ADMINISTRATION
Organisational Structure 3.1.0 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 the Deputy Minister for Education and Culture. The secretariat of the Department is headed by the Secretary who is assisted by an Additional Secretary and an Educational Adviser (Technical). 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 3.2.1 There are a number of subordinate offices and autonomous organisations under the Department. The important subordinate offices are:
- The Directorate of Adult Education (DAE)
- The Central Hindi Directorate (CHD)
- The Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology (CSTT)
- The Bureau for Promotion of Urdu (BPU)
- The Central Institute of Indian Languages (CIIL)
3.2.2 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 management.
- The University Grants Commission (UGC) New Delhi, which coordinates and sets standards in the area of higher education.
- The All India Council for Technical Education ((AICTE), New Delhi, which coordinates and sets standards in the area of technical education.
3.2.3 The following institutions are engaged in higher educational research:
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* Indian Institute of advanced study (IIAS), Shimla.
* Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi.
* Indian Council of Historical research (ICHR),
* Indian Council of Philosophical Research, (ICPR) New Delhi.
Central Universities: * Aligarh Muslim University (AMU), Aligarh.
* Banaras Hindu University (BHU), Banaras,
* University of Delhi, Delhi.
* University of Hyderabad, Hyderabad.
* Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi.
* Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), Delhi.
* North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong.
* Pondicherry University, Pondicherry.
* Viswa Bharati, Shantiniketan.
* Tejpur University, Tejpur.
* Silchar University, Silchar.
* Indira Gandhi National Open University, Delhi. In the field of Promotion of Languages:
* The Kendriya Hindi Sansthan (KHS), Agra, which propagates Hindi in India and abroad.
* The Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi, engaged in promotion and development of and research (from school to higher education level) in Sanskrit, it is an examining body too.
In the field of School Education: * The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (KVS), New Delhi running schools for the benefit of the children of transferable government employees.
* The Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, New Delhi, running schools for the benefit of talented rural children.
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* The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) New Delhi, which affiliates schools and conducts examinations.
In the field of Book Promotion: * The National Book Trust, New Delhi.
In the area of 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 Institute of Management (IIMs) at Ahemedabad, Bangalore, Calcutta and Lucknow.
* Technical Teacher Training Institutes at Bhopal, Calcutta, Chandigarh and Madras.
* Indian Institutes of Technology (IITs) at Bombay, Delhi, Kanpur, Kharagpur and Madras.
* Regional Engineering colleges (Seventeen in number).
In the field of Adult Education: * The National Institute of Adult Education (NIAE).
3. 2. 3 While UGC. Central Universities and Institutes like IITs were set up by Acts of Parliament, the other autonomous organisation were registered under the Societies Registration Act.
Functions 3.3.0 Education is a concurrent subject. Coucurrency 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
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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."
The Department has been striving to fulfill the role perceived by the NPE and has been closely interacting with States and Union Territories.
Vigilance Activities 3.4.1 During the period under report, sustained efforts were continued to tone up the administration and to maintain discipline amongest staff of the Department both at the Head Quarters and in the subordinate offices.
3.4.2 Shri Priyadarshi Thakur, Joint. Sectretary has been appointed as Chief Vigilance Officer with the approval of the Central Vigilance Commission.
3.4.3 Disciplinary proceedings against three officials and complaints against five officials were concluded and appropriate orders were passed in each case. Besides, disciplinary proceedings against four officials were intiated during the period under report and disciplinary proceedings against five officials (including four gazetted officers) initiated earlier, were n progress. Seven complaints pertaining to this Department (including four against gazetted officers) were processed for preliminary enquiry.
3.4.4 Of the fifty seven autonomous organisations/public sector undertakings, under the Department of Education, forty nine have so far accepted the advisory jurisdiction of the Central Vigilance Commission. Of them, twenty five organisations have appointed Chief Vigilance Officers with the approval of the Central Vigilance Commission.
3.4.5 In order to ensure that the policy of the Government regarding redressal of public grievances is implemented in its totality, a comprehensive set of guidelines, in line with the directions of the Department of Administrative Reforms and Public Grievances, had been formulated and sent to all organisations for implementation. Of the fifty seven organisations, thirty five organisations have so far created public grievances redressal machinery and had designated Grievance Officers for redressal of public grievances. Efforts were also made during the period under report to persuade the remaining organisations to set up machinery for redressal of public grievances.
3.4.6 Overall emphasis continued to be laid on the observance of discipline and punctuality.
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Progressive use of Hindi in official Work 3.5.1 The Department of Education, the largest Department in the Ministry of Human Resource Development consists of 100 sections, 10 subordinate offices, one public sector undertaking and 79 autonomous organisations spread over the country. During the year under review, the Annual Programme for the Implementation of the Official Language Policy of the Government of India for the Year 1993-94 received from the Department of official Language (Ministry of Home Affairs) was circulated in this Department, its subordinate offices and autonomous organisations with the request that concerted efforts may be made to achieve the targets laid down therein and also to review the progress in this regard in the meetings of the Departmental Official Language Implementation Committees (OLICs) of various offices/ organisations under this department. Besides this, the position of compliance of Official Languages Act and the rules and various administrative instructions issued thereunder, was monitored through quarterly Progress Reports and remedial measures suggested, wherever necessary.
