(46) Youth, December, 1958

(47) The Education Quarterly, December, 1958

During the period under review the publications of the Ministry were placed on display at the "India 1958" Exhibition, New Delhi and also on the occasion of various meetings, conferences, seminars etc. notable among which are :-

(1) Third Conference of the Indian National Commission for Unesco, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, February, 1958;

(2) XXV Meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education, Parliament House, New Delhi, February, 1958;

(3) National Conference on Reading, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, May, 1958;

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(4) Unesco Regional Seminar on Educational Reforms for South and East Asia, Vigyan Bhawan, New Delhi, August- September, 1958;

(5) Unesco Regional Seminar on Visual Aids in Fundamental Education and Community Development, New Delhi, September, 1958.

During the period between January, 1958 and December, 1958 8370 publications were sold at the Ministry's Casual Sales Depot for total cash return of Rs. 8807.11 nP.

Educational Statistics

Collection of Statistics.-The annual collection of statistics on various aspects of education, required for regular as well as ad hoc statistical publications was continued during the period under report. To expedite the consolidation of statistics and obtain correct data for the years, 1955-56 and 1956-57, officials were deputed to ten States and ten universities, to assist the authorities concerned in reconciling the discrepancies in the educational statistics.

Short In-Service Training Courses in Educational Statistics.-To improve the timeliness and reliability of statistics received from the States and universities, the Seventh and Eighth In-Service Training Courses in Educational Statistics were organised for the benefit of State Governments and universities respectively. Beginning on 7th April, 1958, the Seventh Course ran for five weeks while the Eighth was of four weeks' duration. 12 States and 23 universities deputed their nominees to these courses. The Ninth In-Service Training Course in Educational Statistics for the benefit of Universities is proposed to be organised in April-May, 1959.

The informal meeting of the Directors of Public Instruction/ Education held on 9th November 1953, recommended that the Government of India should help the State Governments to organise in-service training courses in educational statistics. Accordingly, officials were deputed to conduct the courses for Jammu and Kashmir State and the Universities of Agra, Bihar and Delhi.

'India 1958' Exhibition.-Twenty-two charts harts showing the progress so far achieved in various fields of education, viz., Primary, Basic, Secondary, University, Technical etc., were prepared and displayed at the 'India 1958' Exhibition.

Statistical Enquiries.-As in previous years, the Statistical Section of the Ministry functioned as a clearing house of statistical information on education. It disseminated information on a large variety of topics to the Planning Commission, University Grants

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Commission, various Ministries of the Central Government, State Governments, Foreign Governments, Parliament, various national and organisations and general public. In all 209 statistical enquiries were attended to during the year.

Statistical Publications.-The following publications were brought out during 1958 :-

(1) Education in India 1955-56 Vol. I.

(2) Education in India 1955-56 Vol. II

(3) Education in Reorganised States 1955-56-a Statistical Survey

(4) Directory of Institutions for Higher Education-1958.

The following are expected to be brought out during January-March 1959 :-

(1) Report on Delinquent Children and Juvenile Offenders in India-1955

(2) Education in States-1956-57

(3) Statistics on Universities-1956-57

(4) Education in Universities in India-1954-56.

The following publications are expected to be brought out during the next year :-

(1) Education in India 1956-57-Two Volumes

(2) Education in the States 1957-58-a Statistical Survey

(3) Education in India 1957-58-Two Volume

(4) Education in Universities in India 1956-57

(5) Education in Universities in India 1957-58

(6) Statistics on Universities 1957-58

(7) Directory of Institutions for Higher Education 1959

(8) Education in India A Graphic Presentation

(9) A Review of Education in India a Decennial Review 1947-57

(10) Libraries in India 1957