ADMINISTRATION
Organisational Structure 3.1.0 The Department of Education, one of the constituents of the Ministry of Human Resource Development, is at present under the charge of Prime Minister. At the level of Minister of State, the Minister of State for Science and Technology is holding additional charge of Education Portfolio. The Secretariat of the Department is headed by the Secretary who is assisted by an Additional Secretary and 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 Adviser assisted by Divisional Heads. The set-up of the Department is shown in the Organisation Chart appended to the report.
Subordinate Offices/Autonomous Organisations 3.2.1 Over the years, a number of subordinate offices and autonomous organisations have come up under the Department. The subordinate offices are:-
- The Central Hindi Directorate (CHD).
- The Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology (CSTT).
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- The Bureau for Promotion of Urdu (BPU).
These are institutions for development of languages.
3.2.2 The autonomous organisations are:-
- The National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), New Delhi a national level resource institution operating in the Schools sector.
- The National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration (NIEPA), New Delhi, also a 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.
- The following institutions engaged in higher educational research:
. Indian Institute of Advanced Study (IIAS), Simla.
. Indian Council of Social Science Research (ICSSR), New Delhi.
. Indian Council of Historical Research (ICHR), New Delhi.
. Indian Council of Philosophical Rese arch (ICPR), New Delhi.
- The Kendriya Hindi Sansthan (KHS), Agra, which propagates Hindi in India and abroad.
- The Rashtriya Sanskrit Sansthan, New Delhi, engaged in promotion, development and research (from School to Higher Education level) in Sanskrit; it is an examining body too.
- The Kendriya Vidyalaya Sanghatan (KVS), New Delhi, running Schools for the benefit of transfer-able Central Govt. employees.
- The Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti, New Delhi, running schools for the benefit of talented rural children.
- The Central Board of Secondary Examination (CBSE), New Delhi, which affiliates Schools and conducts examinations.
- 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 Institutes of Management (IIMs) at Ahmedabad, 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).
3.2.3 The autonomous organisations are either registered under the Societies Registration Act or set up by Acts of Parliament.
Functions 3.3.0 Important functions of the Department of Education are to evolve Educational Policy in all aspects and to coordinate and determine the standards of Higher Education and Technical Education; to develop and coordinate research in Social Sciences; to coordinate, in partnership with the States, activities aimed at achieving national goals like Universal Elementary Education (UEE), adult literacy, making education relevant to the world of work, development of scientific temper amongst students, removal of sex bias, provision of access to education for the deprived and disadvantaged etc; to foster and develop study of languages-Hindi, Modem Indian and Classical languages including Sanskrit; to deal with intellectual property; to improve quality of text-books and develop book industry; to administer scholarships for the deprived and the talented; and to co-ordinate UNESCO programmes.
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Vigilance Activities 3.4.1 Sustained efforts were made to tone-up the administration and to maintain discipline amongst the staff of the Department both at the Headquarters and in the subordinate offices. Disciplinary proceedings against four officials (including three gazetted officers) were concluded and appropriate orders were passed In each case. Disciplinary proceedings against one gazetted officer of a subordinate office and' one official of Department proper initiated earlier were in progress. Three complaints pertaining to the Department (including one against one Gazetted Officer) were processed for preliminary inquiry. Two officials (one gazetted and the other non-gazetted) were placed under suspension. Besides, it has been decided to initiate disciplinary proceedings against two officials including one gazetted officer. In one case pertaining to the award of scholarships for study abroad during 1988-89, the question of initiating departmental proceedings against the concerned officers is under consideration.
3.4.2 Of the 48 autonomous organisations/public sector undertakings linked with the Department of Education, 38 have so far accepted the jurisdiction of Central Vigilance Commission. Chief Vigilance Officers are in position in 20 organisations.
3.4.3 A meeting of Departmental Security Officers of various Ministries/Departments/Offices housed in Shastri Bhavan was held on 1st November 1989, wherein measures for tightening the security arrangements in Shastri Bhavan were evolved.
3.4.4 Overall emphasis continued to be laid on the observance of discipline and punctuality.
Progressive use of Hindi in Official Work 3.5.1 In the very beginning of the year under report, the Annual Programme for the implementation of the Official Language Policy of the Govt. of India for the year 1989-90, received from the Deptt. of Official Language (Ministry of Home Affairs) was circulated in this Department, its Subordinate Offices and Autonomous Organisations with the request that all-out efforts may be made to achieve the targets fixed therein as also for the review of progress, regularly in the meetings of the Departmental Official Language Implementation Committees (O.L.I.Cs.)
