Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan
सर्व शिक्षा अभियान
Motto	Education for all
Founder	Atal Bihari Vajpayee, Prime Minister of India
Country	India
Ministry	Ministry of Education
Launched	2001
Budget	₹ 7622 Crores (For year 2021-2022) [citation needed]
Status	Merged with the National Education Mission in 2018
Website	http://www.ssa.nic.in/

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (Hindi: सर्व शिक्षा अभियान, lit. 'Education for all campaign'), or SSA, is an Indian Government programme aimed at the universalisation of Elementary education "in a time bound manner", the 86th Amendment to the Constitution of India making free and compulsory education to children between the ages of 6 and 14 (estimated to be 206 million children in 2001) a fundamental right (Article- 21A). The programme was pioneered by former Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee. It aims to educate all children between the ages of 6 and 14 by 2010. However, the time limit has been pushed forward indefinitely.