VOTE OF THANKS SHRI MALLIKARJUNA
 SWAMY, EDUCATION MINISTER,
 KARNATAKA
 

SHRI MALLIKARJUNA SWAMY

Education Minister

Karnataka

On behalf of the Members of the Central Advisory Board of Education, I deem it my pleasant duty and proud privilege to propose a vote of thanks to you, Mr. Chairman, for the excellent leadership you have provided for the discussions of the Board.

Sir, in your inaugural address, you have given us sufficient food for thought to help us to plan our educational programmes during the Fifth Plan period. We all agree with you in what you have said about the distressing and traumatic experience we have had during the last two years and we also appreciate the measure, you have indicated and the new strategy you have proposed to continue the development of education in spite of financial stringency.

We specially appreciate the stress you have laid on programmes of qualitative improvement and on the establishment of a model primary school in each Tehsil and a model secondary school in every district.

The emphasis you have laid on mass education has left a deep impression upon our minds. We agree with you on the priority that has to be accorded to the spread of elementary education and oil the urgency of introducing non-formal programmes within the formal system.

We also agree with the proposal for the development of a programme of non-formal education for young persons in the age-group 15-25, and for the expansion and improvement of the programme of the Nehru Yuvak Kendras.

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The stress you have laid on vocationalisation of secondary education, on the introduction of work-experience and the adoption of the new pattern of 10+2+3 is equally important. These programmes will revolutionise our educational system. Sir, your emphasis on the development of education, not only as the training of the mind, but also as the training of the hand and the inculcation of values of democracy secularism and socialism, will find full support from the Board.

On behalf of myself and all of us, I assure you, Sir, that when we go back, we will take all the necessary steps as indicated by you to translate the recommendations of this Board into action.

I once again thank you profusely, Mr. Chairman, on behalf of the members of the Board and myself.