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The establishment for a National Council
for Social Education is keenly felt. The
Council should have branches in different
States.
PUNJAB
The State Government have increased the
tempo of adult literacy during 1962-63 and
1963-64. In addition to the normal scheme,3
pilot Projects of Adult Literacy were started
in some of the districts of Punjab and
additional funds were provided for these
projects. The Government has fully accepted
the responsibility for the implementation of
the social education programme through its
agencies of Circle Social Education Officers
and the Social Education Squads functioning
under these officers. A comprehensive scheme
is under preparation.
As regards part (c) of the
recommendation, pre-planning and follow up are
essential features of this programme. Steps
will be taken to implement these suggestions.
The recommendation (d) is endorsed.
UTTAR PRADESH
Necessary instructions are issued to
utilise summer vacations of teachers and
students for literacy programmes.
The recommendation (d) is accepted.
WEST BENGAL
The State Government agree with the
recommendation. The main difficulty in the
way of effective implementation of the
literacy and social education programme has
been due to inadequate funds provided in the
Third Plan. If necessary funds are
forthcoming, the State Government would do
their utmost for increasing the tempo of work
in this field.
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DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI
The Plan of social education is being
carried out by Block Development Officer.
GOA, DAMAN & DIU
The Territory has taken similar action
as is being done in the State of Maharashtra.
HIMACHAL PRADESH
Steps have already been taken to
increase the tempo of adult literacy. The
amount provided for the purpose is too
inadequate to meet the expenditure for
solving, this huge problem of adult literacy.
The scheme in this connection has been
prepared and sent to the Government of India
for approval.
As regards (b), the adult literacy
programme is being implemented jointly by the
Education Education Department and the
Development Department, while social education
programme is is being run by the Development
Department. The question regarding the
implementation of the literacy and social
education programmes by the Education
Department is under consideration.
L. M. & A. ISLANDS
Social Education Centres have been
organized and adult literacy classes are
conducted in almost all islands. The literacy
and social education programmes are conducted
under the supervision of the Education
Department through the teachers outside their
normal hours of duties.
PONDICHERRY
(a) Accepted.
(b) Accepted. The Community Development
Department is now in-charge of implementation
of adult literacy and social education
programme.
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(c) A scheme for the expansion of adult
literacy programme has already been drawn
up, out it is not being implemented for lack
of financial provision.
(d) It is being done.
TRIPURA
(a) Noted.
(b) This has been taken up.
(c) Plan has already been submitted.
(d) There is no such voluntary
organisation in the Territory.
(e) This may be considered in due
course.
Item No. 12: Working days in secondary schools in India.
Recommendation Action Taken
ANDHRA PRADESH
The Board recommended that the Mi- Orders have been issued increasing the
nimum number of working days in seconda- number of working days from 200 to 220, with
ry schools should not be less than 220 in the minimum of 1,200 hours of instructional
a year with a minimum of 1,200 hours for work from the next academic year.
instructional work.
ASSAM
The recommendation has been accepted by
the State Board of Secondary Education and the
minimum working days and the working hour have
been laid down in the Board's rule for giving,
recognition to schools.
GUJARAT
The matter is under consideration.
KERALA
The schools in Kerala are having 200
working days with, 1,000 hours of
instructional work. A proposal to raise the
working hours is under consideration.
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MADHYA PRADESH
This is already in practice in the
State.
MADRAS
The number of working days in the
secondary schools in this State is 200. The
Government do not consider it necessary to
increase the number of working days from 200
to 220 in a year since any increase is likely
to effect the efficiency of the teachers and
also will involve extra expenditure.
MAHARASHTRA
According to the existing orders the
schools are required to work for not less than
230 days. The tot.. working hours in an
academic year come to about 116. As these
orders were issued in October, 1962, no change
is called for at this stage.
MYSORE
At present the secondary schools work
for 200 days in the year putting in about
1,100 hours work. The question of increasing
this to 220 days and 1,200 hours will be
considered.
ORISSA
The number of working days in the high
schools is 231 and in the M.E. schools it is
247. The State Government not consider
necessary to make any change in the existing
schedule.
PUNJAB
The number of working days for
eduational institutions are 245 including the
days set apart for examination. This works
out at 222 days of actual teaching with 1,264
hours of instructional work.
