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Shri K. B. Somasekhar, Minister for Primary and Secondary Education, Karnataka, highlighted the involvement of both government and non-government agencies in education. He stated that social conditions, education and work went together. Be supported the idea of forming school complexes for optimizing the use of our existing education facilities. He suggested that we should adopt a cluster approach instead of compartmentalisation of different sectors of education. He emphasised on teacher's training and the need for introducing aptitude tests for admission to TT colleges. He also agreed that TT colleges should not be opened on the basis of political considerations and in this regard he desired that the Centre should provide some guidelines to State Governments. He strongly supported the need for providing more facilities in the field of pre-primary education and in this connection suggested that 100% grant should be provided by the Centre. About the examination reforms, he informed that in his State supplementary examinations were being conducted in the month of June instead of in the months of September/October. For selection of teachers for awards, he suggested that objective criteria should be made and in this connection he informed the members that the Government of Karnataka had developed a number of indicators.
Dr. Ram Reddy, Vice-Chancellor, Indira Gandhi National Open University who attended the meeting as a special invitee mentioned about the role of IGNOU and its two major functions namely i) to function as an. Open University and ii) to maintain standards in distance education. In this context he stressed the need to avoid
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duplication of efforts while building up of a Network of opening learning System by different State Governments. He suggested that students from one Open University should be allowed to undertake courses offered by the other Open Universities. For this purpose he suggested that Coordinating Councils should be set up. He advised the representatives of the State Governments to consult IGNOU before setting up of Open Universities in their States. He also informed that quality material produced in Open Universities with the help of the renowned academicians was already being used in conventional Universities which proved its efficiency as an alternate to the formal system of Higher Education.
Prof. P.N. Srivastava, Member, (Education), Planning Commission, highlighted the role of education in human capital formation. He stated that both Centre and States were equally responsible in education sector and therefore, should together implement the National Policy on education. He also said that returns from education sector are made available only after a long time as compared to the other sectors like Agriculture for which the gestation period is much less. While agreeing with the hypothesis that more resources should be available for education, he observed that certain improvements which did not require any additional funds were not being made. Be also brought out that percentage contribution from non- Government sources on Education has been declining over the years.
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Shri K. Kandaswamy, Councillor Education, Andaman & Nicobar Islands listed the steps taken by the Union. Territory to implement the National Policy on Education. He stated that 350 disabled children received education under the programme of Integrated Education for the Disabled.
On the second day of the Conference, i.e. on the morning of 12th March, 1988, the participants divided themselves into 6 working groups as follows:
1) Elementary Education
2) Secondary Education
3) Adult Education
4) University and Higher Education
5) Technical Education; and
6) SCAT minorities, handicapped, hilly and backward
areas, etc.
The composition of the above groups is given at Annexure IV. After detailed discussion in each group in the forenoon, the summary of the outcome of the groups was presented in the session in the afternoon and was generally endorsed with some modifications which have been incorporated in the group reports. The final version of the 6 group reports as adopted by the Board, is appended at Annexure V to X. The Union Education Secretary observed that these reports would serve as further guidelines to speed up various educational programmes. He stated that during the last several months educational programmes had moved from general to specific details about implementation in the States. He suggested that the Centre and the States and the CABE should
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continuously monitor and evaluate the various programmes of Action so as to simplify the procedures for effective utilisation of funds.
In the concluding session, Shri Motilal Vora, Union Minister for Health addressed the Board. He assured the Minister for Human Resource Development that whatever steps the latter had taken as a Union Health Minister for the coordinated development of the Child will continue with even greater vigour to ensure fuller coordination of Health and Education in the interests of HRD. He also suggested that a meeting of a small group consisting of about 10 members of CABE and others from the Department of Health could he held to discuss the modalities for having greater coordination between the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare and the Ministry of Human Resource Development. He reiterated that under the National Health Policy, health education is a precondition for any successful health care delivery system.
In his concluding Remarks, the Minister for Human Resource Development emphasized the role of health and nutrition in the integrated development of the Child. He suggested that since education meant the over-all development of the masses and for this it was important to establish links between textbook learning and areas of general education such as health, nutrition and immunisation etc, it may be desirable to rename the CABE as the Central Advisory Board of HRD (CABHRD).
The Conference concluded its deliberations with a vote of thanks to the Chair.
