EDUCATION IN UNION TERRITORIES
The Government of India bear a special responsibility for education in the Union Territories. The Territories of Goa, Diu and Daman, Pondicherry, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram, have their own legislatures and exercise powers specified in the. Government of Union Territories Act, 1963. Delhi has a Metropolitan Council and an Executive Council which functions according to the provisions of Delhi Administration Act, 1966. The other territories, namely, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Lakshadweep, have no legislatures. An account of the Educational facilities and related details in respect of each of the above Union Territories is given in the paragraphs that follow.
ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
Educational Facilities There are 208 educational institutions in the territory com- prising 1 Government Degree College, 1 Teachers' Training Institute, 15 Higher Secondary Schools, 33 Senior Basic Schools, 152 Junior Basic Schools and 6 pre-primary Schools, with a total enrolment of 27,258. The total number of teachers is 1,459 of which 498 are women. School Education in these islands is tuition free. Free travel concession is given to students, in Middle and Higher Secondary stages who reside at a distance of more than 4 Kilometers. Books are supplied free to school students the income of whose parents is less than Rs. 2,500/per annum and college students if it is less than Rs. 3,000/- per annum. Stipends are given to hosteliers at the rate of Rs. 50/- per month. An additional sum of Rs. 10/- is paid to each tribal boarder. Mid-day meals are supplied upto class VIII @ 20 paise per head per working day. Post-Higher Secondary Scholarships for Higher Education on mainland are given for such subjects for which facilities are not available in the Government College. Arrangements for reservation of seats in various institutions are also made by the Administration. Free Stationery is provided to all tribal students at all stages.
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Teachers Training There is one Teachers Training Institute at Port Blair which provides a two years instruction at the undergraduate level to train primary school teachers. Total strength of the Institute is 156 of which 85 are girls. Greater stress is laid on contents and methodology.
Extra Curricular Activities A science, art and crafts exhibition was organised in December, 1975. International Women's year was celebrated with zeal. Book Banks were established. Schemes of Scouts and Guides and N.C.C. were further extended. Games and cultural activities were promoted.
Steps taken under 20 Point Programme As a measure of Prime Minister's 20 point programme, low cost exercise books in different sizes have been made available to students at various places. The Directorate of Education, has purchased paper from the mill directly and the exercise books are being manufactured in the Co-operative Press.
CHANDIGARH ADMINISTRATION The Union Territory of Chandigarh continued to maintain its pace of progress in the field of education.
School Education The enrolment at various stages rose as compared to the previous year as under:
Stages 1974-75 1975-76 Increase
Classes I to V 34,700 36,300 1,600
Classes VI to VIII 14,700 15,300 600
Classes IX to XI 8,000 8,400 400
42 posts of elementary teachers and 20 posts of secondary teachers were created to cope with the additional enrolment in Government Schools. Two Government Middle Schools were upgraded to High standard and two Government Primary Schools, and a new Model High School, were started.
Incentive for Children of Weaker Sections of Society An amount of Rs. 40,000 has been sanctioned for grant of Attendance Scholarships to 500 children and free books and
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stationery to 2500 children particularly belonging to poor sections, studying in Primary classes.
Science Education All classes up to VIII class have been covered under the UNICEF aided Science Education Programme and, with a view to improving Science Education and amount of Rs. 30,000 has been sanctioned for purchase of science kits.
Improvement of Other Facilities Under the phased programme of providing Librarians in all High and Higher Secondary Schools, three more posts of Librarians were created. Provision of furniture has also been made for 100 additional children.
College Education Besides the normal expansion, additional funds were sanctioned for the starting of M.Sc. classes in clothing and textiles in Home Science College, Chandigarh. A new building is also being constructed for this College.
Scholarships 10 new Merit-cum-Means scholarships at the Middle stage and 15 scholarships at the Secondary Stage have been introduced.
Sports and Youth activities One post of Youth Welfare Officer has been created to coordinate the Sports and Youth activities in the Union Territory. Facilities for Yoga Training have been extended further.
DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI There are 4 pre-Primary Schools, 157 Primary Schools and 4 High Schools in the Union Territory. Education in all schools up to S.S.C.E. stage is free. Free mid-day meals are supplied to the pupils in all Government Primary Schools including 4 pre-Primary Schools. The facility of free supply of textbooks, notes, slates etc. to pupils of Primary and Secondary schools has been extended to the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and economically backward classes students in Government schools. Clothes are also supplied free to such students in Government Primary Schools. Medical treatment is given free to pupils of Primary and Secondary Schools after annual inspection. Hostel facilities are available to students of S.C./S.T. and economically backward classes. There are 8 Government Social Welfare
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Hostels with a total strength 500 inmates. Construction of 3 New Hostel buildings is under progress. The entire boarding and lodging expenses of these Hostels are borne by the Administration. There are 2 public libraries and one new library is proposed to be added during the current-year. All Central Primary Schools and all High Schools have Libraries.
20 Point Programme 20 point programme is already being implemented in right earnest. All the S.C./S.T. and low income group students have been provided textbooks, exercise note books and other material free of cost by getting the same on controlled rates.
Scholarships Post-matric/pre-matric Scholarships are being granted to S.C./S.T. and low income group students. National Loan Scholarships Scheme has also been implemented.
National Cadet Corps Physical Education has been introduced in all Primary and Secondary Schools. There are 4 groups of N.C.C. Cadets establishment in two Secondary Schools each group having 100 cadets both for boys and girls.
Applied Nutrition Programmes There are 11 Primary Schools where the Applied Nutrition programme is being implemented by the Block Development.
Vocationalisation of Secondary Education The following subjects in Secondary Schools have been introduced:-
1. Elements of Electrical and Mechanical Engineering
2. Workshop Technology Grade-I
3. Geometrical Machine Drawing
Vocational 1. Agriculture
2. Typewriting
3. Tailoring
4. Drawing
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LAKSHADWEEP
Educational Facilities The number of educational institutions in Lakshadweep is 42. This includes one Junior College, one Higher Secondary School, 7 High Schools, 6 Senior Basic Schools, 18 Junior Basic Schools, and 9 Nursery Schools. Total strength of students is 9257 as against 8600 in 1974-75. The staff strength under education establishment is 484 including non-teaching staff. There are facilities for education up to pre-degree level.
Special Facilities for Education of Girls Three Senior Basic Schools (one complete and two incomplete) and One Junior-Basic School are functioning exclusively for girls. A separate girls section for high school classes is functioning in high school, Kalpeni. Two girls hostels are run by the Administration at Kavaratti for college and higher secondary school students. Free boarding and lodging are provided in these hostels. Out of 9257 students in the schools, 37178 are girls.
Facilities for Science Teaching General science is taught as a compulsory subject in all schools. The new syllabus which lays emphasis in teaching chemistry, physics, biology as separate subjects has been introduced in the schools. Under the UNICEF aided science education project 25 science kits for use in primary and middle schools are being supplied. The science teachers working in primary and secondary schools are given inservice courses arranged by the State Institute of Education, Kerala.
Scholarships and Grants The scheme for granting scholarships to students in high/ higher secondary/College classes is continued. Education is free at all stages in this union territory. The students desiring to take up higher studies in both academic and technical courses are admitted to the institutions on the mainland against the seats reserved for them by the administration. The scholarship rates were enhanced with effect from January, 1975. The number of scholarship holders is 62 on mainland institutions and 640 in the institutions in the islands. The students studying in islands other than their native islands are provided with free boarding and lodging facilities in Government hostels. In the case of students studying in the institutions on mainland, all the expenses towards tuition fee and boarding lodging expenses are
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met by the administration. Scholarships are given to the students in case hostel facilities are not available.
Facilities for Teachers Training There are no teacher training schools or colleges in this Union Territory. Candidates are sent for teachers training in institutions on the mainland.
Special Facilities The inhabitants of this territory are Muslims who are classified as Scheduled Tribes. All facilities provided by the Administration are meant for them only.
