in schools with a shortage of teachers. To promote girls’ education to bring a change in the status of women. To promote the education of children with special needs or differently-abled children. To promote equal education opportunity to children of households belonging to SC/ST, landless agricultural labourers, the Muslim minority, etc. To understand the educational requirements of the children of traditionally excluded categories. To bridge the digital divide by giving computer education to school children. To strengthen and enhance the capacity and skills of the existing school teachers through extensive training, grants for developing materials for teachers-learning and maintaining academic support structure at a block, cluster, and district level. Funds Its initial outlay was 7,000 crore and in 2011-12, the Government of India allocated for this project, 40 percent increase of the previous year. Many persons and trust have also contributed and as the program became more popular fund also grew. Features Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is a programme for Universal Elementary Education. This programme is also an attempt to provide an opportunity for improving human capabilities to all children through provision of community -owned quality education in a mission mode. It is a response to the demand for quality basic education all over the country. "School Chalen Hum" Poem was written by Mehboob to promote the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) program. Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat Padhe Bharat Badhe Bharat is a nationwide sub-programme of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan. Children who fail to read in early education lag behind in other subjects. The programme is designed to improve comprehensive early reading, writing and early mathematics programme for children in Classes I and II. Under this programme, was approved to States. The programme will not only provide print rich environment, timely distribution of books but will also include new teacher mentoring and appraisal system. 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. SSA interventions include inter alia, opening of new schools and alternate schooling facilities, construction of schools and additional classrooms, toilets and drinking water, provisioning for teachers, regular teacher in service training and academic resource support, free textbooks& uniforms and support for improving learning achievement levels / outcome. With the passage of the RTE Act, changes have been incorporated into the SSA approach, strategies and