Govt scheme to make quality education available

The objective of the scheme was to make secondary education of good quality available, accessible and affordable to all students in the age group of 15-16 years classes IX and X.

The major target of the scheme was to make universal access of secondary level education to all students in the age group of 15-16 years by 2015 by providing a secondary school within five kms of any habitation and a higher secondary school within seven kms of any habitation as also universal retention by 2020.

A total of Rs 90,485.11 crore would be required for the effective implementation of the scheme by 2020.

The strategies for implementation of the scheme require upgradation of upper primary schools through construction of classrooms, laboratories, appointment of additional teachers and strengthening of existing secondary schools.

The scheme also proposes for in-service training of teachers, leadership training of school head, curricular reforms, science and maths education and computer aided education.