Rapid Fire
Samagra Shiksha
- 04 Dec 2025
- 2 min read
The Union government has clarified that States will receive pending Samagra Shiksha funds only after meeting all scheme conditions, including utilisation certificates, audit reports, progress details, State share contributions, and compliance with National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
- Samagra Shiksha: Announced in the 2018–19 Union Budget, it is a unified programme covering pre-school to Class 12.
- It aims to improve school effectiveness by ensuring universal access, equal opportunities, and better learning outcomes.
- It merges the earlier Schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE) into a single integrated framework for holistic school education.
- It is implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme by the Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL).
- Funding follows a 90:10 pattern for Northeastern and Himalayan States, 60:40 for other States with legislatures, and 100% central funding for UTs without legislatures.
- Objectives: The scheme focuses on improving quality education and learning outcomes, reducing social and gender gaps, and ensuring equity and inclusion across all levels of schooling.
- It aims to maintain minimum standards, promote vocational education, and support states in implementing the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009.
- Vision and Alignment with SDGs: Samagra Shiksha treats the school as a continuum from pre-school to higher secondary.
- It aligns with Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) 4.1 (free, equitable, quality primary and secondary education) and SDG 4.5 (removing gender disparities and ensuring access for vulnerable groups).
| Read more: NEP 2020 and Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan |
