- The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development (HRD) launched Samagra Shiksha scheme to improve quality of school education.
- The scheme subsumes three existing schemes:
- Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA),
- Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and
- Teacher Education (TE)
to treat school education holistically, from pre-school to Class XII.
- Samagra Shiksha is first integrated scheme extending unified support to states from pre-school to senior secondary levels.
- It encapsulates elements of previous scheme and focuses on digital education by giving emphasis on integration of 2Ts – Teacher, and