Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) which is the most recent initiative of Government of India to achieve the goal of universalisation of secondary education (USE). It is aimed at expanding and improving the standards of secondary education up to class X. The RSMA would also take secondary education to every corner of the country by ensuring a secondary school within a radius of 5km for every neighbourhood. The objective of the study is to examine the appraisal about Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan among students of Uttar Dinajpur district, West Bengal. The finding of the study shows that there is significant relation between casual variables (Xi) and dependent variable (Y). The present study has been conducted in Uttar Dinajpur District, a lowest dense (956 inhabitants per square kilometer) population 30,00,849, as well as one of the lower literate districts (60.13%) of the state of West Bengal. To exemplify the appraisal about Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) among students, in term of 16 variables, viz. Age (X1), Regular schooling (X2), Causes of absent (X3), Private tuition (X4), Reason behind private tuition (X5), Shortfall of present education system (X6), Drawback of present secondary education (X7), Remedial measures of secondary education (X8), Lack of social awareness (X9), Additional boost up given by Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan(X10), Upliftment due to SSA (X11), Success of SSA (X12), familiar with Mid-day Meal (X13), Role of Mid-day Meal (X14), Provision of Mid-day meal at Secondary level (X15), and Way of successful implementation of Mid-day meal (X16), were found to bear substantial impact on the level of appraisal (Y) of students.
Mid-day Meal, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan, PTR, Regressional Effect, Quality development, etc
