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Decentralised Management of Education

15.1.0 Consequent on the 73rd and 74th Constitutional Amendments regarding Panchayati Raj and Urban Bodies a CABE Committee on Decentralised Management of Education was set up to work out detailed parameters for a decentralised management of education. The Committee submitted its report on 18th September, 1993. The Committee's recommendations indicate how educational structure should be set up at the district, taluk/mandal and village levels in pursuance of the Constitutional amendments. The CABE in its meeting held on 15th October, 1993 endorsed and commended the report for appropriate adaption and effective implementation by the States and UTs keeping in view their specific situation as well as spirit of the Constitutional amendments.

Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE)

15.2.1 The 49th meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) was held in New Delhi on 15th October, 1993. The CABE noted the progress in the preparation of Programmes of Action of different States and resolved that all State Government and UT Administrations should prepare, latest by 31st December, 1993. comprehensive Programme of Action comprising all stages and aspects of education, on the lines of the Programme of Action, 1992 and keeping in view their situational imperatives.The process of preparation of State situational imperatives.The process of preparation of State POAs should be fully participative. The POAs should have adequate pedagogical, academic and managerial input.

15.2.2 The CABE also considered the reports of CABE Committees Decentralised Management of Education, Teachers, Representation in Legislative Councils and Gnanam Committee Report. It endorsed the reports of Decentralised Management of Education and Teacher's Representation in legislative Councils and felt that more debate was required on the report of Gnanam Committee report. The CABE also considered the report of Yashpal Committee and decided that a wide ranging debate should be organised among educational experts, teachers and parents on the relevant issues. The meeting also endorse a proposal to raise the Status of National Steering Committee on School Text Book Evaluation to a statutory National Commission.

Conference of Chief Ministers

15.2.3 A conference of Chief Ministers was specially convened by the Prime Minister on 15 February, 1994 to consider the follow-up of the Education for All Summit of the Nine High Population Countries and the Reports of the National Development Council (NDC) Committee on Literacy and the Central Advisory Board of Education(CABE) Committee on Decentralized Management of Education. The Chief Ministers decided to supplement the efforts

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of the Central Government in the mobilization of resources and to accord higher priority to primary and Adult Education in the state plans.

National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration

15.3.1 The National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA) is an autonomous body set up by the Government of India as the national apex institution in the field of educational Planning and administration. The Institute's main areas of activities include training of educational Planners and Administrators, research, diffusion of innovations and consultancy services. During the year under report the institute continued to undertake activities in respect of training of educational planners and administrators, research, diffusion of innovations and consultancy services.

Training Activities

15.3.2 NIEPA organizes a large number of seminars, workshops and training programmes each year for various categories of educational functionaries with a view to increasing their awareness about new educational developments, acquainting them with modern techniques of educational management and enhancing their capability for educational planning and administration.

15.3.3 During 1993-94, the institute organised 30 programmes (upto December 1993), another 16 programmes will be held in the quarter January-March 1994. Some of the important training and orientation programmes organised during the year are:

- Fourteenth Diploma in Educational Planning and Administration (DEPA) (Nov. 1, 1993 to Jan. 31, 1994) for district level educational administrators and faculty members of SCERT's and SIEs, etc.

- Realising the importance of training to improve effectiveness of field level educational officers, the institute has been conducting a specially designed training programme leading to Diploma in Educational Planning and Administration. This course is particularly Useful to the officers to be associated with the planning and management of education and to the officers associated with the District Primary Education Programmes now being formulated by various states under the Social Safety Net (SSN) assistance.

- National Seminar on Management of Education under Panchayati Raj Institutions (Sponsored by UNICEF) (May 3-4,1993)

- Workshop on Quality Assurance and Coverage in Academic colleges (July 6-7,1993)

- Planning and Administration of Academic Staff Colleges

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meeting of Directors of ASCs (August 23-24, 1993)

- Planning and Management of Educational Improvement Programmes for Basic Education (Sept. 20-22, 1993) planning for UEE at State and District Levels (October 26-November 5, 1993)

- Computer Applications for Educational Planning and Management (November 22-December 3, 1993)

- The Tenth International Diploma Programme in Educational Planning and Administration for Officials working in Education Departments of the Developing Countries will be held from Ist February, 1994.

