ADMINISTRATION
Organisational Structure 2.1.0 The Department of Education, one of the constituents of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, is under the overall charge of Minister of Human Resource development. He is assisted by two Ministers of State. The Secretariat of the Department is headed by the Secretary who is assisted by an Additional Secretary- The Department is organised into Bureaux, Divisions, Branches, Desks, Sections and Units. Each Bureau is under the charge of a Joint Secretary/ Joint Educational Advisor assisted by Divisional Heads. The set-up of the Department is shown in the organisational chart appended to this report.
Subordinate Offices/ Autonomous Organisations 2.2.1 The Department has a large number of Subordinate Offices/Autonomous Organisations/Central Universities/Institutes of Technology and other Institutions of Higher Learning and Research.
- The Directorate of Adult Education (DAE), New Delhi
- The Central Hindi Directorate (CHD), New Delhi
- The Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology (CSTT), New Delhi
- The Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL), Mysore.
2.2.2 The important autonomous organisations, are:
- The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi, a national level resource institution operating in the school sector.
- The National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), New Delhi, another national level resource institution, specialising in problems of educational planning and administration.
- The University Grants Commission (UGC) New Delhi, which coordinates and maintains standards in the area of higher education.
- The All India Council for Technical Education (AICTE), New Delhi, which coordinates and maintains standards in the area of technical education.
- National Council for Teacher's Education (NCTE), New Delhi for development of teacher education.
- National Council for Promotion of Urdu Language, New Delhi.
- National Council for Promotion of Sindhi Language, Vadodara.
- Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi.
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2.2.3 Important organisations/institutions in various sectors of Education are:
Higher Educational Research - Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS), Shimla.
- Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi
- Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), New Delhi.
- Indian Council of Philosophical Research (ICPR), New Delhi.
- The National Council of Rural Institute (NCRI), Hyderabad.
Central Universities: - Aligarh Muslim university, Aligarh.
- Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
- University of Delhi, Delhi.
- University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad.
- Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi.
- Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi.
- North Eastern Hill University, Shillong.
- Pondicherry University, Pondicherry.
- Viswa Bharati, Santi Niketan.
- Nagaland University.
- Tezpur University, Tezpur
- Assam University, Silchar.
- Indira Gandhi National Open University, New Delhi.
- Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar University, Lucknow.
Promotion of Languages - The Kendriya Hindi Shikshan Mandal, Agra, which propagates Hindi in India and abroad.
- The Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi, engaged in promotion and development and research in Sanskrit.
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Following Universities/ Institutions are being set up:-
- Mahatma Gandhi Antarashtriya Viswavidyalaya
- Maulana Azad Urdu University
- Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Computer and Allied Sciences.
School Education - The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangthan (KVS), New Delhi running schools for the children of transferable central government employees.
- The Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, New Delhi, running schools for talented rural children.
- The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE), New Delhi, affiliates schools and conducts examination.
- National Open School (NOS), New Delhi provides education through an open learning system at the school stage.
Elementary Education - Bal Bhawan Society (India), New Delhi. The Society has been contributing towards promotion of creative activity among children in the age- group of 5 to 16 years.
Book Promotion - The National Book Trust, New Delhi.
Technical Education - Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore.
- Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad.
- National-Institute of Training in Industrial Engineering,Bombay.
- National Institute of Foundry and Forge Technology, Ranchi.
- School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi.
- Administrative Staff College of India, Hyderabad.
- Indian Institutes of Management (IIMs) at Ahmedabad Bangalore, Calcutta, Lucknow, Calicut and Indore.
- Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) it Bombay, Delhi, Guwahati, Kanpur, Kharagpur and Madras.
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- Regional Engineering Colleges (Seventeen in Number).
- Indian Institute of Information Technology and Management, Gwalior (IIITM, Gwalior).
Adult Education - The National Institute of Adult Education (NIAE)
Functions 2.3.1 Education is, a concurrent subject, Concurrency implies a meaningful partnership between the Union Government and the States. The NPE states:
"While the role and responsibility of the States in regard to education will remain essentially unchanged, the Union Government would accept a larger responsibility to reinforce the national and integrative character of education, to maintain quality and standards (including those of the teaching profession at all levels), to study and monitor the educational requirements of the country as a whole in regard to manpower for development, to cater to the needs of research and advanced study, to look after the international aspects of Education, Culture and Human Resource Development and, in general, to promote excellence at all levels of the educational pyramid throughout the country."
2.3.2 The Department has been closely interacting with States and Union Territories to fulfil the role perceived by the NPE. The Department has also been striving to fulfil the objective of development of Human potential in the sector of Education, through a country-wide network of field organisations, academic institutions etc.
Publications 2.4.0 The unit is responsible for coordination and printing of Annual Administration Report of the Department both in English and Hindi, Apart from this, Performance Budget, Demands for Grants, Directory of Recipients of National Award to Teachers and Investiture Ceremony, Recipients of certificate of Honour to Sanskrit Scholar and those of other classical languages, is a regular annual feature. Other Publications of the Department were also got published during 1995-96, The unit continued to deal with the work of authentication of educational certificates of Indians going abroad and foreign students studying in India.
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Budget Estimates 2.5.0 The Budget provisions for 1995-96 and 1996-97 for Secretariat and other programmes and schemes of the Department of Education are as under:
(Rs. in crores)
Particulars B.E. R.E. B.E. Provision for
1995-96 1995-96 1996-97
Demand No. 46
Department of 2704.05 3639.43 4459.92 Secretariat for
education the Department incl-
uding the pay and
Accounts Offices,
Hospi-tality and
Entertain-ment. General
Education, other revenue
expenditure of the
Department including
provisions for
grants-in-aid to
States/UTs on Central
/Centrally Sponsored
Schemes (Plan) and also
provision for loans for
Central and Centrally
Sponsored Schemes.
