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Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
| Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan | |
|---|---|
| सर्व शिक्षा अभियान | |
| Motto | Education for all |
| Founder | Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India |
| Country | India |
| Ministry | Ministry of Education |
| Launched | 2001 |
| Budget | ₹ 7622 Crores (For year 2021-2022) [citation needed] |
| Status | Merged with the National Education Mission in 2018 |
| Website | http://www.ssa.nic.in/ |
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (Hindi: सर्व शिक्षा अभियान, lit. 'Education for all campaign'), or SSA, is an Indian Government programme aimed at the universalisation of Elementary education "in a time bound manner", the 86th Amendment to the Constitution of India making free and compulsory education to children between the ages of 6 and 14 (estimated to be 206 million children in 2001) a fundamental right (Article- 21A). The programme was pioneered by former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It aims to educate all children between the ages of 6 and 14 by 2010. However, the time limit has been pushed forward indefinitely.
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