Samagra Shiksha Assam

What Samagra Shiksha Assam does

Samagra Shiksha Assam (Samagra Shiksha Axom) is the Government of Assam's registered society tasked with implementing the centrally sponsored Samagra Shiksha framework and the Right to Education Act, 2009 across the state. Headquartered at Kahilipara, Guwahati, the Mission operates through 34 District Mission Offices and 147 Block Mission Offices covering 33 districts, 44,300 government and provincialised schools, 47.5 lakh enrolled students, and 2.08 lakh teachers. It delivers integrated programmes covering elementary and secondary education, teacher training, infrastructure development, mid-day meals under PM POSHAN, free textbooks, ICT-enabled learning, and assessment through Gunotsav.

The Mission's operational stack combines programme management with a portfolio of digital platforms: AROHAN for mentor–mentee foundational learning linkages, Shiksha Setu and ePrastuti for school information dissemination, PM POSHAN MIS for meal-tracking of 39.19 lakh children and 1.08 lakh cook-cum-helpers, and ICT initiatives delivered in partnership with the IT Department of the Government of Assam. Translation and accessibility are supported through integration with the Bhashini language platform across 22 Indian languages. Nutrition delivery is supplemented through partnerships with the Food Corporation of India, Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust, IHM Guwahati, and the Assam Millet Mission, indicating a hybrid government-plus-NGO execution model for flagship welfare schemes.

The business model is non-commercial: the Mission is financed through combined Government of India and Government of Assam budgetary allocations routed via the Samagra Shiksha centrally sponsored scheme, PM POSHAN, and state supplementary grants, with no fee-based revenue stream. Strategic priorities evident from recent activity include foundational literacy and numeracy (NIPUN Axom, AROHAN), nutritional fortification and millet integration in PM POSHAN, IT-enabled schooling, and quality assessment through Gunotsav. Governance sits with the Government of Assam under the leadership of Mission Director Aayush Garg, IAS, with society registration under the Registration of Societies Act, 1860.

Name

Samagra Shiksha Assam

Legal name

Samagra Shiksha Axom

Website

https://ssa.assam.gov.in

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Samagra Shiksha Assam is the Government of Assam's registered society implementing the Right to Education Act, 2009 and PM POSHAN across 33 districts, serving 47.5 lakh students in 44,300 government and provincialised schools through district and block mission offices, teacher training, mid-day meals, and digital learning platforms.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Public Education Services

NAICS

Administration of Education Programs (92311), Elementary and Secondary Schools (61111), Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111), Educational Support Services (611710)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

State/Provincial/Regional Education Departments (EDADAAAB)

akta.pro secondary industries

State/Provincial Education Department Administration (BPAIABAJ), District Student Services Administration (Special Ed, Counseling, Health) (EDADABAJ)

Keywords

• School education programs
• Mid-day meal services
• Teacher training programs
• Education infrastructure development
• Student assessment systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Guwahati

HQ country

India

HQ region

Asia

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Government Budget Allocation: Fully government-funded program under the Sarva Siksha Abhiyan (SSA) national education mission, funded jointly by Government of India and Government of Assam. No commercial revenue generation.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Samagra Shiksha Assam is an integrated education mission/society registered under the Registration of Societies Act, 1860, operating under the Government of Assam. It implements centrally and state-sponsored education programs covering elementary and secondary schooling, including mid-day meal services (PM POSHAN), quality assessment (Gunotsav, AROHAN), foundational literacy and numeracy (NIPUN Axom), inclusive education, vocational education, digital learning platforms, and teacher training across government schools in Assam.

Product overview

Samagra Shiksha Assam is a Government of Assam education mission implementing various central and state-sponsored programs. Rather than a single unified technology product, it operates as a portfolio of educational schemes and digital platforms including PM POSHAN (school nutrition), Free Textbook Distribution, AROHAN (mentorship), Gunotsav (quality assessment), NIPUN Axom (FLN), Shiksha Setu (tracking), Training Management System, and ICT in Education initiatives. These programs are government schemes managed through various digital portals and do not constitute a commercial product platform.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• AROHAN: A Mentor-Mentee programme for meritorious students of Secondary classes of Government schools envisioned by the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Assam, launched in 2022-23.
• PM POSHAN
• Gunotsav

Products and services

• PM POSHAN (Mid-Day Meal Scheme)

Quantifiable outcome

• Total enrolment of 47,52,255 students in government/provincialised schools
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

