About the scheme

• Samagra Shiksha is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre-school to class 12. The scheme has been prepared with the broader goal of improving school effectiveness measured in terms of equal opportunities for schooling and equitable learning outcomes. 
• It subsumes the three Schemes of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA), Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and Teacher Education (TE).
• It was introduced in the Union Budget, 2018-19.

Objectives

• The major objectives of the Scheme are
  • Provision of quality education and enhancing learning outcomes of students;
  • Bridging Social and Gender Gaps in School Education;
  • Ensuring equity and inclusion at all levels of school education;
  • Ensuring minimum standards in schooling provisions;
  • Promoting Vocationalisation of education;
  • Support States in implementation of Right of Children to Free and Compulsory Education (RTE) Act, 2009; and
  • Strengthening and up-gradation of SCERTs/State Institutes of Education and DIET as a nodal agencies for teacher training.

Why in News?

• A short course entitled Integrated Multi-disciplinary Professional Advancement Course for Teachers (IMPACT) was recently conducted under Samagra Shiksha in the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir.
• The programme focused on enhancement of teaching skills and sensitivity for integrating social concerns. 

Reference:

1. http://newsonair.com/News?title=Five-day-online-IMPACT-training-concludes-under-Samagra-Shiksha-in-J%26K&id=397562