Research Activities

15.3.4 One of the main activities of the institute is to undertake, and promote and coordinate research in various fields of educational planning and administration. During the year, Five research studies/projects have been completed whereas, eighteen research studies/projects are in progress. of these, five are sponsored studies and four are under NIEPA's scheme of Assistance.

Studies Completed

1. Management of Autonomy of Educational Institutions: study of Autonomous Colleges.

2. An Evaluative study of Educational Technology in schools (sponsored by Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development)

3. A study on National sample Survey for Monitoring in U.E.E. (Sponsored by Department of Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development)

4. Use of sample Survey Techniques in Educational Statistics (Sponsored by UNESCO)

5. Identification of Training Needs of School Principals (Under NIEPA's Scheme of Assistance)

Publications

15.3.5 The following publications have been brought out in the current year and disseminated widely:

- Regional Disparities in Educational Development (Priced)- Edited by S.C. Nuna.

- Education for All- A Graphic Presentation (Revised Edition)

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- External and Internal Resource mobilization for Education for All- Theme Paper.

- Journal of Educational Planning and Administration Vol. VI No.2, April 1992; Vol. No, 3, July 1992 and Vol. No. 4., October 1992.

Consultancy And Professional Support

15.3.6 The faculty members of the Institute provided consultancy and professional; support to national' State and institutional level bodies as well as international organisations. Among the agencies which were given consultancy and professional support included the Ministry of Human Resource Development, University Grants Commission, State Education Departments, State Councils of Higher Education, SCERTs and other institutions within the country. Consultancy services were also provided to international. agencies such as UNESCO, UNICEF, World Bank and SIDA.

District Primary Education Programme

15.3.7 The District Primary Education Programme (DPEP) launched in 1993 seeks to operationalise the strategy of district level planning. The Institute faculty is deeply involved in the DPEP projects by way of providing professional support in the formulation of district plans and appraisal of the projects to be submitted for external assistance in the selected states, districts covered it DPEP amongst the eight states.

CABE Committee

15.3.8 The Institute has been continuously providing professions support to various Committees of CABE. During this year a core group was set up by the Institute to assist the Committee or decentralized management of education. The faculty of the Institute also participated in the regional meetings convened by the Department of Education for formulation of state-level programme of action for implementation of the revised National Policy on Education. 1992.

Education for All

15.3.9 Besides, the Institute provide academic support in organization of the nine high-population countries EFA Summit. Besides contributing a paper mobilization of resource for education for panel discussion the Institute brought out a publication "Education for All-Graphic Presentation" on this occasion.

Scheme of Assistance for Studies, Seminars, Evaluation etc. for the Implementation of Education Policy

15.4.1 The Scheme of Studies, Seminars, Evaluation etc. for the implementation of Education Policy is intended to provide

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financial assistance to deserving institutions and organisations, for conduct of seminars, workshops, impact and evaluation studies, etc., on such issues that have relevance to the Education Policy, its management implementation and related issues.

15.4.2 During 1993-94 financial assistance has been provided for organisation of one workshop, eight meetings, two conferences, five studies, seventeen seminars and for publication of two journals.

Annual Plan

15.5.0 Annual Plan (1994-95) proposals of the Department of Education are formulated keeping in View the priorities and thrusts stated in the Directional paper of the Planning Commission. The proposals of the Department of Education were discussed in a meeting taken by Member Secretary, Planning Commission on 10th December, 1993 between HRM and Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission on 14th January, 1994.

Educational Statistics

15.6.1 With a view to reduce the time-lag in the compilation and printing of educational statistics, emphasis was laid for timely collection of educational data in the Regional Workshops held during the year to operationalise the Programme of Action, 1992. State/UT Governments had been urged to include this item under their respective POAs.

