EDUCATION IN THE UNION TERRITORIES
Education in the Union Territories constitutes a special responsibility of
the Central Government. The Territories of Goa, Daman and Diu,
Pondicherry, Arunachal Pradesh and Mizoram have their own legislatures
and exercise powers specified in the Government of Union Territories' Act,
1963.
An account of the educational facilities, and activities undertaken dur-
ing the year in respect of each of the Union Territories is given in this
chapter.
1. ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS
During 1981-82, there were 255 educational- institutions in the Union
Territory comprising one Government College, one Teachers Training Insti-
tute, 16 Higher Secondary Schools, 11 High Schools, 34 Middle Schools,
179 Primary Schools and 13 Pre-Primary Schools. Post-Graduate courses
are-available in the subjects of Political Science and English Literature in
the Government College, Port Blair. B. Ed. classes were also added in the
Teachers Training Institute from the current academic session and 46
candidates were enrolled for B. Ed. course.
Teachers' Training The Teachers' Training Institute was strengthened during the current
year. 49 Pre-Service trainees were admitted in two-year J.B.T. course
during the year 1981-82.
Incentives For the education of Scheduled Tribes, there are 2 Pre-Primary, 28
Primary 5 Middle, 1 High and 1 Higher Secondary Schools in Tribal area
of Nicobar. Hostel facilities also exist at two places. The total enrol-
ment of Scheduled Tribes at School level was 4,194. 1-6 Scheduled Tribes
students were studying in. Teachers Training Institute and one was under-
going B. Ed. training. Compulsory Primary education for either sex is in
force in the age-group of 6-11 years in the entire territory excepting
Nancowrie Tehsil. Efforts are being made to enrol, more tribal girls to
achieve 100 per cent enrolment by the end of Sixth Plan.
Remedial, teaching scheme, is being continued. Free education up to
Senior Secondary level is being imparted. Textbooks are, also supplied to
the children whose parental income is less than Rs. 4,000 per annum.
Free travel concession is given to students in Middle: and Secondary states
in Schools located beyond 4 kilometres. Mid-day-meals are, being
arranged free for the children in classes I-VIII. Hostel facilities to the,
rural school children in nearby hostels are also being provided. A stipend
of Rs. 50 per month is paid to the boarders to meet the hostel expenses at
school level. Besides, stationery and textbooks are supplied free to tribal
students and set of uniform. is supplied free to those children whose parental
income is less than Rs. 2,500/- per annum. Scholarships are also given
to -local students for higher education in such subjects in which facilities
are not available in the Government college.
2. ARUNACHAL PRADESH
The 1135 educational institutions in the Union Territory comprise 49
Pre-primary schools, 917 Primary Schools, 120 Middle Schools, 30 Secondary
Schools, 17 Higher Secondary Schools and 2 Colleges. Besides 21 educa-
tional institutions were given financial aid by the Union Territory
Administration. The. total enrolment at Pre-Primary, Primary. Middle, Se-
condary and Higher Secondary stages was 75,135. To meet the increasing
demand for secondary education, 9 Middle Schools and 4 High Schools have
been upgraded to Secondary and Higher Secondary Schools, respectively.
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Post-graduate courses in History and Political Science have been started
in J. N.-College, Pasighat.
Incentives Education is free at the school stage for the tribal students. Mid-day
meal is provided to the students of Pre-Primary and Primary Schools re-
gularly. Under this scheme, the number of beneficiaries was 12,300. At
present there are 27 girls studying in Banasthali Vidayapeeth, Rajasthan
and they are given scholarships by the Administration. Other schemes like
free supply of textbooks, free ration to boarders and school equipment con-
tinued to be given to the tribal students. In addition, clothing was also
provided to the students. Under the ration stipend, 9,865 students were the
beneficiaries.
Adult Education During the current year, 39 new Adult Education Centres were opened
under the State Adult Education Programme.
3. CHANDIGARH
School education continued to make rapid strides in the Union Terri-
tory, of Chandigarh.
The scheme of scholarships for Scheduled Castes children continued to
be in operation, so also attendance scholarships to girls. Uniforms and
stationery were supplied free to the students, besides the award of 50 talent
scholarships. Textbooks and stationery were also supplied free to the
students. Transport facilities were provided to mentally, retarded children.