Social Welfare Programmes Social Education centres and reading room cum libraries are functioning in the islands. Nine librarians for the reading room cum libraries, and one librarian for the central library have been newly appointed. Nine lady village level workers appointed last year continued to work. They are attending the work relating to adult literacy programme, women welfare activities and other programmes connected with health and hygiene. Mahilasamajams are also functioning in all the islands.
A state social welfare advisory board has been constituted recently. It is proposed to set up a separate wing for social welfare with one social welfare officer and staff under him.
GOA, DAMAN AND DIU
Educational Facilities Education in this Territory is free up to Class VIII. Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes students and students belonging to economically backward classes are exempted from payment of fees in classes IX and X also.
There are 1114 schools at the Primary level with an enrolment of 1,13,963. At the middle level there are 52,144 students in 358 schools. At the Secondary level there are 228 schools with an enrolment of 30,869 students. Under the new pattern of 10+2 the first batch of students for new S.S.C. (Class X) examinations appeared in April, 1975. A total of 13 institutions (private and good) are conducting class XI and XII. The enrolment in class XI is 1950, A.S.S.C. Board for Goa has been established which is due to conduct its first examination in March/April, 1976.
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There are 14 colleges and a post-graduate centre with a total enrolment of 9,839. There is also a Food Craft Institute offering courses in Cooking, Bakery and Book-keeping with an enrolment of 45.
Education of Girls To promote education among girls, special incentives to those belonging to poor sections in the form of uniforms, books and stationery are being provided. During the year a sum of Rs. 90,000 is proposed to be spent for the benefit of 2250 girls.
Science Teaching Posts of subject inspectors for Science and Mathematics have been created to guide the teachers in teaching these subjects in higher classes.
Scholarships and Other Concessions 76 National Scholarships, 96 National Loan Scholarships, 14200 Freeships, 10 merit scholarships and 35 scholarships for study of Sanskrit have been provided.
Teachers Training A two year Diploma course for, Primary Teachers has been started in Government College with an enrolment of 100 untrained Government teachers every year. There is one Secondary Teachers Training College under private management providing Diploma, B.Ed and M.Ed. courses.
Special Facilities for Scheduled Caste, Scheduled Tribe and Back-
ward Class Students Besides free education, stipends are given to such students in Middle and Secondary Classes for purchase of books, uniforms, etc. Under a new scheme, all S.C./S.T. students at the 3 stages are proposed to be paid grants for purchase of books and uniforms. 35 post-Matric Scholarships are also given for Higher Education in College and other technical institutions.
Adult Literacy 215 Adult Literacy Centres were opened and 7000 adults were enroled.
Book Banks Book Banks in educational institutions at all levels are proposed to be established under 20 point Economic programme.
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PONDICHERRY
Elementary Education To expand facilities for providing universal and pre-primary education 42910 poor children have been given Mid-day Meals. To encourage regular attendance of children and to improve standards of learning, stationery articles like school bags, slates, pencils etc. were supplied free of cost to poor children. With the assistance of UNICEF, the teaching of Science and Mathematics has been strengthened by giving orientation in-service training to 500 Secondary grade teachers in the teaching of these subjects.
Secondary Education To meet the increased demand for schooling facilities, 1 new High School and 18 additional classes were started. To introduce work experience scheme 2 more high schools have been selected.
Scholarships and Other Concessions To help the poor meritorious students, 125 post-Matric Merit Scholarships, 13 National Scholarships, 18 awards under National Loan Scholarships and 4 awards of National Scholarships for children of primary and secondary school teachers were given. A number of scholarships as well as grants were also given to the children of political sufferers.
University Education Facilities in this field have been expanded by starting more classes/courses in 5 colleges,
Other Educational Programmes The draft Gazetteer is under scrutiny and is expected to be published in 1976. Steps have been taken for the acquisition of land for the establishment of a Central University at Pondicherry. Action has been initiated to start 5 Farmers Functional Literacy centres during 1976. To supply textbooks, exercise books, etc. at fair/controlled prices, 13 students co-operative stores have been opened. In all the 52 High Schools book banks have been opened.