HIGHLIGHTS SINCE 1985-86
17.1.1 The most significant achievement over the last four years and indeed a landmark in the history of Education in India has been the adoption by the Parliament of the National Policy on Education (NPE), in May, 1986, after a nation-wide debate. This was followed up by the formulation of a comprehen- sive Programme of Action (POA), based on examination of every aspect of the Policy by 23 Task Forces. The Programme of Action was adopted by the Parliament in August, 1986.
17.1.2 The National Policy on Education, 1986 was different from, and an improvement on, the earlier Policy of 1968 in the following respects
- Adoption of a comprehensive Programme of Action as mentioned above.
- Stipulation of specific targets like for Universalisation of Elementary Education, Adult Education, Vocationalisation, etc.
- Prescription of Non-formal Education as a system.
- Overt call for employment orientation of Education, as distinct from employability of students adverted to by the earlier Policy.
- Presentation of Education in the perspec- tive of Human Resource Development.
- Prescription of concrete steps in respect of education for women's equality.
- Offer of special programmes for SCs/STs, minorities, handicapped and educationally backward classes.
- Offer of a programme for Management of Education.
- Delineation of programmes for the rural population.
- Stipulation of a National System of education based on national curricular framework.
- Call for delinking of jobs from degrees.
17.2.0 Consistent with the Programme of Action, several new Plan Schemes have been brought under implementation by the Government. Particulars of major Schemes are furnished :
Name of Scheme Objectives Over Physical Features Rates of Remarks
all Targets Assist-
Scheme ance
Outlay
Rs. crores
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
1. Operation To facilitate 742.25 Coverage As in 100%
Blackboard universalisation of of 20% col. 2 assistance
Elementary Education; of the to States
and for this purpose, Blocks for posts
to provide building in 87-88, of teachers
infrastructure to 30% in and teaching
primary schools at 88-89 learning
minimum level; to and 50% materials,
provide additional school in 89-90 funds for
teachers, preferably school
women teachers; and buildings
to provide teaching- having to be
learning materials. provided
under NREP/
RLEGP.
2. Restructuring
and reorgani-
zation of
Teacher
Education
(i) Mass Orienta- To improve professional 38.40 Orientation - Orienta- Cost of
tion of competence of teachers of 5 lakh tion of training of
school teachers Resource resource
teachers. annually. persons persons and
training of
teachers
met by the
Centre.
- In service
training
of
teachers.
(ii) District - do - 288.59 400 DIETs - Pre- Rs. 78 Lakhs
Institutes of to be service per DIET
Education and established. & inservice
Training education
(DIETs) of teachers
- Resource
support
for
District
Educa-
tional
System &
Non-formal
and adult
Education
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(iii) Strengthening - do - 132.19 250 Institutes - Inservice Rs. 72 Lakh
Secondary to be education per Centre
Teacher strengthened. of
Training teachers,
Institutes. apart
from
running
degree
& P. G.
Courses.
- Network-
ing with
other
Educa-
tional
Resource
agencies.
(iv) Strengthening do - 2.00 - Improve-
State Councils ment of
of Educational infrastruc-
Research & ture &
Training. resources
of
SCERTs.
3. Non-Formal To take education 230.45 to continue - Flexible Assistance to
Education. to the doorsteps coverage of programmes States and
of children who educationally of Voluntary
are unable to backward education agencies @
be in the formal States and, - Project 50% -For general
school system. in addition, approach centres.
cover urban - Better 90% -For girls'
slums, hilly, super- centres.
desert and vision 100% For Projects
tribal of voluntary
areas in agencies.
the 100% For innova-
States vative
projects.
4. Environmental As in Col. 1 37.50 100 Projects - Creation 100% assistance
Orientation by 1990 of general to States and
to School awareness Non-Governmental
Education among Agencies
school
children
about
environ-
ment
- Raising of
social
forestry
nurseries
and
plantation
of saplings.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7
5. Science Improvement of 161.18 Coverage - Upgradation Rs. 7500 per
Education science education of 1.12 of science school for
in schools. in schools lakh laboratories science equipment.
schools in upper Rs. 15,000/
primary, 40,000 per school
secondary for science
and books.
higher
secondary
Schools
- Library Rs. 1 lakh
assistance for each
- Setting up Resource
District Centre.
