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guidelines for its further expansion, a Committee was set up which is expected to submit its report shortly. Prof. Bhabatosh Datta has taken over as the new Chairman of the Foundation with effect from 1st September 1977. Government of India gave a grant of Rs. 20 lakhs to the Foundation during the current year.

Cooperation with UNESCO

Cooperation with Unesco in the field of adult education further expanded in the wake of the Government of India's decision to give high priority to adult education. Exhibiting their interest in the National Adult Education Programmes, Unesco has offered for greater cooperation under the UNDP country programme. A project of assistance in this regard has been drawn up and preliminary discussions on it have also taken place with Unesco authorities.

Exchange of experiences with other countries

The experiences and insight gained by other countries in the field of adult education must be shared by mutual exchange and continuing communication. Such exchanges continued during the current year and a 4-Member delegation, under the leadership of Secretary, Education, Tamil Nadu, was sent to Hungary for studying the adult education programmes in that country. The duration of the visit was two weeks. Exchange programmes have also been concluded under the bilateral cultural agreements with the three other countries. The Directorate of Adult Education has also entered into direct communication with many countries in the field of adult education and has extended its documentation service to cover about 100 centres in other countries. This type of exchange enables the Directorate to get information/material about the adult education activities in other countries and also helps them to disseminate the information con- cerning our country.

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