INAUGURAL SESSION WELCOME SPEECH
SHRI K.N. CHANNA, SECRETARY,
MINISTRY OF EDUCATION, SOCIAL
 WELFARE AND CULTURE
 

SHRI K. N. CHANNA

Secretary.

Ministry of Education,

Social Welfare and Culture

On behalf of the Ministry of Education and Social Welfare and myself it is my proud privilege and pleasure to welcome you to this Thirty-seventh Meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education. It is my good fortune that this meeting of the Board has come so soon after assumption of charge in the Ministry, for it provides me an excellent opportunity to benefit from the wisdom and wealth of experience of the members of this august body.

Sir, you had directed that this meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education should be convened to consider the Strategy of educational development that should be adopted in view of the extraordinary situation created by the economic difficulties through which the country is passing and the consequent financial stringency which we face. The Ministry, under your guidance, did some preparatory work on this subject and its findings and recommendations have been circulated to the Board in the Paper entitled : "A Plan of Action-Some Suggestions for the consideration of the Central Advisory Board of Education". We also convened a Conference of Education Secretaries and Directors of Education on the 1st and 2nd of this month, when this basic document and other suggestions made by the State Governments, Members of Board and others were considered. Copies of my address to the Conference as well as those of its recom- mendations have been circulated for the information of the members of the Board. In addition, the Education Secretaries and Directors of Education have also prepared draft Resolutions for be consideration of the Board which, I hope, will be found of some assistance.

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Mr. Chairman, we are fortunate in having the benefit of the advice and guidance of an eminent educationist of your stature and experience. I am confident that you will be able to suggest some valuable guidelines for the development of education at this critical juncture. I am sure the Members of the Board are anxious to hear you. I would not, therefore, take any more time and request you, Sir, to deliver the Inaugural Address for the Thirty-seventh meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education.