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ANNEX-I
LIST OF PARTICIPANTS IN CASE CONFERENCE HELD ON 11-12 MARCH,
1988
1. Shri P.V. Narasimha. Rao
Union Minister of Hunan Resource Development - Chairman
2. Shri L.P Shahi
Minister of State for Education & Culture - Vice-
Chairman
3. Dr. Rajendra Kumari Bajpayee
Minister of State for Welfare
Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi- 1.
4. Shri Motilal Vora
Minister for Health and Family Welfare with
additional charge of Civil Avation.
5. Prof. P.N. Srivastava
Member (Education), Planning Commission
Yojana Bhavan, New Delhi - 1.
6. Shri K. Krong,
Minister for Education
Government of Arunachal Pradesh
Itanagar- 791111.
7. Shri Brindaban Goswami
Minister for Education
Government of Assam
Secretariat Building
Guahati.
8. Shri Nagendra Jha
Minister for Education
Government of Bihar
Patna-800 005.
9. Shri Kursheed Ahmed
Minister for Education
Government of Haryana
Haryana Civil Secretariat
Chandigarh 160 001.
10. Dr. Jeevaraj Alwa
Minister for Higher Education
Government of Karnataka
Vidhara Soudha
Bangalore- 560 001.
11. Shri K.B. Somasekhar
Minister for Primary and Secondary Education
Government of Karnataka
Bangalore- 560 001.
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12. Shri K.Chandrasekharan
Minister for Education
Government of Kerala
Ashaka, Nanthenoode Trivandrum.
13. Shri Bansilal Dhritelebra
Minister for Education
Government of Madhya Pradesh
Vallabha Bhavan
Bhopal.
14. Dr. Girja Vyas
State Minister for Education
Government of Rajasthan
Jaipur.
15. Shri K.N. Upreti
Minister for Education
Government of Sikkim
Government of Sikkim Secretariat
Tashilling
Gangtok 737 101.
16. Shri Arun Kar
Minister for Education
Government of Tripura
Tripura Civil Secretariat
Agartala-762 001.
17. Shri Kanti Biswas
Minister for Education
Government of West Bengal
Waters Building
Calcutta- 700 001.
18. Shri K. Kandaswamy
councillor (Education)
Andman and Nicobar Islands
Port Blair- 744 101.
19. Dr. Sudhir Roy M.P. *323, Vallabhbhai Patel
CPI (M) Office, Prakash Road House, New Delhi- 1.
P.U. and Distt. Burdwan
20. Shri Sunil Dutt, M. P.
38, Smt. Nargis Dutt Road
Pall Hill. Bandra,
Bombay- 410 050.
21. Prof. Ashok Chandra.
Educational Adviser (T)
Member Secretary,
All india Council for Technical Education
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22. Prof. Yashpal,
Chairman, University Grants Commission,
Bahadurshah Zafar Marg,
New Delhi- 110 002.
23. Prof. Satya Bhushan,
Director,
National Institute of Educational
Planning and Administration,
17 B, Sri Aurobindo Marg,
New Delhi- 110 016.
24. Prof. P.L. Malhotra,
Director,
National Council for Educational Research Training,
17-B, Sri Aurobindo Marg,
New Delhi- 110 016.
25. Shri H.S Singha,
Chairman,
Central Board of Secondary Education,
Indraprastha Estate,
New Delhi- 110 002.
26. Smt. Sasmeeta Srivastava,
Chairman,
Central Social Welfare Board,
Jeevan Deep Building,
Parliament Street,
New Delhi- 110 001.
27. Prof. D.S. Kothari,
A-3, Professor Quarters,
Chhatra Marg,
Delhi- 110 007.
28. Prof. D.P. Chattopadhyaya,
14 AB, Mathura Road,
New Delhi- 110 001.
29. Dr. (Smt.) Chitra Naik,
Indian Institute of Education,
128/2, Kothrud, J.P. Naik Road
Pune- 411 029.
30. Shri V.P. Raghavachari,
2-1-408/3, University Road,
Nallakunta,
Hyderabad- 500 044.
31. Dr. Syed Hasan,
Director, Insan School
Shiksha Nagar,
P.O. Kishanganj, District Purnea
Bihar- 855 107.
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32. Dr. M.Aram,
Shanti Ashram,
Mount View
A-141, Kovai Padur
Coinbatore- 641 042.
33. Shri Shiv Kumar Shastri,
Dhanwantari Niwas, Sundiya
Varanasi.
34. Dr. S.S. Bal,
Vice Chancellor,
Guru Nanak Dev University,
Amritsar- 113 005.
