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Secondary education plays a vital role in the development of the child. The future of children depends upon the stage of education. It helps the child to become the successful member of the society. The type of education should be quality in nature. Because quality education help students to become progressive person and active participant of the nation. In India the Government has launched many schemes and appointed many commission for the development of the secondary education throughout the country. The most purposeful scheme that was specially designed for the qualitative development of secondary education is Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan Scheme (RMSA). The scheme was launched in March 2009 under MHRD, Govt. of India, to improve quality education and provide access to the students at secondary level in the age group of 14-18 years. In this paper the investigator studies the status of secondary education in district Pulwama under RMSA in terms of access, provision of facilities for students, and enrolment among students at secondary level of education. The present study is descriptive in nature. The total number of secondary schools under RMSA is 18 and the sample constited of 300 students and 18 schools that were present in these schools. The self- constructed questionnaires were adopted for school heads and students. The percentage statistics were employed for the data analysis.