SAMAGRA SHIKSHA.

• The Ministry of Education has developed an online module for compiling out-of-school (due to Covid-19 pandemic) children’s data identified by each State/UT.
• The collected data will be mapped with special training centres on the PRABANDH portal of Samagra Shiksha.

Important point:

• Through the module, the government will facilitate age-appropriate admissions of children in the age group of 6-14 years and those belonging to socially and economically disadvantaged gr
• Also, for out of school children in the 16-18 years age group, financial assistance will be provided for the first time in the session 2021-22, to continue their education through open/distance learning mode.PRABANDH (PRoject Appraisal, Budgeting, Achievements and Data Handling System) is a step towards leveraging technology to increase efficiency and manage the implementation of a centrally sponsored integrated scheme for schooling- Samagra Shiksha.
• It is to have transparency and accuracy in the System w.r.t Approvals, Releases, Financial Status.
• Also streamline the Financial Management System, to enable more accurate assessment of actual requirement of funds for implementation.

Samagra Shiksha

• Samagra Shiksha is an integrated scheme for school education extending from pre-school to class XII to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of school education.
• It subsumes the three Schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE).
• The main emphasis of the Scheme is on improving the quality of school education by focussing on the two T’s – Teacher and Technology.
• It complements the Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) for Education , i.e. SDG 4 (Ensure inclusive and equitable quality education and promote lifelong opportunities for all).
• It aims to support States in the implementation of the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009.
• Right to Education Act (RTE) is a fundamental right under Article 21-A of the Constitution of India.
• The Act makes education a fundamental right of every child between the ages of 6 and 14 and specifies minimum norms in elementary schools.
• The Scheme is being implemented as a Centrally Sponsored Scheme.
• The fund sharing pattern for the scheme between Centre and States is at present in the ratio of 90:10 for the North-Eastern States and the Himalayan States and 60:40 for all other States and Union Territories with Legislature.
• It is 100% centrally sponsored for Union Territories without Legislature.

PM eVidya Programme:

• A programme for multimode access to digital/ online education.
• Study Webs of Active Learning for Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM)
• The objective is to ensure that every student in the country has access to the best quality higher education at the affordable cost.
• Integrated Online junction for School Education ‘Shagun’
• It is an overarching initiative to improve the school education system by creating a junction for all online portals and websites relating to various activities of the Department of School Education and Literacy in the Government of India and all States and Union Territories.
• Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) and UDISE+
• UDISE, initiated in 2012-13 for elementary and secondary education, is one of the largest Management Information Systems on School Education covering more than 1.5 million schools, 9.4 million teachers and almost 250 million children.
• UDISE+ is an updated and improved version of UDISE.

SOURCE: THE HINDU,THE ECONOMIC TIMES,MINT