3.5.2 The position of compliance with the Official Language Act and the rules, regulations and administrative orders framed thereunder, in 84 Sections of the Department, its 10 Subordinate Offices and 69 autonomous organisations was watched through Quarterly Progress Reports. These reports were regularly obtained from them, reviewed in the Department and deficiencies found were brought to the notice of the concerned for remedial action.
3.5.3 The separate Hindi Salahakar Samiti for the Deptt. of Education constituted as per the instructions of the Department of Official language, met on 22-9-89. Some of the important decisions taken in the meeting are as follows:-
- The Check-points should be strengthened in the Department so that there is no violation of Section 3 (3) of O.L. Rules and the letters meant for Regions 'A' & 'B' are sent cent- percent in Hindi.
- In the Book Fairs organised by them, the National Book Trust should also provide a separate shelf for books written originally in Hindi on technical and scientific Subjects and which have been given awards so that such works may receive encouragement.
- The suggestions that (i) the articles included in the 'Shiksha Vivechan' and 'Unesco Samachar' should be originally in Hindi and that (ii) the "Doot" which is a translation of the publication 'Courier' should contain articles of Indian Writers, may be considered.
- A scheme of awards should soon be introduced to encourage books written originally in Hindi Oil subjects pertaining to Department of Education.
3.5.4 Follow-up action has already been teken on all the above items.
3.5.5 The Departmental Official Language Implementation Committee (O.L.I.C.) met twice during the year under report. It was decided that with a. view to effectively oversee the implementation of Official Language Policy in various Divisions, the Divisional Heads may hold quarterly meetings within their respective charges, which would also be attended by a representative of the O.L. Unit. Such meetings are being field.
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3.5.6 One Hindi Workshop was organised to promote the use of Hindi in noting and drafting.
3.5.7 Fifty employees were nominated for various courses under the Hindi Teaching Scheme of the Department of Official Language, 36 L.D.Cs. were nominated for Hindi Typing and 21 stenographers for Hindi Stenography.
3.5.8 To assess the position regarding compliance of Official Language Rules, 11 Offices were inspected and the deficiencies found during the inspections were brought to the notice of the Heads of the Offices concerned and remedial measures suggested.
3.5.9 Hindi Week was celebrated in this Department from 14th to 20th September, 1989. On this occasion, a Message from Minister for Human Resource Development and an appeal from Minister of State for Education were issued urging upon the staff to make greater use of Hindi in official work. Besides, detailed instructions from Education Secretary were issued about the items of official work required to be transacted bilingually. A Hindi Essay and Hindi Typing Competition was also organised and employees securing First, Second and Third positions were given cash awards at the meeting of the O.L.I.C. held on 16-11-89.
3.5.10 During the year under report 7 offices and 11 Kendriya Vidyalayas, more than 80% of the staff of which had acquired working knowledge of Hindi, were notified under Rule 10 (4) of the Official Language Rules, 1976. In addition, 5 Units of the Commission for Scientific and Technical Terminology were also specified under Rule 8 (4) of the Official Language Rules.
Publications 3.6.1 The Publication Unit brought out 25 publications (till December, 1989) in English including bilingual (English and Hindi titles) and one quarterly journal "The Education Quarterly" during 1989-90. A monthly resume "Educational Developments at the Centre and in the States" with restricted circulation was brought out every month both in English and Hindi. Besides, the Unit brought out the INC Newsletter.
3.6.2 The Hindi Publication Unit brought out 17 titles including a quarterly journal "Shiksha Vivechan". Besides, it also brought out Hindi version of half yearly journal INC Newsletter.
3.7.0 Deputations/delegations of Government Officials and non- officials sent abroad during the year 1988-89.
No. of delegations/ No. of persons/ Foreign
deputations included in the Exchange
delegations/ (estimated in Rs.)
deputations
72 135 8,93,875.00
3.8.0 Budget Estimates
(Rs. in lakhs)
Particulars B.E. R.E. B.E.
1989-90 1989-90 1990-91
Demand No. 48
Department of 158142.00 152208.00 171334.00
Education
Provision for:
Secretariat for the
Department including
the Pay and Accounts
Offices, Hospitality
and Entertainment.
General Education,
other revenue expenditure
of the Department
including provisions
for Grants-in-aid to
States/UTs on Central
Centrally sponsored
Schemes (Plan) and also
provision for loans for
Central and Centrally
sponsored schemes).
Professional Development & Training of Staff 3.9.0 The Training Cell in the Department has been charged with the responsibility of coordinating monitoring of various training programmes of professional development of staff working in the Depart- ment. During the year, the Training Cell circulated 118 training programmes in India and nominated 101 officers for training. Four officers were also nominated for training abroad under the Colombo Plan. Besides this, refresher courses for 40 Group 'D' employees were organised.
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