Context

• Tamil Nadu Chief Minister MK Stalin has recently requested the Prime Minister to release the state's share under the "Samagra Shiksha Yojana".
• Union Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan has urged the Tamil Nadu government to sign a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Centre for the "PM Shri Yojana". 

Samagra Shiksha Scheme (SSA)

• Launched: In the year 2018
• Main objective: To provide equitable, inclusive and quality education to all children
• It is a centrally sponsored scheme.
• Share of Centre and most of the states: 60:40

Three earlier schemes were subsumed under SSA: 

1. Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)
2. Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) and
3.  Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme (TEQIP)

SSA’ components:

• Kindergarten or Early Childhood Care and Education (ECCE): Provide quality ECCE services to children aged 3-5 years.
• Primary education: Ensure universal primary education up to grade 8.
• Secondary education: Promote universal secondary education up to grade 10.
• Infrastructure development: Improve educational infrastructure including classrooms, libraries and laboratories.
• Textbook development: Develop quality textbooks and teaching materials.
• Teacher training: Provide comprehensive training to enhance the teaching skills of teachers.
• Assessment and accountability: Implement a robust assessment system to monitor the progress of students and schools.

Samagra Shiksha Scheme 2.0: 

• Duration: 2021 - 2025
• Upgradation are being done based on the new National Education Policy, 2020.
• Covers education aspects from pre-school to class 12th.

PM SHRI Yojana:

• Launched: In the year 2022
• Under the scheme, 14,500 schools in the country will be upgraded (under the National Education Policy).
• Duration: Five years
• Expenditure: 60 percent of the total expenditure is borne by the Central Government and 40 percent by the State Government (except special states).