(ii) Loans to State Governments for construction of hostels for affiliated colleges on the recommendations. of the University Grants Commission. The expenditure on these schemes is incurred out of the total Plan allocation for the Commission during the third Plan period.
22.1. Loans amounting to Rs. 2,75,000 have either been released or are likely to be released shortly to the State Governments of Andhra, Madras and Mysore for the construction of hostels by affiliated colleges. In addition, loans to the extent of Rs. 6,50,000 are likely to be released to Universities and Colleges for hostels and staff quarters during 1964-65.
23. Correspondence Courses.-The University of Delhi started Cor- respondence Courses for B.A. (Pass) Degree from the academic session 1962-63. 1,112 students sought admission during the first year. During 1963-64, 1,410 fresh students were admitted and this number has further risen to 1,930 during 1964-65. It is proposed to extend this scheme so as to cover B.Sc. (Pass) degree and M.A. degree at the University of Delhi during 1965-66. Proposals for introducing Correspondence Courses at other Universities are also under consideration.
24. Evening Colleges.-Procedural details regarding the release of grants for setting up Evening Colleges were finalised and the scheme was circulated to all State Governments and Universities in March, 1964. Applications have been received from the Governments of Assam, Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Punjab for financial assistance during the year 1964-65.
25. Indian Institute of Advanced Study, Rashtrapati Niwas, Simla.-It has been decided to establish an Institute of Advanced Study at Rashtrapati Niwas as, Simla, to provide facilities for advanced study and research to teachers and research workers of Universities and similar organisations in the fields of the Humanities, Indian Culture, Social Sciences, Natural Sciences and Comparative Religion. The Institute will function under the management of autonomous body, viz. the Indian Institute of Advanced Study Society, which was registered under the Societies Registration Act, XXI of 1860, on the 6th October, 1964. The Institute is expected to start functioning during 1965-66.
26. University for the Hill Area of the North Eastern Region of India.-A Committee set up jointly by the Ministry of Education and the University Grants Commission to consider the question of setting up a University for the North Eastern Region of India has submitted its report. In the report the Committee has expressed the view that there is a strong case for the provision of special facilities for higher education in the North Eastern Region comprising Nagaland, N.E.F.A., Manipur and the Hill Area of Assam. For this purpose, it has recommended the establishment by the Union Government, of a full- fledged University or an institution deemed to be a University under Section 3 of the U.G.C. Act. The recommendations of the Committee are under examination in consultation with the University Grants Commission and other Ministries of the Government of India.
27. Committee of M.P.'s on Higher Education.-In June 1963, the Ministry of Education, on the recommendation of the Informal Consultative Committee of Members of Parliament, set up a committee under the chairmanship of Shri P. N. Sapru, a member of the Rajya Sabha, to examine the provisions of the Constitution regarding the responsibility of the Central Government in the field of higher education, with a view to finding out
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the extent to which the Centre could assume greater responosibility in this field, and to suggest appropriate steps to be taken for the purpose.
27.1. The Committee submitted its report in July, 1964. The most important recommendation of the Committee is that University and higher education should be transferred from the State List to the Concurrent List, retaining intact Entry 66 in the Union List. This recommendation has been referred to all the State Governments for their comments. The other recommendations of the Committee are also under consideration of this Ministry in consultation with the other authorities concerned.
28. The Indo-American Programme of Republication of Standard Educational Works in Low-Priced Editions.-This programme is being implemented by the U.S.I.S. on behalf of the American Embassy in cooperation with the Ministry of Education. An Indo-American Board consisting of 14 members (equal numbers representing the Government of India and the U.S.A.) was set up in 1961 to decide policy issues concerning the publication programme undertaken under this scheme. The expenditure is met from within the P.L. 480 Funds.
28.1. Books on Humanities, Sciences and Technology are selected and evaluated, having regard to the needs of University students. The average cost of the republished books works out to about 1/3rd of their original American price. So far, 135 titles have been republished. Under the programme republication of approved books is undertaken in this country.
29. English Language Books Society Scheme.-Under this scheme, selected books from the English Books Society Series are republished in cheap editions for the use of students of higher education in India. For implementing this scheme, an Advisory Committee has been appointed by the British Government and functions in London. The price of each title in India works out to 1/3rd of its original price in U.K., as in the case of the Indo-American scheme. More than 83 books in different fields of the Humanities, Sciences and Technology have been produced so far. The books are printed in the U.K. and imported to India through normal trade channels.
