Washington: The World Bank has approved two education projects worth $1.05 billion for India, designed to boost the number of children enrolling in and completing elementary school, and to improve the quality of engineering education across the country.
India has made significant progress in meeting its education goals, especially at the primary level, the bank said announcing additional support for the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan a nationwide programme aimed at providing quality elementary education to all children.
The bank has supported the SSA with two IDA credits totaling $1.1 billion since 2003.
"SSA - the largest ongoing Education for All programme in the world - has been remarkably successful, particularly in achieving greater access to elementary education," said Roberto, the World Bank Country
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