{"id":17835,"date":"2026-08-28T15:50:33","date_gmt":"2026-08-28T15:50:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.smilefoundationindia.org\/blog\/?p=17835"},"modified":"2026-09-02T16:04:51","modified_gmt":"2026-09-02T16:04:51","slug":"samagra-shiksha-abhiyan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.smilefoundationindia.org\/blog\/samagra-shiksha-abhiyan\/","title":{"rendered":"What is Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan? India&#8217;s Integrated School Education Scheme Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan is India&#8217;s integrated school education scheme. It brings pre-school through Class 12 under one funding framework instead of three separate programmes, and covers teacher training, digital classrooms, girls&#8217; hostels and vocational education. Enrolment numbers have climbed close to universal because of it. But children are not learning at the same pace they are enrolling and that&#8217;s the harder problem the scheme is still working through.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"1000\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilefoundationindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Naini-Kumar-going-to-school-Smile-Foundation.jpg\" alt=\"Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan \" class=\"wp-image-17441\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smilefoundationindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Naini-Kumar-going-to-school-Smile-Foundation.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.smilefoundationindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Naini-Kumar-going-to-school-Smile-Foundation-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/www.smilefoundationindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/Naini-Kumar-going-to-school-Smile-Foundation-768x960.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Summary<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, launched in 2018, merged Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan and Teacher Education into one scheme covering pre-school through Class 12.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Funding follows a fixed centre-state ratio, from 60:40 in most states to 90:10 in the north-eastern and Himalayan states, with full central funding for Union Territories without a legislature.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The scheme funds the school as a whole, from library grants and teacher training to digital classrooms, girls&#8217; hostels and vocational education from Class 9 onward.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Enrolment and infrastructure have climbed close to universal levels, but Annual Status of Education Report data shows learning outcomes have not kept pace with access.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Samagra Shiksha 2.0 aligns the scheme with NEP 2020, adding NIPUN Bharat, the Holistic Progress Card and the new 5+3+3+4 curricular structure.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>What the scheme&#8217;s own data leaves out, migrant and tribal children especially, is where grassroots efforts like Smile Foundation&#8217;s still have work to do.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\">\n<p><em>\u201cIf there is inequality in nature, still there must be equal chance for all\u2026 the weaker should be given more chance than the strong.&#8221; \u2014 Swami Vivekananda<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>That idea, giving more support to whoever has less, is exactly what Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan tries to do, more than a hundred years later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>What Is Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan and Why Was It Introduced?<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Before 2018, school education in India ran through three separate government schemes. Each one had its own rules and its own budget, and paperwork rarely matched between them. A child moving from Class 8 to Class 9 could lose benefits overnight, simply because the scheme for elementary school did not carry over to secondary school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan was introduced to fix that. The Union Budget of 2018-19 proposed treating school education as one whole, from pre-nursery all the way to Class 12, instead of splitting it up by age. The Department of School Education and Literacy launched the scheme on 24 May 2018. It now works as a single framework for almost every government and government-aided school in the country.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The scheme&#8217;s vision is to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education from pre-school to senior secondary, in line with the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal for Education. SDG-4.1 calls for free, equitable and quality primary and secondary education with real learning outcomes. SDG-4.5 calls for eliminating gender disparities and ensuring equal access to education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Samagra Shiksha mainly exists to help states carry out the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education Act of 2009. Education is a fundamental right in India, protected under Article 21-A of the Constitution.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Historically, three schemes fed into it. <strong>Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan<\/strong>, from 2001, covered elementary education for children aged six to fourteen and drove much of India&#8217;s early gains in school enrolment. <strong>Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan<\/strong>, added in 2009, extended that support to secondary education, for students aged fourteen to eighteen. A third scheme, <strong>Teacher Education<\/strong>, funded teacher training institutions like DIETs and SCERTs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Each of these schemes had its own Project Approval Board and its own state-level society running it. That meant duplication at every level, and schools had to juggle several different sets of rules to educate the same child from one class to the next. Samagra Shiksha brought all three under one administrative structure, so a school now deals with a single set of rules instead of three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Key Components and Focus Areas of the Scheme<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Instead of supporting one class level at a time, Samagra Shiksha treats the whole school as one unit. A school running Classes 1 through 12 gets one package of funding, not three separate grants pulling in different directions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>People often call this the two Ts approach, teachers and technology. Library grants, sports equipment, sanitation, all of it sits under this same push to raise quality and equity together.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Infrastructure, Teacher Training and Quality Improvement<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What this covers:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Library grants for every school, ranging from about five thousand to twenty thousand rupees depending on size.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Teacher training through DIETs and SCERTs, backed by structured modules under NISHTHA.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Composite school grants for repairs, sanitation, and basic upkeep.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Digital initiatives such as Operation Digital Board, smart classrooms, and the UDISE+ data system.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Support for Rashtriya Avishkar Abhiyan, which encourages science and maths learning at the school level.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>The Scheme of Vocationalisation of School Education, run under this umbrella, offering a vocational subject alongside general education for Classes 9 to 12.