Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

'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 Central share was funded by a number of external agencies, including the World Bank, Department for International Development (DFID) and UNICEF.

This program is also an attempt to provide an opportunity for improving human capabilities to all children through the provision of community-owned quality education in a mission mode.

[7] "School Chalein Hum" Poem was written by Mehboob to promote the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) programme.

The programme will not only provide print rich environment, timely distribution of books but will also include new teacher mentoring and appraisal system.

[11][better source needed] SSA has been operational since 2000–2001 to provide for a variety of interventions for universal access and retention, bridging of gender and social category gaps in elementary education and improving the quality of learning.

Access, not to be confined to ensuring that a school becomes accessible to all children within specified distance but implies an understanding of the educational needs and predicament of the traditionally excluded categories – the SC, ST and others sections of the most disadvantaged groups, the Muslim minority, girls in general, and children with special needs.

Moral compulsion is imposed through the RTE Act on parents, teachers, educational administrators and other stakeholders, rather than shifting emphasis on punitive processes.