Universal access to quality education is fundamental for developing an equitable and just society, promoting national development, scientific advancement, national integration, and cultural preservation. Department of School Education and Literacy through its autonomous/Statutory bodies, i.e. CBSE, KVS, JNV, NIOS and NCTE and its centrally sponsored scheme of Samagra Shiksha, PM Poshan, Padhna Likhna Abhiyan and central sector scheme of National Means cum Merit Scholarships is committed to create a quality education system, with particular focus on historically marginalized, disadvantaged, and underrepresented groups that acts as a great leveller and is the best tool for achieving economic and social mobility, inclusion, and equality.