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This funding is meant to lift quality across every government school, even the ones with fewer resources to begin with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Equity, Inclusion and Gender Focus<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The scheme also looks out for groups that have often been left behind in Indian classrooms:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas offer residential schooling for girls from Class 6 to 12 in educationally backward blocks.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Self-defence training for girls, recently renamed Rani Laxmibai Atma Raksha Prashikshan, runs from the upper primary stage onward.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Children with special needs receive support for aids, appliances, and home-based education where they cannot attend school in person.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Uniform and textbook allowances under the Right to Education Act help reduce the cost burden on low-income families.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This is one reason people point to Samagra Shiksha when they talk about gender and equity in education scheme design across South Asia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How Is Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan Funded?<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Samagra Shiksha is a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, so funding comes from both the union government and the states. How much each side pays depends on where the school is.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>90:10, in the centre&#8217;s favour, for the eight north-eastern states and three Himalayan states.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>60:40 between the centre and the state for everyone else with a legislature.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>100 percent from the centre for Union Territories that don&#8217;t have their own legislature.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The budget has grown alongside this. It started at around 32,600 crore rupees in the scheme&#8217;s first year and has crossed 41,000 crore in recent estimates. But not all of that sanctioned money reaches classrooms, and how much actually gets spent varies a lot from state to state.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How Samagra Shiksha Aligns With NEP 2020<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>The National Education Policy of 2020 replaced the old 10+2 school structure with a new 5+3+3+4 model, covering foundational, preparatory, middle, and secondary stages. Samagra Shiksha 2.0, the scheme&#8217;s current phase running from 2021 to 2026, was rebuilt around this.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A few things got added along the way, including NIPUN Bharat, a national push to get every child reading and doing basic arithmetic by the end of Grade 3, and Vidya Pravesh, a three-month module that eases young children into school through play. The Holistic Progress Card now looks at more than exam scores, and PARAKH, the national assessment body, is meant to standardise how states measure learning. None of this alignment work is finished yet, states are still rolling it out at different speeds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Impact of Samagra Shiksha on School Education in India<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"389\" src=\"https:\/\/www.smilefoundationindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image_14-1024x389.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-16796\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.smilefoundationindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image_14-1024x389.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.smilefoundationindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image_14-300x114.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.smilefoundationindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image_14-768x292.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.smilefoundationindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image_14-1200x456.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.smilefoundationindia.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/image_14.jpg 1280w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Samagra Shiksha now reaches around 1.16 million schools, roughly 15.6 crore students from pre-school through Class 12, and about 57 lakh teachers across government and government-aided institutions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Primary-level enrolment sits near 99.6 percent today, up from around 80 percent when Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan began in 2001. Secondary-level enrolment has climbed to roughly 79.6 percent, up from about 40 percent two decades ago. Schools without toilets have dropped below one percent, and the girls&#8217; drop-out rate at the elementary stage has fallen under two percent.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, learning hasn&#8217;t kept pace with these numbers. The 2023 Annual Status of Education Report found that just 43 percent of Class 5 students nationally could read a Class 2-level text, and only 45 percent of Class 8 students could solve a basic division problem. Children are in school, but many still aren&#8217;t learning what their grade expects.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smile Foundation&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smilefoundationindia.org\/education\/\">Mission Education<\/a> programme works inside government schools on this problem directly, running remedial classes, science clubs, and teacher support in places where scheme funding alone hasn&#8217;t closed the gap.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Challenges in Implementing Samagra Shiksha at Scale<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>A few things are holding the scheme back:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Teacher vacancies:<\/strong> India has over 11 lakh unfilled teacher posts in government schools, so many states end up relying on short-term contract hires instead.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Underspending:<\/strong> several states, especially in the north-east and central India, spend well under their approved yearly allocation because they don&#8217;t have the capacity to get civil works done on time.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Funding gaps:<\/strong> Accountability Initiative found that in 2021-22, states were allocated about 3,967 rupees per student, but actually spent closer to 2,543 rupees.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Excluded children:<\/strong> learning levels in tribal districts lag behind neighbouring areas, and children of migrant farm workers often stay out of school because no teacher speaks their language.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Competition from private schools: <\/strong>government school enrolment keeps dropping relative to private schools, especially at the secondary level in cities and towns.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Fixing these gaps needs stronger execution on the ground, not just a bigger budget line.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>How Smile Foundation&#8217;s Work Complements Government School Education Efforts<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan sets the policy and the funding. Organisations like Smile Foundation work alongside it, adding support in the specific gaps this piece has covered, tribal and migrant children, foundational learning, teacher shortages.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smilefoundationindia.org\/education\/\">Mission Education<\/a> initiative runs science labs, STEM kits and teacher training inside government schools across 27 states. It has reached over 160,000 children so far.<strong> She Can Fly<\/strong> keeps girls enrolled through problems like family financial strain or early marriage pressure. STeP builds digital and job skills for young people finishing school.