Science 100% assistance
Resource to voluntary
Centres. agencies.
- Assistance
to volunt-
ary organi-
zations
for inno-
vative
projects.
6. Vocationalisation Making post 409.82 11% diversion - District Assistance
of Education secondary education of students vocational ranging
relevant to the at higher surveys. from 25% to 100%.
world of work. secondary - Vocational
stage to equipment
vocational and
system buildings
by 1990. for
schools.
Introduction - Curriculum
of vocational & Resource
courses materials
in about production.
5000 - Teacher
schools Training
7. Educational Improvement of access 115.90 Supply of - Infrast- 100% assistance
Technology. to education and 1 lakh ructure for State Institutes
quality of education. colour TV for of Education
sets and 5 Educational Technology (SIETs)
lakh Radio- Techno- 100% assistance
cum-cassette logy for Radio-cum-
players to Studios. Cassette Players.
to primary - Educat- 75% assistance
and upper ional TV for colour TVs.
primary Produ-
schools ction.
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- Setting
up
Founda-
tion for
Educa-
tional TV
Produc-
tion
8. Navodaya To provide good 500.00 One - Resi- Fully
Vidyalayas. quality education Navodaya dential funded
for talented School per - Free by the
rural children. district. boarding Centre.
lodging
and
education
- Admission
by Objec-
tive tests
conducted
all over
India by
NCERT
- Admini-
stration
through
the auto-
nomous
Navodaya
Vidyalaya
Samiti.
9. Indira To provide access 46.00 - Certificate Fully
Gandhi to Higher Education (envis- and funded
National to large segments aged diploma by
Open of population, in courses, Govt. of India
University. specially to the Pro- parti-
disadvantaged and ject cularly in
those, in backward docu- special
regions. ment) subjects
like
Rural
To provide Continuing Develop-
Education to upgrade ment
knowledge and Food &
skills. Nutrition,
Computer
Education,
Tribal
Education,
etc.
- Multi-
media
packages,
for
instruc-
tional
system
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- Regional
Centres
- Campus
develop-
ment in
100 acres
in South
Delhi.
10. Consolidation
and
expansion
of Insti-
tutions
under the
University
System.
11. Autonomous Programmes taken up as part of UGC activities.
colleges.
12. Strengthening
of Research
13. Revision of To raise
pay scales status of
of University teachers; and'
and College to attract
Teachers and retain
and training talent in the
of these Higher Education
teachers System.
14. Thrust Areas of - Creation of 115.00 Based on Provision of 100% funding
Technical infrastructure projects - equipment by Govt. of
Education in areas of received - laboratory India for all
emerging from space AICTE approved
technologies. eligible - Books & institutions.
institutions journals
- Technical
staff for
projects.
- Expansion of
facilities
in crucial
areas where
weakness
exists.
- Programmes
for new/
improved
technologies.
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1 2 3 4 5 6 7
15. Modernisation - To create 196.00 - do - Provision - do -
and removal infrastructure of equip-
of obsole- to meet ment
scence. the new and
technological books
developments.
16. Research - To create 4.5 - do - - Provision - do -
and infrastructure of equip-
ment
Development for Research - laboratory
in Tech. space
Instts. and - Books &
support research journals
projects - Technical
Staff
for
projects.
17. National To impart 340.00 Coverage of - Establish- Full funding
Literacy functional literacy 30 million ment of to National
Mission to adult illiterates adult National Literacy
in the age group illiterates Literacy Mission authority and
of 15-35. by 1990. Mission Technology demonstration
Authority
- Techno- Rs. 14000/- per
logy Jan Sikshan
demonstra- Nilayam.
tion in 40
districts.
- Institution- Rs, 15.53 lakhs
alisation per RFLP
of post- of 300 Centres.
literacy
through
Jan
Sikshan
Nilayams.
- Continu-
ance of
old
activi-
ties,
RFLP,
SVPS,
strengthen-
ing of
administra-
tive
structures
etc.