The Integrated Scheme on School Education aims to achieve universal access of children in
schools from Pre-School to Senior Secondary in an inclusive and equitable manner, focusing on
quality of education with improved infrastructure in the schools. The States and UTs are required to
bring a single plan for entire school education sector integrating the existing Centrally Sponsored
Schemes of SSA, RMSA and TE for interventions relating to infrastructure development.
The Scheme will be governed and regulated by the provision of the RTE Act, 2009 for
elementary schools. The Schedule to RTE Act lays down the norms and standards for a school and
provides that a school with an all weather building should consist of the following:-
At least one class-room for every teacher;
An office-cum-store-cum-HM room;
Barrier-free-access;
Separate toilets for boys and girls;
Safe and adequate drinking water facility to all children;
A kitchen where mid-day meal is cooked in the school;
Playground;
Arrangements for securing the school building by boundary wall or green fencing
Library: A library in each school providing newspapers, magazines and books on all
subjects, including story books.
Play material, games and sports equipment.
Continue....The major school infrastructure components under the scheme:
Strengthening of physical infrastructure and Establishment of New DIETs/SCERTs.
Additional Classroom based on Student Classroom Ratio.
Separate Boy's and Girl's toilet and toilet for CWSN.
Barrier free access-ramp with railing, Boundary wall.
