This brief uses government reported data to analyse SSA performance along the following parameters:

• Overall trends in allocation and expenditures
• Expenditure performance across key SSA activities
• New learning initiatives under SSA
• Outputs and outcomes

In addition, this brief reports on findings from a fund tracking survey (PAISA) conducted in December 2015. The survey covered 300 schools, spread across 10 districts and 5 states in India.