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Sarva
Shikha Abhiyan main vehicle for education: Sibal
Friday December 03, 2010 08:53:23 PM ,
IANS
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New Delhi:
The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) will be the main vehicle for
implementation of the Right to Education Act, Human Resource
Development Minister Kapil Sibal said Friday.
"The revised SSA programme is the main vehicle for implementation
of the RTE Act," he said in a written reply to the Rajya Sabha.
The act, which was enforced from April 1 this year, will be
implemented from 2011.
"The central government has revised th norms of the SSA programme
to correspond to the needs of the RTE Act. The revised SSA norms
include provision for teachers in accordance with the norms of
pupil teacher ratio mandated under the RTE Act. The government has
also revised the fund sharing pattern in the 65:35 ratio between
the central and state government for implementation of the revised
SSA programme," Sibal said.
He said the funds will also be increased for the programme.
"In 2010-11, the central budget for SSA programme has been
enhanced from Rs.15,000 crore to Rs. 19,000 crore," he said.
According to the ministry's estimates, RTE Act will require 5.08
lakh teachers, 3.10 lakh part-time instructors and 14.25 lakh
additional classrooms so that it could achieve its aim of
providing quality education to all in the age bracket of six to 14
years.
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