The State Institute of Education continued to provide in-service education
to teachers and finding ways and means for making qualitative improve-
ments in school education.
4. DELHI
To cater to the additional enrolment, 218 sections were added during
the year to the existing 14, 923 sections by opening 8 new middle schools,
bifurcating 7 schools and upgrading 14 schools. At present, there are 696
Government schools catering to the educational needs of the capital, be-
sides 191 Government aided schools.
Facilities for Students A large number of facilities to provide better opportunities, incentives
and educational aids to the children of the weaker sections of the society
are being given by the Directorate of Education. Under the scheme
of free transport to girls in rural areas, there were 1,500 beneficiaries.
6,000 students were supplied uniforms free and 9,000. students have had
the benefit of free supply of textbooks and 1,100 Scheduled Castes/
Scheduled Tribes students received merit scholarships. 1,200 students be-
longing to Scheduled Castes and other weaker sections of the society
were given special coaching. Besides quantitative improvement, there has
been a steady. qualitative improvement in the field of education. Books
prescribed for classes I to VIII were got published through the Bureau of
Textbooks and made available to the students in adequate number on the
very first day of the academic session 1981-82. Similarly, adequate num-
ber of exercise-books at concessional rates were also made available to
the students through heads of the institutions at the beginning of the
academic session. For students not studying in recognised educational
institutions, a sizeable quantity of exercise-books was released for sale in
the open market through Super Bazaar and other Co-operatives.
Scholarships Different scholarships schemes continued to be operated during the
year. In addition to the national scholarships for children of teachers and
for children belonging to the rural areas, the Junior Science Talent Search
Scholarships at middle and secondary stages were also continued.
Adult Education Intensive efforts were made to increase the number of beneficiaries
under the programme of adult education and non-formal education in
1,300 adult education centres. The enrolment rose from 24,974 in 1980-
81 to 29,415 in 1981-82.
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With a view to universalising elementary education, efforts are being
made to impart non-formal education to such children in age-group of 8-14
years as cannot and do not attend regular schools due to various socio-eco-
nomic factors. For this purpose, 25 centres are functioning for bene-
fit of 525 children.
Teachers Training and Curriculum More than 2,000 teachers have undergone short-term/long-term orien-
Development Programme tation/refresher course in various subjects at the State Institute of Educa-
tion. In addition, the Institute has taken up other projects for curricu-
lum development, preparation of resource material, promotion of audio-
visual aids etc. in the teaching of various subjects and educational and
vocational guidance.
5. GOA, DAMAN AND DIU
The enrolment of students at Primary, Middle, Secondary and Higher
Secondary stage continued to increase. There are at present 9 colleges
for general education, besides a post-graduate centre for imparting higher
education. There are -also professional colleges in Medicine, Pharmacy,
Engineering, Fine Arts, Law and Teacher Training. Under the National
Adult Education Programme 98 centres continued to function.
Incentives Education is free in the Union Territory from classes I to X for all
students. Mid-day meals were provided to the school-going children of
age-group 6-11 years. Under the scheme for establishment of Hobby cen-
tres, 10 centres have been established in selected High Schools. They
provide facilities for claywork, making of dolls, wire-baskets, sewing, cutting
etc. for girls. Audio-visual centres have been located at selected schools
and each centre is provided with audio-visual equipment like 16mm film-
projector, slide,/films strip projector etc., within the ceiling of Rs. 10,000
per centre for making the teaching-learning process attractive, effective and
more comprehensive.
Under the scheme of grant for educational tours the Administration re-
leases grants to Government and non-government aided schools to enable
the students to undertake educational tours in groups.
To enhance professional competence of teachers, the State Institute of
Education conducted different training courses.
6. PONDICHERRY
At the elementary stage of education, additional enrolment achieved in
the age-groups of 6-11 and 12-14 was 115,830. At the secondary stage
the enrolment was 14,350. The Administration has already achieved
almost 100 per cent enrolment in the age-group of 11-14 through formal
and non-formal system. During the year, one Pre-Primary school was
also set up.
