Ever since its inception in November 2000, the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan has made impressive strides in seeking to ensure universal elementary education. However, its progress has varied across states and the objective of ensuring gender parity remains elusive, especially for the more backward states. Monitoring of SSA funds can be assured by setting disaggregated targets for every state, wherein programmes and timelines could be designed according to the needs of individual states.
