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Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) is Government of India's flagship programme for achievement of

The correct answer is
Universalization of Elementary Education (UEE) in a time bound manner.

Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Goal

The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) was a significant program launched by the Government of India.

Its primary objective was the Universalization of Elementary Education (UEE).

  • SSA aimed to provide useful and elementary education to all children in the age group of 6 to 14 years by 2010.
  • It focused on making education accessible and ensuring children completed elementary schooling within a specified timeframe.

Rationale for Correct Option

Option A correctly identifies the core goal of SSA as the Universalization of Elementary Education (UEE) in a time-bound manner.

Why Other Options Are Incorrect

  • Option B is incorrect because SSA's scope was primarily elementary education, not secondary education.
  • Option C is incorrect as SSA did not target the universalization of higher education.
  • Option D is incorrect because while education contributes to skills, SSA's specific mandate was foundational elementary schooling, not skill development universally.
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Important Questions from Government Policies and Schemes

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    A. State Disaster Management Plan (SDMP)
    B. National Disaster Management Plan (NDMP)
    C. National Policy on Disaster Management (NPDM)
    D. District Disaster Management Plan (DDMP)
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    A. National Water Policy
    B. National Forest Policy
    C. National Agricultural Policy
    D. National Environmental Policy
    E. National Policy for Farmers
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    A. Project Elephant
    B. Ganga Action Plan
    C. Project Tiger
    D. Climate Change Knowledge Portal
    E. Environment (Protection) Act
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    A. It has 10 chapters and 90 sections
    B. It extends to the whole of India
    C. The main focus is to give life back to the people who are affected with disaster
    D. It provides effective management of disaster
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  5. A Ten-point agenda were enunciated by Prime Minister of India at the Asian Ministrial Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction in 2016. The agenda are:
    A. Invest in risk mapping globally
    B. Develop a network of universities to work on disaster related issues
    C. Men's leadership should be central to disaster risk management
    D. Build on local capacity and initiative to enhance disaster risk reduction
    Choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
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