Vigilance Activities 2.6.1 The Vigilance set up of the Department functions under the overall supervision of the Secretary who, in turn is assisted by a Chief Vigilance Officer of the rank of Joint Secretary, an Under Secretary and other subordinate staff. Shri Priyadarshi Thakur functioned as Chief Vigilance Officer in the Department of Education till 27-8-1995. Thereafter, Shri Bhasker Chatterjee, Joint Secretary was appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer.
2.6.2 Sustained efforts continued to tone up the administration and to maintain discipline amongst staff of the Department. Efforts continued to simplify the procedures so as to minimise the scope of corruption. A close watch was maintained over persons of doubtful integrity. The staff posted at sensitive posts were rotated periodically. Disciplinary proceedings against three officials were concluded and appropriate orders passed in each case. Disciplinary proceedings against ten officials, including four gazetted officers, already initiated earlier, were in progress. Preliminary enquiry against four complaint cases pertaining to the Department of Education including three gazetted officers, are in progress.
2.6.3 Of the 58 autonomous organisations and one Public Sector Undertaking under the administrative control of this Department, 50 have so far accepted the advisory jurisdiction of the Central Vigilance Commission. Of them, 23 organisations have appointed the Chief Vigilance Officers with the prior approval of the Central Vigilance Commission.
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2.6.4 A grievance redressal machinery functions in the Department under a Joint Secretary nominated as the Director of Grievances. The Director of Grievances is freely accessible to the staff as well as the members of public during office hours.
2.6.5 In order to ensure that the policy of the Government regarding redressal of Public Grievances is implemented in its totality, 40 organisations out of a total number of 58 have created Public Grievance Redressal machinery and have in turn designated Director of Grievances. Fourteen organisations had already been exempted, with the prior approval of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, from the purview. Efforts were also made during the period under report to persuade the remaining four organisations to set up machinery for redressal of public grievances.
2.6.6 Overall emphasis continued to be laid on the observance of discipline and punctuality.
Progressive use of Hindi 2.7.1 The Department of Education has adequate staff for the implementation of the Official Language Act and Official Language Policy of the Government of India. An Official Language Implementation Committee under the Chairmanship of Joint Secretary (Languages) has been constituted. The Committee periodically reviews the programmes for the progressive in use of Hindi in the Department and its various subordinate offices and autonomous organisations. It also examines critically the steps taken in this regard and various constraints in the process and provide solutions therefore. According to the existing instructions all Notifications, Resolutions, General Orders, Circulars, Memoranda are issued bilingually. Similarly, rubber stamps, nameplates, notice boards, seals, letter heads are also prepared bilingually. Letters received in Hindi are replied to in Hindi. The Performance Budget and Annual Administrative Report are presented in Parliament both in English as well as in Hindi. Over 80% of the officials in the Department have working knowledge of Hindi. Accordingly, this Department has been notified under Rule 10 (4) by the Department of Official Languages; and some of the sections have been identified for working in Hindi under Rule 8 (4). The officials, who have no working knowledge of Hindi are sent for training in batches for attending Prabodh, Praveen and Pragya classes. Similarly, the Typists and Stenographer, who do not have knowledge of Hindi Typing and Stenography skills are also given training. Out of a total of 89 offices under the Department 29 have been notified under Rule 10 (4). 'Hindi Pakhwada' was organised in the Department from 1st to 15th September, 1995 and a number of contests for progressive use of Hindi were organised. The Education Secretary presented awards to participants who obtained 1st, 2nd and 3rd positions. Besides, appeals were made by the former Minister of Human Resource Development, Minister of State for Education and Culture for increasing use of Hindi in the official work of the Department.
2.7.2 Director (O.L.) also inspected some of the sub-ordinate and autonomous organisations to assess the progress in implementation of Official Language policy. A Hindi Advisory Committee has also been constituted in the Department for encouraging the use of Hindi. Joint meetings of Hindi Advisory Committees of various Departments of the Ministry were held under the Chairmanship of former Minister of Human Resource Development on May 8th, July 20th and September 7th, 1995. The strategy for progressive use of Hindi in the Ministry was discussed. These meetings were organised by the Department of Education.
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Professional Development And Training of Staff 2.8.1 The Training Cell in the Department has been functioning with the objective of improving knowledge, attitude and behavioural skills of officials in the Department. The Training Cell assists in deputing the officials for various training programmes, in India as well as abroad by circulation of training programmes and inviting nominations therefore.
2.8.2 During 1995-96 as many as 135 nominations were made for various training programmes (125 in India and 10 abroad). Out of 135 nominations, 86 were accepted by the various training institutions, 63 officers attended the training programmes.
2.8.3 While the training programmes organised by various training institutions such as ISTM, IIPA, NIC etc. cater to various training needs of the officials, it was felt that there were certain gaps relating to the substantive subject of the Department, i.e., "Education". Efforts are, therefore, being made to fill these gaps by organising specific training programmes in this area with the assistance of selected training institutions.
Pay Commission Cell 2.9.0 The Fifth Central Pay Commission set up by the Government desired that the Ministries/ Departments may establish dedicated Pay Commission Cells by redeployment of existing staff to assist the Liaison Officers in discharging their additional responsibilities relating to the work, regarding the Commission. In pursuance of this decision, a separate Pay Commission Cell has been set up in the Department by redeployment of staff to expeditiously and effectively process the matters relating to the Fifth Central Pay Commission.
Office Council 2.10.0 Under the scheme of JCM of the Government, the Department has Office Council having representatives of various Staff Associations. The Office Council of the Department is very active and takes keen interest in the service matters, working conditions, welfare activities of the officials of the Department. The Office Council has also been extending cooperation to the Administration.
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