Samagra Shiksha - Funded School is Renamed as Netaji

 The Ministry of Education has decided on the Schools and hostels under the Samagra Shiksha scheme, which was renamed as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.

Highlights:

♦ Renaming the scheme will help to create awareness regarding the facility of these residential schools and hostels in difficult areas.

♦ It will also motivate these schools to achieve high-quality education.

♦ Samagra Shiksha Scheme is an integrated scheme of school education. The scheme extends from pre-school to class XII.

♦ Ensure the provision of inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of school education.

♦ The scheme was launched after the inclusion of three schemes, namely Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Teacher Education (TE), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA).

♦ Under the scheme, school education is seen as a continuum from pre-kindergarten to grade 12.

♦ The scheme emphasizes improving the quality of school education by focusing on two T’s, namely Teachers and Technology.

♦ In addition, under the scheme, the Ministry of Education provides financial assistance to states and union territories to open and operate residential schools and hostels in hilly areas.

♦ It also provides financial assistance for opening schools and houses in small, underpopulated areas for children who need shelter and care.