UTTAR PRADESH
The State Government agree with the
recommendation of the
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Board and have accordingly decided to have 220
minimum working days in higher secondary
schools with effect from July, 1964, but the
minimum number of instructional work will be
kept at 1,130 hours instead of 1,200 hours. as
suggested by the Board. It is not possible to
increase the average teaching hours further.
WEST BENGAL
The State Government accepts the
recommendation of the Board.
The minimum number of working hours in
the secondary stage is now 900.
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI
The working days in secondary schools
are not less than 220.
GOA, DAMAN, & DIU
From this academic year the secondary
schools work for 220 days with a minimum of
1,200 hours.
HIMACHAL PRADESH
The working days in schools are more or
less 220 days and the working hours come to
about 176. These days, however, include days
in connection with the examinations.
L. M. & A. ISLANDS
The minimum number of working days in
primary and secondary schools has been raised
from 210 to 220 from the academic year 1963-
64.
PONDICHERRY
1,200 hours of work is in Vogue in
secondary schools in this Administration.
TRIPURA
The working days as well as hours for
instructional work in secondary schools are
being increased.
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Supplementary Item No. IV: Failures in Examinations.
Recommendation Action Taken
The Central Advisory Board of Educ- ANDHRA PRADESH
ation resolved that :
(i) The authorities concerned The State Evaluation Unit has been started
should accelerate their efforts in this State since February, 1963, to bring
for eliminating this wastage th- about an examination reform.
rough speedy improvements in the
the teaching and learning proc- Workshops of valuation approach for impr-
esses the, creation of conditio- oving the teaching and learning processes are
ns for harder and more concent- being conducted at the Extension Services Ce-
rated work, and the better util- ntres of the State.
ization of school programmes and
amenities; GUJARAT
(ii) The examining Bodies sho- Upto pre-S.S.C. class due weightage is
uld introduce as quickly as given to the internal assessment in deciding
possible the various measures annual promotion. The objective methods of
for reforming the examination assessment are also adopted.
system recommended by the Mini-
stry of Education ; and
(iii) The appropriate author- At the university level also due weightage
ities should take immediate st- is given to the internal assessment at the
eps for reorganizing the sch- final examination.
ool examination system in order
to reduce wastage without lower- S.S.C. Examination Board has also made re-
ing the standards. orientation in the method of drawing the qu-
estion papers of the S.S.C. Examination.
The Board further resolved, that KERALA
in Order to effect the reorganistion of
the school final examination on the lin- An Evaluation Unit has already been set up
es indicated above, a meeting of the Ch- and action for reforming the system of exa-
airmen and Secretaries of School Examina- mination and for formulating steps to prevent
tion Boards should be Convened at an ear- wastage on account of defective system of exa-
ly date. This body should examine the pro- mination has been started.
blems involved, formulate concrete measures
for action and discharge on a contin- MAHARASHTRA
uing basis the general responsibilities
for implementing this reform. The matter is under consideration.
As regards the reform of examination MYSORE
at the University level, the Board recomm-
ended that the matter should be referred to New types are introduced in the question
the University Grants Commission. papers of S.S.L.C. Public Examination in some
of the compulsory subjects only to the extent
of 10%. It is intended to raise this percent-
age to 15% in due course.
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The system of giving due weightage to
the tests and class records has been
introduced for VIII and IX Standards. An
Evaluation Unit has been established recently
to construct test materials and to standardise
them. the cumulative records have been
introduced and the assessment of the
activities at the school tests is also
recorded in the certificate.
It is proposed to give some weightage to
the internal assessment at the public
examination also in due course.
ORISSA
No action is required to be taken at
present by the State Government.
PUNJAB
The State Government is in full agreement with
the resolution. They have taken the following
steps in this regard-
(1) Reorganisation of the Inspectorate
and making the District Education
Officers as the overall incharge of
School Education upto the Higher
Secondary School level in order to
provide better supervision and control.
(2) Increasing the number of school
hours;
(3) Introducing internal assessment and
making it a part of the final assessment
for the high and Higher Secondary
School examination;
(4) Introducing the system of awarding
punishments to teachers for poor
performance as calculated on the basis of
poor examination results of the classes
taught by them;