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Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• FCI (Food Corporation of India)coreOthers · 8 April 2025FCI supplies fortified rice with Fortified Rice Kernel (FRK) containing Iron, Vitamin B12, and Folic Acid. In 50 kg bags, 500 gm FRK is blended with 49.5 kg normal rice. All fortified rice marked with '+F' for identification. Rice supplied at Rs.3,000 per MT plus Rs.1,360 per MT transportation cost.
• Assam Millet MissionminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 10 January 2025Pilot project convergence for serving millet-based items (Sweet Mix and Khichdi Mix) under PM POSHAN. Cost fully borne by Assam Millet Mission under Agriculture Department. Benefits 2,465 children of 11 schools in Udalguri district for 78 school days.
• Sri Sathya Sai Annapoorna Trust, KarnatakaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 9 January 2025Partnership for SaiSure (Ragi) Multi-nutrient Health Mix under PM POSHAN. Trust contributes 50% of product cost (Rs.1/- per child per day) for serving 4.21 lakh children in 4,878 tea garden and SC dominated schools. Initiative launched on 9 January 2025 targeting malnutrition eradication among school children.
• Institute of Hotel Management, Catering Technology & Applied Nutrition, GuwahatiminorImplementation/ SI/ Consulting Partner · 25 June 2024Conducted state-level two-day Master Trainers' training for Cook-cum-Helpers on 12 innovative PM POSHAN recipes. Two Cook-cum-Helpers from each district along with District Programme Managers attended the training at the institute.
• IT Department, Government of AssamcoreTechnology or IntegrationWebsite Development Cell (WDC) formed by IT department for e-Prastuti project - standardization of all government websites. WDC assists departments in designing/developing websites, prepares standardization framework guidelines, and monitors implementation across all Assam government departments.
• National Informatics Centre (NIC)coreTechnology or IntegrationNIC designed and developed the official Samagra Shiksha Axom website (ssa.assam.gov.in) as part of the Standardised Website Framework (SWF) of Government of Assam.

Scale indicators12 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Others

• Department of School Education & Literacy (DoSEL): Ministry of Education department responsible for Samagra Shiksha policy and funding at national level. While a regulator/funding body rather than operator, it directly governs SSA Assam's scheme design, budget, and compliance framework.
• DIKSHA (Digital Infrastructure for Knowledge Sharing): National digital infrastructure for school education content operated by NCERT under MoE. SSA Assam's ICT in Education and Mission Gyan (eKaksha) platforms overlap with DIKSHA's mandate, positioning it as an adjacent ecosystem enabler.
• UNICEF India (Education Programme): UN agency partnering with Samagra Shiksha nationally on FLN and inclusion programs. Comparable as a development-sector education actor with similar beneficiary focus, though operating via grant-making and TA rather than direct school administration.

Broad incumbents

• Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti (NVS): Autonomous body under Ministry of Education operating 660+ Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalayas (residential schools). Comparable as a public-sector K-12 delivery entity with national footprint, complementary to SSA's mandate of universalising access.
• NCERT (National Council of Educational Research and Training): Apex national body for school curriculum, textbooks, and educational research. NCERT sets the content standards that SSA Assam implements at state level (SCERT Assam develops state-specific materials under NCERT framework). Comparable as the upstream policy and curriculum counterpart.
• Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS): Central government autonomous body operating 1,250+ Kendriya Vidyalayas nationwide. While KVS runs its own schools rather than administering state-wide schemes, it is a broad incumbent in K-12 public education delivery with comparable scale (1.4M+ students), mandate, and digital infrastructure.

Emerging players

• Pratham Education Foundation: India's largest education NGO operating ASER assessments and TaRL (Teaching at the Right Level) programs at scale. TaRL is already adopted by SSA Assam. Comparable as a supplementary learning outcome intervention targeting similar beneficiary populations.

Direct peers

• Samagra Shiksha Maharashtra: Maharashtra's state Samagra Shiksha society implementing the same centrally sponsored scheme. Operates a similar district-block-school hierarchy with comparable flagship programs (PM POSHAN, FLN, ICT). Direct peer given identical mandate and central funding structure.
• Samagra Shiksha Karnataka: State-level implementation of the same Samagra Shiksha framework in Karnataka, delivering PM POSHAN, textbooks, and elementary education programs across a comparable student base. Direct peer in mandate, structure, and program portfolio.

Regional players

• State Council of Educational Research and Training (SCERT), Assam: Assam's state-level body for curriculum and teacher training, jointly notified with SSA as RTE Act Implementing Authority. Comparable in mandate scope (curriculum, training) but distinct in function (content design vs. scheme delivery).

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Subsidiaries1 record

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