Incentives To achieve the enrolment target fixed, incentive schemes like supply
of mid-day-meals to poor children studying in standards I to V and free
supply of textbooks and stationery articles to 24,352 poor students was
continued. To attract poor children to the schools. the scheme of free
supply of uniforms continued to be in operation from standard I to V.
Under this scheme, two sets of uniforms to 11.556 poor students were
supplied. To improve the attendance of poor girls in the schools, 500
Scholarships at the rate of Rs. 20/- p.m., are being awarded to girls study-
ing in Middle Schools.
Scholarships 150 Pondicherry post-matric Scholarships. 3 National Scholarships to
the children of teachers, 18 National Loan Scholarships and 18 National
Scholarships are being awarded to help the poor and meritorious students
to prosecute their studies. In addition, it is proposed to award 50 scho-
larships to students prosecuting technical and professional courses
every year. The political sufferers scheme is also being continued. The
scheme of student aid fund has also been continued in colleges. It is
also proposed to award a fellowship of Rs. 350/- p.m. for research study
in Tamil.
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Physical Education Physical education is compulsory in all the schools. Schemes like p----
festival, children's rally, inter-school competitions, national recipient we------
award of scholarships to talented sportsmen, supply of sports goods, national
physical efficiency drive, coaching scheme, development of rural area
games and sports coaching centres were continued.
7. DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI
There are 11 Pre-primary schools, 141 Government Primary schools,
12 Government aided Mission Primary schools and I non-aided Mission
Primary school in this Union Territory. The total enrolment in the
Primary schools (Standard I-VIII) is 15,725. Besides, 5 High Schools are
located in different parts of the Union Territory. The Higher Secondary
Schools are located at Silvassa and Naroli. The total enrolment in High/
Higher Secondary Schools is 1625.
Incentives Education is free in the Union Territory up to Higher Secondary stage.
Free mid-day-meals are being provided to all the students at pre-Primary
and Primary Schools. In addition, free supply of textbooks, note books,
slates and pencils to all the Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and other
economically backward class students is also being continued. A pair of
uniforms is also supplied free to Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and
economically backward-class students of Primary and High Schools.
During the year under report, cash awards for regular attendance and
merit in annual examinations were granted to 118 Primary Schools and
High School students belonging to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.
Hostel facilities are also available for the students belonging to Scheduled
Castes/Scheduled Tribes and economically backward communities. At
present 555 boys and girls are residing in the hostels.
Scholarships An amount of Rs. 500/- per annum is awarded as scholarship to talen-
ted students from Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes in the age-group
11-17 years. National scholarships were awarded to 60 students for pur-
suing higher studies in nearby States, since there are no facilities for
higher education in the Union Territory. Post-Matric Scholarships for
the Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe students as well as for the lower in,
come group students are being awarded to encourage higher education in
the Union Territory. To encourage the study of professional Courses like,
Medicine, Engineering, Agriculture, Petro-Chemicals, Pharmacy and Vete-
rinary Science, facilities for which are not available, seats are being allocated
in different Universities for the students from the Union Territory.
8. LAKSHADWEEP
The 40 educational institutions in the Union Territory comprise 1 Ju-
nior College, 8 High Schools, 4 Senior Basic Schools, 18 Junior Basic Schools
and 9 Nursery Schools. Facility for Primary education exists in all. the
habitable islands of Lakshadweep. The total number of students on the
rolls in the Primary, Middle and High School classes is 11,739.
Scholarships Education is free in the Islands at all levels. Textbooks, writing ma-
and other terials etc., are supplied free of cost to all school children. Free mid-day
facilities to the Students meals are supplied to students in Nursery, Primary and Middle Schools.
In the High Schools and Colleges scholarships are paid at the rate of Rs.
30 and Rs. 75, respectively. The number of scholarship holders at present
is 1,531. In the case of students staying in Government hostels, mess
charges are met by the Administration. There are two Boys Hostels and
one Girls Hostel in the Island and 282 boys and girls are staving in
these hostels. For higher studies, for which facilities are not available in
the Islands, seats are reserved for the students in the institution on the
main-land and the students selected to pursue higher studies are paid
scholarships, lumo-sum grant and other educational concessions by the Ad-
ministration. Educational tours for students are arranged every year. Vo-
cational education is being imparted in 4 of the High Schools,