Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (English: The Education for All Movement), is an Indian Government programme aimed at the universalization of elementary education "in a time bound manner", as mandated by the 86th amendment to the Constitution of India making free and compulsory education to children of ages 6–14 (estimated to be 205 million in number in 2001) a fundamental right. The programme was pioneered by Atal Bihari Vajpayee.

Its goals of 2011 were to:

• Open new schools in areas which do not have them and to expand existing school infrastructures and maintenance.
• Address inadequate teacher numbers, and provide training a development for existing teachers
• Provide quality elementary education including life skills with a special focus on the education of girls and children with special needs as well as computer education.^[1]

References

External links

• Official website