MANU/HRDT/0007/2017

Ministry : Ministry of Human Resource Development

Department/Board : School Education and Literacy

Notification No. : SO689(E)

Date of Notification : 02.03.2017

Date of Publication : 02.03.2017

Subject: Education

Industry: Education

Mandatory requirement for individuals availing facilities under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

S.O.689(E).--Whereas, the use of Aadhaar as an identifier for delivery of services or benefits or subsidies simplifies the Government delivery processes, brings in transparency and efficiency, and enables beneficiaries to get their entitlements directly in a convenient and seamless manner and Aadhaar obviates the need for producing multiple documents to prove one's identity;

And whereas, the Ministry of Human Resource Development in the Government of India (hereinafter referred to as MHRD) is administering Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, a Centrally Sponsored Scheme, for universalising elementary education, across the country in partnership with the State Governments and Union territory Administrations, so as to achieve the goals such as universal access and retention, bridging of gender and social category gaps in education and enhancement of learning levels of children;

And whereas, the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan provides for a variety of interventions, including opening of new schools, construction of schools and additional classrooms, toilets and drinking water, provisioning for teachers, periodic teacher training and academic resource support, textbooks, uniforms and support for learning achievement;

And whereas, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Scheme framed in accordance with the norms and standards and free entitlements as mandated under the Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009, which provides a legal framework that entitles all children in the age group of 6 to 14 years free and compulsory elementary education till its completion;

And whereas, section 7 of the RTE Act, 2009 provides that the Central Government and the State Governments shall have concurrent responsibility for providing funds for carrying out the provisions of the RTE Act and the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan has been designated as the vehicle for implementation of RTE Act, 2009 for which central share is released to States and Union territories for transferring the same together with the matching state share as per the applicable fund sharing pattern between Centre and State or Union territory to the State Implementation Societies (SISs), for undertaking the approved activities und........