What is the focus of SSA II?
Improving the quality of education: With greater numbers of children entering school, SSA II focuses on improving the quality of education provided and raising learning outcomes. Low quality of schools and teaching not only leads to low learning levels, but also results in poor attendance, greater dropouts, and poor transition to higher grades.Reaching the hardest-to-reach children: SSA II focuses on bringing the hardest-to-reach children into school – especially girls, SC, ST, minorities, the urban poor and children of migrant workers. Efforts have been intensified in 55 districts across the country which have more than 20,000 out-of- school children each. Most of these districts are in UP, Bihar, West Bengal, Orissa and Andhra Pradesh. Muslim girls, and boys and girls from tribal communities, have been identified as groups for special focus.Expanding access to upper primary school: SSA II is aiming to ensure that at least one upper primary school facility exists for every three prima