35. Dr. D.P. Pattanayak
Director,
Central Institute of Indian
Languages Managangotri,
Mysore- 570 006.
36. Prof. Rais Ahmed,
C-27, Ranjit Singh Block, Asiad Village,
New Delhi- 110 003.
37. Ms. Nirmala Deshpande,
President,
Harijan Sevak Sangh Campus,
Kingsway Camp,
New Delhi- 110 009.
38. Shri Sanjit Roy
Social and Rural Centre
Distt. Ajmer,
Jilonia 365 816
39. Shri Shivram Karanth,
Suhasa,
P.O. Saligrama, Udupi Taluk (D.K.)
Karnataka- 576 225.
40. Dr. S Friyo Kumar Singh
Moirangkhom Sowganjam Leikoa
Imphal, Manipur- 795 001.
41. Prof. B.M. Udgaonkar,
Tata Institute of Fundamental Research
Homi Bhabha Road,
Bombay- 4.
42. Shri Anil Bordia
Secretary,
Department of Education,
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi- 1.
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43. Shri J. Veera Raghavan,
Secretary,
Ministry of Human Resource Development,
Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi- 1.
44. Prof. Ashok Chandra,
Educational Adviser (Technical)
Department of Education,
Ministry of Human Resource Development
Shastri Bhavan, New Delhi- 1.
45. Shri M.R. Kolhatkar,
Adviser (Education) Planning Commission,
Yojana Bhavan, New Delhi.
46. Shri Anil Sinha,
Director,
Directorate of Adult Education,
Jam Nagar Hutments,
Man Singh Road
New Delhi- 110 011.
ANNEX - II
Inaugural address of HRM on the occasion of 43rd Session of the Central Advisory Board of Education at 10.00 A.M. on March 11, 1988, at the Convocation Hall IIT, Hauz Khas, New Delhi. Members of the Central Advisory Board of Education. and other participants.
I join the Education Secretary in welcoming you all to this 43rd meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education. The Education Secretary has already given you a detailed account of the progress of implementation of the National Policy on Education. We have also placed before you the latest implementation report of the National Policy on Education both in respect of the Centre and the States. Since Education is a concurrent subject and the National Policy on Education envisages a new sharing of responsibility between the Union Government and the States in respect of Education, I would request all the State Governments to place similar reports of implementation in the respective Legislative Assemblies of their States. This will ensure a regular flow of information between all those who are concerned with the, implementation of New Education Policy.
I would also like to take this opportunity to remind ourselves that the major responsibility in implementation of the National Policy on Education rests with the CABE, whose main function is to review the progress of education from time to time and to apprise the extent and manner in which the Education Policy has been implemented by the Centre and the State Governments and other concerned Agencies, and to advise regarding co-ordination between Central and State Governments, as well as non-governmental agencies. As you are aware, we have set up 9 CABE committees to
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lay down guidelines for formulation of programmes and schemes as well as to monitor and evaluate the implementation of the programmes envisaged in the National on Education. These Committees relate to the following areas:-
i) Elementary Education (including Operation
Blackboard and Non-Formal Education);
ii) Content and Process of Education, particularly at
the School Stage,
iii) Housing facilities for women teachers.
iv) Transfer of Teachers.
v) Vocationalisation of Education.
vi) Scheduled Castes/Scheduled Tribes and other
educationally deprived groups.
vii) Management of Education.
viii) Common School System.
ix) Development of Languages and language teaching.
All the Nine Committees have met more than once and their interim reports have been placed before you. However, I will give a gist of the work done by each of the Committee.
Reviewing the provision of school buildings by State Governments, the CABE Committee has recommended that the scheme of Operation Blackboard has to be treated as a package in which the provision of two class rooms in the schools by the State Government is an essential component. There should be advance planning regarding all future requirements. The Committee has also suggested that in addition to RLEGP and NREP funds from other
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possible sources should also be utilised for the purpose. By the 15th of February, 1987 Central assistance was given to cover about 71,600 schools in 17 States/UTs involving appointment of 20,305 teachers, besides provision of essential equipment worth Rs. 58 crores. The requirements of the states are assessed by State Level Empowered Committees.
The Committee stressed linkages between early childhood care and education activities and the formal school system. Child care and ICDS should be linked with primary schools to increase enrolment of girls in schools.
The Committee felt the need for data and monitoring evaluation and for improvement of selection and performance of teachers.
The broad recommendations of the CABE Committee on Housing facilities for Women Teachers are: