WHAT IS SARVA SHIKSHA ABHIYAN?

§    A programme with a clear time frame for universal elementary education.

§    A response to the demand for quality basic education all over the country.

§    An opportunity for promoting social justice through basic education.

§    An effort at effectively involving the Panchayat Raj Institutions, School Management Committees, Village and Urban Slum level Education Committees, Parents' Teachers' Associations, Mother Teacher Associations, Tribal Autonomous Councils and other grass root level structures in the management of elementary schools.

§    An expression of political will for universal elementary education across the country.  

§    A partnership between the Central, State and the local government.

§    An opportunity for States to develop their own vision of elementary education.