15.6.2 Another important activity during the year under report was the organisation of workshop to review the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED). The Workshop was organised by NIEPA under the aegis of UNESCO at new Delhi on 1315 October, 1993 and the suggestions/recommendations for revising the exiting classification/emanating from the workshop have since been sent to UNESCO for further action.

15.6.3 Vigorous efforts were made in the Department to clear the pendency of the publication programme during the year. A special drive was launched and as many as 17 publications have since been brought out for the years 1987-88 to 1989-90, under the aforesaid drive.

15.6.4 In order to tone up the educational statistics, the scheme of Computerisation of Educational Statistics was further strengthened and a sum of Rs. 8 lakh was placed at the disposal of NIC for processing of the computerised data at the State/UT Head Quarters. State/UTs Government have also been asked to get the computerised S1,S2.S3, forms printed in adequate quantity. The cost of Printing of forms would be reimbursed, if required. It is also proposed to set up a group of Experts for identifying "Core Information Framework for Educational Statistics"

15.6.5 Under the Education in India Series, the following

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publications were brought out or are ready for publication during the year under report:-

1. Selected Educational Statistics 1991-92

2. Education in India Vol. I(S) 1987-88

3. Education in India Vol. I(S) 1988-89

9. Education in India Vol.II(S) 1987-88

10. Education in India Vol. II(S) 1988-89

11. Education in India Vol. II(S) 1984-85

12. Education in India Vol.I (S) 1989-90

13. Indian Students/Trainees Going Abroad 1987-88

14. Indian Students/Trainees Going Abroad 1990-91

15. Selected Information on School Education 1990-91

16. Selected Information on School Education 1992-93

17. Selected Educational Statistics 1992-93.

Computerised Management Information System (CMIS)

15.7.1 The main objective of the Computerised Management Information System (CMIS) Unit is to develop and maintain software for the implementation of management information system for the Department of Education. At present this Unit have three PC/AT 386 and three PC/AT/286 with line, dot-matrix and laser printers. Two terminals of the Super PC COSMOS 486 system of NIC have also been installed in this Unit. Approximately, thirty projects were identified for computerisation and completed successfully. These are from Planning, Monitoring and Statistical, Administration, Book Promotion, Scholarship, Divisions etc. Most of these projects are of continuing nature and are processed monthly, quarterly, half-yearly and annually. Some new areas have also been identified for computerisation for covering in the Eight Five Year Plan. Efforts are being made to upgrade the existing Posts.

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15.7.2 Work relating to various reports like the Annual Report of the Department, Annual Plan proposals, Report of the CABE committee, documentation work for Education for All Summit have also been taken up by this Unit during this year.

15.7.3 The following are the list of the projects taken up for computerisation by this Unit:-

Administration

- Database relating to Group B and Group C officers of Department of Education on selected parameters such as name, designation, division, section, date of joining etc. for internal adjustments.

- Database and software maintained for Monitoring staff position in the Department of Education.

- Details of Autonomous organisations/ Subordinate offices under the Department of Education where the post of the Heads of the organisation are vacant and action taken for filling up thereof.

- Statement indicating the details of vacancies and the officers selected in the Grade of Deputy Secretaries/Directors.

- State-wise/ cadre-wise list of officers (DS and above) of the Department of Education.

- Pay-billing system of the Department of Education.

- Recovery Schedule of officers of the Department.

- Database created for admission in KVS for the employees of the Department of Education.

- Monitoring of consolidated Expenditure of S&S. Telephone Directory.

Statistics

- Education in India Vol.I (S)

- Education in India Vol. II(S)

- Education in India Vol. I(C)

- Education in India Vol. II(C)

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- Selected Educational Statistics

- Educational Statistics at a Glance

- Indian Student Going Abroad

- Indian Trainees Going Abroad

- Database on Education Ministers/Chief Secretaries/ Education Secretaries/DPIs etc.

Planning

- Annual Plan proposal for 1993-94

Book Promotion

- Generation of International Standard Book Numbering (ISBN) System for Raja Ram Mohun Roy National Unit.

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