) the objectives of the Samagra Shiksha Ekikrit Yojana for school education;

(b)  whether the 'Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan' and 'Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), have been included under the said scheme, if so, the details thereof; and

(c) the details of the funds made available for strengthening education and training programme-wise in Supaul and Madhepura district in Bihar and under the Samagra Shiksha Ekikrit Yojana during the last two years and the current year?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) to (c): The Department of School Education and Literacy is implementing an  integrated Centrally Sponsored  Scheme  for  School  Education-  Samagra  Shiksha  since  2018-19.  It  subsumes  the  three erstwhile Schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE). The scheme has been aligned with the recommendations of the National Education Policy, 2020 with the aim to ensure that all children have access to quality education with an equitable and inclusive classroom environment.

The  major  objectives  of  the  Scheme  are:  (i)  Support  States  and  UTs  in  implementing  the recommendations  of  the National Education Policy 2020  (NEP  2020);  (ii) Support States in implementation of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009; (iii) Focus on Early  Childhood  Care  and   Education;  (iv)  Emphasis  on  Foundational  Literacy  and  Numeracy;  (v) Thrust  on  Holistic,  Integrated,  Inclusive  and  activity  based  Curriculum  and  Pedagogy  to  impart  21st century skills among the students; (vi) Provision of quality education and enhancing learning outcomes of  students;  (vii)  Bridging  Social  and  Gender  Gaps  in  School  Education;  (viii)  Ensuring  equity  and inclusion  at  all  levels  of  school  education;  (ix)  Strengthening  and  up-gradation  of  State  Councils  for Educational Research and Training (SCERTs)/State Institutes of Education and District Institutes for Education  and  Training  (DIET)  as  nodal  agency  for  teacher  training;  (x)  Ensuring  safe,  secure  and conducive  learning  environment  and  maintenance  of  standards  in  schooling  provisions  and  (xi) Promoting skill  education.

Under Samagra Shiksha, annual plans are prepared by the respective States and UTs based on their requirements and priority and this is reflected in their respective Annual Work Plan and Budget  (AWP&B)  Proposals.  These  plans  are  then  appraised  and  approved/estimated  by  the Project Approval Board (PAB) in the Department of School Education & Literacy in consultation with the States and UTs as per the programmatic and financial norms of the scheme, and physical and  financial  progress  of  the  State  for  the  interventions  approved  earlier.  Further, financial assistance is provided to the States and UTs and not district-wise or intervention-wise. The central share approved by the Project Approval Board for release to the state of Bihar including districts of Supaul and Madhepura which includes strengthening of education and training programme for the  year  2023-24,  2024-25  &  2025-26  is  ₹  4991.23  crore,  ₹  4991.23  crore  and  ₹  5984.34  crore respectively.

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