In which year was "Sarva Siksha Abhiyan" initiated?

1998 2001 2006 2011

2001

It was started in the year 2001, to achieve the universalization of elementary education (UEE). The legal backing to this was provided when "Free and compulsory education" was made a fundamental right to children in the age group of 6-14 years in the Indian constitution under Article 21A.