3.5.2 During the year under report, one meeting of Hindi Salahkar Samiti was held on 28.7.93 under the Chairmanship of Km. Selja, Deputy Minister for Education & Culture to discuss the progressive use of Hindi in the Department., three meetings of the OLIC of the Department of Education were also held and more meetings thereof are proposed to be convenned during the remaining period of the year. Apart from this, OLICs also exist in various subordinate offices and autonomous organisations of the Department. The Officers of the Official Language Unit of the Department attended these meetings and discussed various measures to increase the progressive use of Hindi in those offices.
3.5.3 One Hindi Workshop was conducted in the month of August, 1993 and more Hindi Workshops are also proposed to be conducted to impart practical experience of working in Hindi.
3.5.4 One hundred and two employees were nominated for training in various courses under the Hindi Teaching Scheme of the Department of Official Language, Viz., Hindi Typing, Hindi Stenography and Hindi Prabodh/Praveen and Pragya courses.
3.5.5 Committee of Parliament on official Language visited and inspected various offices/organisation of this Department, i.e., National Institute of Industrial Engineering, Bombay, All India Council of Technical Education, New Delhi, School of Planning & Architecture, New Delhi, National Book Trust, New Delhi, Indian Institute, of Science, Bangalore and Central Institute of Indian languages, Mysore. The Officers of the Department concerned with the official. language implementation work represented the Department during these Inspections. Besides this, the Committee of Parliament of Official Language had also taken Oral Evidence of this Department and its subordinate Offices and autonomous orgaanisations on 21, 22 and
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23rd June, 1993 and 12th October, 1993, i.e. U.G.C., I.I.Ts Madras, Kharagpur, I.I.M. Lucknow, Central Universities: Banaras Hindu University, Aligarh Muslim University, Jamia Milia Islamia, Pondicherry University, North-Eastern Hill University, commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology, Central Hindi Directorate, National Council for Educational Research and Training. National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration, Central Institute of Indian Languages, etc.
3.5.6 The officials of the Department concerned with the implementation of Official Language policy also inspsected the Offices/organisations to assess the progress made in the use of Hindi in the official work in Delhi and others located at Bhopal, Ahmedabad and Surat.
3.5.7 Hindi Day/Hindi Week was celebrated in the Department from 14th to 21st September, 1993. On this occasion, a message from Hon,ble Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Arjun Singh and appeal. from Hon'ble Deputy Minister for Education and Culture, Km. Selja and instructions from Education Secretary, Shri S.V. Giri were issued urging greater use of Hindi in official work. Competitions in Hindi Typing, Hindi Stenography, Hindi Essay Writing were held and the employees securing First, Second and Third positions were given cash awards and certificates. In addition to this a special competition on 'Good Handwriting' for class IV employee was also held for the first time.
3.5.8 During the period under report, 59 offices, wherein more than 80 per cent of the staff had acquired working knowledge of Hindi, were notified under rule 10(4) of Official Languages Rules, 1976.
3.5.9 Thus, the Department of Education is constantly engaged in maximising the use of Hindi in the department as well as in its offices/ organisations to secure greater compliance of Official Languages Act and Rules.
Publications 3.6.0 The Publication Unit brought out sixteen publications in English including bilingual (English and Hindi) Upto December, 1993. The Unit continued to handle the work of authentication of original educational certificates of Indians going abroad and foreign students studying in India.
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(Rs. in Crores)
Budget Estimates 3.7.0 The Budget provisions for 1993-94 and 1994-95 in respect of Department of education are as under:
Particulars B.E. R.E. B.E. Provision for
1993-94 1993-94 1994-95
Demand No. 47
Department of 2159.31 2183.26 2365.61 Secrtetariat for the Departme-
Education. nt including the pay and Acco-
unts offices, Hospitality and
Entertainment. General Educa-
tion, other revenue expenditu-
re of the Department including
provisions for grants-in aid
to States/UTs on centrally
Sponsored Schemes (plan) and
alsoprovision for centrally
Sponsored Schemes.
Professional Development and Training of Staff 3.8.1 The Training Cell in the Department has been functioning with the objective of improving knowledge, attitudes and behavioural skills of officers and staff working in the Department.
3.8.2 During 1993-94 as many as 47 officers were deputed for various training Programmes/ Courses in India, while one officer was deputed for training abroad. Besides, officers belonging to the IAS are also deputed for compulsory one-week/three week training programmes organised by the Department of Personnel and Training.
3.8.3 Keeping in view the need to develop a proper strategy for the training of the officers/ Staff of the Department of Education. Professor Vinayshil Gautam, Head, Centre for Management Studies, Indian Institute of Technology, Delhi was assigned a consultancy to develop course content for the training of officers/Staff of the Department. This report has been received on 6.1.94 and is being studied whereafter strategies for executives development of the officials of the department of Education will be evolved.
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3.8.4 A training on Word Processing 5 day duration of a batch of 19 officials was conducted in the Department with the assistance of NIC. This will be followed by next batches of similar training by NIC.
Contribution to the Prime Minister's National Relief Fund 3.9.1 Minister for Human Resource Development Shri Arjun singh made an appeal to the Officers and Members of Staff of the Ministry and its various organisations and Institutions attached to it for making contribution to Government's efforts for relief and rehabilitation of earthquake victims of Maharashtra and other parts of the country.
3.9.2 The response was encouraging and a sum of Rs. 1.39 crores was collected for Prime Minister's National Relief Fund.
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