After the inception of DPEP (District Primary Education Programme) in 1994, the government came up with the SSA or "Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan" in 2001 so as to bring in an improvement in the elementary education system. Lowering the poverty ratio, promoting female literacy, and emphasizing on rural education will help SSP fulfill their desired goal.
For optimum management control, the government has also joined hands with the School Management Committees, Tribal Autonomous Councils, Mother Teacher Associations as well as the Village and Urban Slum Level Education Committees. The SSA aims at improving the ratio of teaches to students, emphasize more on teachers training, provid learning materials for teachers and textbooks for children as well as make every possible effort for their academic support.
In addition, the government has also introduced compulsory elementary education, exclusively for girls. For instance, the Kasturba Gandhi Shiksha Yojana aims to come up with residential schools in districts (particularly the ones with low literacy rate amongst females) for girls. Institutes such as National Bal Bhavan helps students pursue their desired activities and improve their creative ability in the process. Besides, there are other programs like Mid Day Meal Scheme to help allure an increasing number of children towards literacy.
