Integrated Scheme for School Education (Samagra Shiksha)

Subject – Governance

Context – ADB approves $500-million loan to improve quality of school education

Concept –

It is an integrated scheme for school education covering the entire gamut from pre-school to class XII.
It aims to deliver inclusive, equitable, and affordable school education.
It subsumes the three Schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE).
The scheme covers 1.16 million schools, over 156 million students and 5.7 million Teachers of Govt. and Aided schools (from pre-primary to senior secondary level).
It is being implemented as a centrally sponsored scheme. It involves a 60:40 split in funding between the Centre and most States. It was launched by the Ministry of Education in 2018.