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Smile Foundation works alongside Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, focusing on one child at a time. You can <a href=\"https:\/\/www.smilefoundationindia.org\/donation\/support-education\">support a child&#8217;s education<\/a> directly or volunteer with Smile Foundation&#8217;s programmes in your city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>FAQs<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>What is Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan and when was it launched?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan is India&#8217;s integrated school education scheme, launched on 24 May 2018 by the Department of School Education and Literacy. It covers schooling from pre-school through Class 12 under one unified funding framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Which earlier education schemes were merged into Samagra Shiksha?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The scheme merged Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, which covered elementary education from 2001, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, which covered secondary education from 2009 and the Teacher Education scheme, which funded institutions like DIETs and SCERTs. Combining them removed duplicate paperwork and separate approval processes across what used to be three different stages of the same child&#8217;s education.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>What are the main components of the Samagra Shiksha scheme?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Key components include library and school grants, teacher training, digital classroom initiatives, sports equipment support and RTE entitlements like free uniforms and textbooks. It also funds vocational education from Class 9 onward and residential schooling for girls through Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>How does the scheme address gender and social equity in education?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Samagra Shiksha runs Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas for girls from disadvantaged backgrounds, funds self-defence training for girls and provides stipends for girls with special needs. It also gives extra support to Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and economically weaker communities to reduce dropout and improve retention.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>What is the funding pattern for Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>As a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, funding is split 90:10 in the centre&#8217;s favour for north-eastern and Himalayan states, 60:40 for other states and Union Territories with a legislature and fully centre-funded for Union Territories without one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>How is Samagra Shiksha aligned with NEP 2020 goals?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The current phase, Samagra Shiksha 2.0, follows the National Education Policy&#8217;s 5+3+3+4 curricular structure and funds NIPUN Bharat, the foundational literacy and numeracy mission for Grade 3. It also supports newer NEP-linked tools like the Holistic Progress Card and the PARAKH assessment centre.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>What challenges affect the implementation of Samagra Shiksha?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Teacher vacancies above 11 lakh posts, underspending of approved state budgets and gaps in reaching migrant and tribal children are among the biggest hurdles. Several states also struggle to convert sanctioned funds into finished infrastructure within a single financial year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>How does Smile Foundation&#8217;s education work complement government schemes like Samagra Shiksha?<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Smile Foundation works inside government schools through Mission Education, adding remedial classes, science clubs and teacher support in places where scheme funding has not fully closed learning gaps. This kind of local, sustained support makes sure policy funding actually reaches the classroom, where children feel it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Sources<\/strong><\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/byjus.com\/free-ias-prep\/samagra-shiksha-scheme-india\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BYJU&#8217;S: Samagra Shiksha Scheme India<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sbilife.co.in\/blogs\/finance\/samagra-shiksha-scheme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">SBI Life: Samagra Shiksha Scheme, Meaning, Objectives &amp; Features<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.idreameducation.org\/blog\/samagra-shiksha-abhiyan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iDream Education: How Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan Can Transform Learning Outcomes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ampersandgroup.in\/blog\/what-is-samagra-shiksha-abhiyan-(ssa)\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Ampersand Group: What Is Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/educationforallinindia.com\/samagra-shiksha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Education for All in India: Samagra Shiksha<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/aasoka.com\/blog\/samagra-shiksha-scheme-explained\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Aasoka: Samagra Shiksha Scheme, An Integrated School Education Scheme<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/accountabilityindia.in\/publication\/samagra-shiksha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Accountability Initiative: Samagra Shiksha<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/scripbox.com\/saving-schemes\/samagra-shiksha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scripbox: What Is Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan?<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/document\/555898691\/samagra-shiksha-abhiyan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Scribd (Drishti IAS): Overview of Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/anantamias.com\/samagra-shiksha\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Anantam IAS: Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan, Education Scheme Explained<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/visionias.in\/current-affairs\/schemes\/ministry-of-education\/samagra-siksha-an-integrated-scheme-for-school-education\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vision IAS: Samagra Siksha, An Integrated Scheme for School Education<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/schooledn.py.gov.in\/ssarmsa\/introduction.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Government of Puducherry School Education Department: Samagra Shiksha Introduction<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/testbook.com\/ias-preparation\/samagra-shiksha-scheme-india\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Testbook: Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan 2018<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.isignal.in\/samagra-shiksha-abhiyaan\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">iSignal: Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/informaticsjournals.co.in\/index.php\/jbt\/article\/view\/28884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Journal of Business Thought: Financing Education under Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lukmaanias.com\/2025\/03\/08\/samagra-shiksha-abhiyan\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Lukmaan IAS: Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiafirstlife.com\/knowledge-center\/government-schemes\/sarva-shiksha-abhiyan-scheme\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IndiaFirst Life: Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Scheme<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan brings school education from pre-school to Class 12 under one integrated framework, supporting infrastructure, teacher training, digital learning, vocational education and inclusion. 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