30. The Pergamon Press Scheme.-An agreement has been concluded between the Government of India and the Pergamon Press at Oxford, under which selected books from the Commonwealth and International Library Series will be adapted and translated by designated organisations.
31. The Indo-U.S.S.R. Scheme.-A Joint Indo-USSR Board consisting of 10 members, 5 Indians and 5 Russians with the Education Secretary of the Ministry of Education as its Chairman, has been constituted to work out and implement a scheme under which standard works for higher education in different fields, published in the USSR will be reproduced in cheap editions for the use of Indian students. The first meeting of the Board was held in January 1965 at which a tentative plan for republication of select Russian books in the fields of Sciences, Technology, Medicine and Agriculture was drawn up for early implementation.
32. Scheme For Assistance to Indian Authors and Publishers.-The programme of reproduction, in cheap editions, of standard textbooks published in some of the advanced countries of the world, through the collaboration of their Governments, has necessitated the adoption of suitable measures to promote activities of Indian authors in this field. A scheme has therefore,
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been formulated to republish standard education works by Indian authors in low-priced editions. Approved publications written or translated in English are eligible for suitable assistance under the scheme. A provision of Rs. 1,50,000 has been included in the current year's budget for giving subsidy to the Indian authors and publishers to enable them to reduce the prices of the selected books to one third of the original. So far, 11 books have been approved for repulication under the scheme.
33. Model Act for Universities.-The Ministry of Education had appointed a committee under the chairmanship of Dr. D. S. Kothari, Chairman of the U.G.C., to consider broadly the organisational structure of the universities in India and to prepare an outline of Model Act suited to their role and functions in the context of the needs and the requirements of a modern developing society. After careful examination of the various aspects of the problem, the Committee submitted its report in February 1965, embodying number of useful suggestions to serve as guiding line for university authorities in the country. The recommendations of the Committee are under the consideration of the Government.
F. FINANCIAL PROVISIONS 34. The total revised budget provision for 1964-65 covering all grants and financial assistance extended by the Ministry of Education in the field of higher education was in the order of 14.32 crore, as against similar provision of Rs. 11.86 crore for 1963-64. A broad breakup of the grants and financial assistance given by the Ministry of Education is given below:
Provision for 1964-65 Provision for
S. Scheme 1965-66
No. Original Revised
1 2 3 4 5
Rs. Rs. Rs.
1. Assistance to All
India Institutions
of higher learning 5,00,000 3,00,000 5,00,000
2. Correspondence
Courses and Even-
ing Colleges 5,00,000 4,40,000 6,00,000
3. Loans for const-
ruction of host-
els and staff
quarters 13,00,000 10,00,000 16,00,000
4. Grants to Volu-
ntary Organisa-
tions for cons-
truction of ho-
stels in big
cities 3,00,000 1,50,000 2,00,000
5 Deshbandhu College,
Kalkaji, New Delhi - 50,000 55,000
6. Indian Institute of
Advance Studies - 2,00,000 6,00,000
7. Promotion of Gandh-
ian Philosophy 33,000 33,000 58,000
8. Grants to Jamia
Millia Islamia 11,00,000 11,00,000 14,00,000
9. Republication of
Standard Educati-
onal Works of In-
dian Authors in
low price 1,50,000 50,000 1,50,000
10. Educational Conf-
erences 30,000 30,000 30,000
11. Inter-University
Board 25,000 Plan 10,000 10,000
32,000 NP 32,000 32,000
12. Gujarat Vidyapeeth 1,00,000 - -
13. Gurukul Kangri,
Hardwar 1,11,200 50,000 -
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1 2 3 4 5
14. Kashi Vidyapeeth 1,00,000 - -
15. Refund of Income-
tax and Custom Duty
to the U.S.E.E.I. - - 3,00,000
16. University Grants
Commission
(Plan) 9,35,00,000 9,35,00,000 11,05,00,000
(Non-Plan) 4,31,70,000 4,30,00,000 4,58,36,000
17. Rural Higher
Education 40,71,600 33,45,900 39,21,200
18. Jawaharlal Nehru
University - - 70,00,000
Grand Total 14,50,22,800 14,32,90,900 17,27,92,200
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