Dharmendra Pradhan chairs consultation on Samagra Shiksha 3.0 — 'Reimagining Samagra Shiksha'
Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan chaired a day-long consultation with States, UTs and stakeholders on Samagra Shiksha 3.0, titled 'Reimagining Samagra Shiksha', at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, New Delhi, on 9 January 2026, and called for a unified national plan for 2026–27.
Summary
Samagra Shiksha 3.0 was the focus of a day-long consultation, 'Reimagining Samagra Shiksha', chaired by Education Minister Dharmendra Pradhan at Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, New Delhi, on 9 January 2026. The meeting with States, UTs and stakeholders aimed to build a roadmap for the next phase of the scheme covering governance, infrastructure, teacher training and student entitlements; Pradhan called for a nationwide, unified plan for Samagra Shiksha 2026–27 and said schools must be entrusted to society. Samagra Shiksha is an integrated centrally sponsored scheme for school education covering the continuum from pre-primary to senior secondary level.
Key facts
- Meeting
- Samagra Shiksha 3.0 — 'Reimagining Samagra Shiksha'
- Chair, venue, date
- Dharmendra Pradhan, Sushma Swaraj Bhawan, New Delhi, 9 January 2026
- Participants
- States, UTs and sectoral stakeholders; MoS Jayant Chaudhary
- Call
- Nationwide unified plan for Samagra Shiksha 2026–27
- Scheme
- Integrated centrally sponsored scheme, pre-primary to senior secondary
Practice MCQs 2 questions
What was the title of the consultation on Samagra Shiksha 3.0 chaired by Dharmendra Pradhan on 9 January 2026?
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Correct answer: D — Reimagining Samagra Shiksha
PIB (Education): the consultation was titled 'Reimagining Samagra Shiksha'.
Which of the following correctly describes Samagra Shiksha, as stated by the Ministry of Education in January 2026?
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Correct answer: B — An integrated centrally sponsored scheme covering pre-primary to senior secondary
PIB (Education): Samagra Shiksha is an integrated, centrally sponsored scheme for school education covering the continuum from pre-primary to senior secondary.