Hon'ble Dr. KOTHARI, J.--'Salute the Teachers', used to be Indian ethos and culture in olden times. Sounds hollow now? Yes! If the controversy thrown up for consideration in the present set of cases raised by impugned action of "State" is to be taken as a prism or audio meter to look or chant again the aforesaid beautiful Sanskrit Shlok.

2. "Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan", S.S.A. an ambitious and flagship Project launched by the Government of India for achievement of Universalization of Elementary Education (UEE) within the time frame as mandated by the 86th Amendment to the Constitution making free and compulsory education to the children of 6-14 years of age group a fundamental right under the Constitution of India. The said Project SSA is being implemented in partnership with the State Governments of the Country to address the need of about 192 million children and the programme seeks to open new schools for those habitants, who do not have school facilities and strengthen the present school system through provisions of rooms, toilets, drinking water, maintenance, improvement in the existing schools with inadequate teacher strength are to be provided with additional teachers addi