Welcome to the Year End Review 2024 for the Department of School Education & Literacy! In this comprehensive overview, we explore the key achievements, challenges, and future directions for school education this past year. What were the major milestones reached in improving educational access and quality? How has the Department addressed emerging challenges in literacy and learning? Discover how these developments shape the educational landscape and contribute to fostering a brighter future for all students!
SAMAGRA SHIKSHA
The Department of School Education and Literacy is implementing an integrated centrally sponsored scheme for school education – Samagra Shiksha. The scheme treats school education holistically and without segmentation. This is applicable from pre-primary to class XII and is in accordance with the Sustainable Development Goal for Education (SDG-4). The scheme also provides support for the implementation of the RTE Act.
The Scheme has been aligned with the recommendations of the National Education Policy (NEP) 2020.
Under Samagra Shiksha, the government provides financial assistance to States and UTs. It is for undertaking various activities for Universalization of School Education including the following:
- Opening/strengthening of new schools up to senior secondary level
- Construction of school buildings and additional classrooms
- Development/strengthening of school infrastructure in northern border areas under Vibrant Village Programme
- Setting up, up-gradation and running of Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayas
- Construction of hostels for PVTGs under PM-JANMAN
- Setting up of Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Avasiya Vidyalayas
- Construction of hostels under Dharti Aaba Janjatiya Gram Utkarsh Abhiyan for uncovered ST population
- Free uniforms to eligible children and free textbooks at elementary level
- Transport allowance
- Undertaking enrolment and retention drives.
Special training for age-appropriate admission of out-of-school children and residential as well as non-residential training for older children, seasonal hostels/residential camps, special training centres at worksites, transport/escort facility are also supported to bring out of school children to the formal schooling system including support to complete their education through NIOS/SIOS.
The government also has schemes under the student-oriented component for the children with support needs. It offers financial assistance to identify and assess children with functional needs. Additionally, it provides aids and appliances, braille kits and books, appropriate teaching learning material and stipend to girl students with disability etc.
Achievements of Samagra Shiksha
From 2018-19 to 2024-25
| Activities | Achievement* (2018-19 to 2024-25) |
| Number of schools upgraded | 3656 |
| New Residential schools/hostels | 242 |
| Number of schools strengthen including additional classrooms | 80105 |
| Schools covered under ICT & Digital initiatives including Smart Schools | 138802 |
| Schools covered under Vocational Education | 9477 |
| Number of KGBVs upgraded from class VIII to X | 313 |
| Number of KGBVs upgraded from class VIII to XII | 2303 |
| Construction of separate Girl’s toilets | 35457 |
| *Works completed in the Financial Year 2018-2019 till 2024-2025 (till November) | |
# Source: PRABANDH
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Reference: Year End Review 2024: Department of School Education & Literacy
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