APPENDIX A (a) REPORT FROM THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA AND STATE GOVERNMENTS ABOUT THE ACTION TAKEN ON THE RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE BOARD AT ITS LAST MEETING

ACTION TAKEN BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

ITEM 3 (a)

1. RECOMMENDATION-

The Board noted that the Government of India had decided to establish under the recommendation of the Board an AllIndia Council for Basic and Elementary Education and that the details of the schemes were being worked out.

ACTION TAKEN-

The Government of India have set up an All- India Council of Elementary Education to deal with all problems relating to the Elementary stage of education. They have also decided that the Standing Committee on Basic Education should continue to handle all problems relating to Basic education.

II RECOMMENDATION-

Establishment of a Central Educational Pool instead of All India Education Service.

ACTION TAKEN-

The matter is still under consideration.

III. RECOMMENDATION-

While the Board approved of the proposed site near Modi Nagar-about 26 miles from Delhi for the National Fundamental Education Centre and National Institute of Basic Education, it suggested -that the National Institute of Basic Education should not be in Delhi and should be located in a suitable rural area where proper facilities for research in Basic education existed.

ACTION TAKEN-

The building will house both the National Institute .of Basic Education and National Fundamental Education Centre.

The site at Modi Nagar had to be given up as it was not subsequently .made available by its owner. Efforts are being made to acquire another site outside Delhi for both the Institutes.

Meanwhile the institutions have been temporarily located on the outskirts .of Delhi in a rented building.

IV. RECOMMENDATION-

The Board regretted to note that Progress Reports on Basic Education had been received from a few States only. It was urged that the defaulting States should send full reports as early as possible.

The Board suggested that the Government of India should carefully study the marked variation in the cost per capita of Rs. 3-14-6 in Ajmer and Rs. 97 in Bihar in one school and Rs. 48 in another school in the same State.

ACTION TAKEN-

In addition to the information supplied in the 24th meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education at item No. 3, reports from the following States have since been received in the prescribed proforma and are attached:- Andhra, Bombay, Madras, Travancore-Cochin, Punjab, Saurashtra, Himachal Pradesh, Coorg, Delhi, Bombay (Nagpur region). Vide Statement I, that follows.

Regarding the variation in the, cost per capita the matter has been referred to the State Governments and it will be considered on receipt of their comments.

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                                     STATEMENT I
        
                                        ANDHRA
        
                     Progress Report of Basic Education - 1955-56
        
        Government Basic Schools
        
        1. Serial No.                 ..         
        
        2. Types of institutions      Government Basic Schools including 
                                      model schools
        
        3. No. of institutions with   I to VIll grades         10
           grades                     I to V grades            21
                                          
                                                               31
                                                
        4    No. of pupils in these institutions classwise
                                           I                   961
        
                                           II                  518
        
                                           III                 388
        
                                           IV                  309
        
                                           V                   227
        
                                           VI                  164
        
                                           VII                  83
        
                                           VIII                101
                                        
                                                             2,751
                                          
        
                  Average of pupils                             89
        
        5.   No. of trained teachers                           103
                
        6.   No. of uptrained teachers                           4
        
        7.   (a) Expenditure on contingencies other
             than raw materials            Included in the Training section;
                                           no separate provision for the
                                           model section.
                                                                 RS.
             
             (b)  Rent-rates and taxes                         1,078
             
             (c)  Salaries of menials                            340
             
             (d) Travelling allowance                             88
        
             (e) Recurring cost of raw materials                 282
             
        8. Expenditure on teachers' salaries                  96,508
        
        9.  Contingencies (Non-recurring)                       Nil
                  
             (a) On house building          No separate provision of the
                                            Model  school.    Further  no
             (b) Land                       money was spent on these items
             
             (c) Equipment and appliances   as  far as the Model school is
                                            concerned: There are no separate
             (d) Working capital            accounts for model schools.
                                            These are included in training 
             (e)  Irrigation facilities     section accounts.
        
                                          

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        10.  Quantity of goods produced during the year.
        
                                                                    Hanks
                                                                  Vegetable
                                                                    6,0151bs
                                                                          
                                                                       Rs.
        11.  Money value of produced goods during the year           3,992
        
        12.  Money value of the produced goods of the previous stock 1,180      
        
        13.  Money value of the quantity sold during the year        2,436
        
        14.  Money value of the unsold quantity in stock at the
             end of the year                                         2,736
              
        15.  Value of raw materials in stock of the previous year      914
              
        16.  Value of raw materials supplied fresh during the year   1,116
        
        17.  Total value of raw materials available during the year  2,030
        
        18.  Total value of the raw materials used during the year   1,264
        
        19.  Value of raw materials in balance at the end of the year  766
        
        20.  Total income during the year                            3,992
        
        21.  Total earning during, the year                          2,728
        
        22.  Total  Treasury  deposit during the  year 
             (from different heads)                                    599
         
        23.  Other  savings effected as a result of community life
             (i.e.  pay and allowances of menials, expenditure on 
             repairs of buildings and furniture etc.)                    ..
        
        24. (a) Percentage of (money value) goods produced and
                expenditure                                              ..
            
            (b) Percentage of money value of quantity sold and
                expenditure                                              ..
        
        25.  Net cost                                                 93,780
        
        26. Cost per capita (in rupees)                                    34
        
        
                                        BOMBAY
         
                      Progress Report of Basic Education-1955-56
         
        Government Basic Schools
        
        1.   Serial No.
        
        2.   Type of institutions                Spinning and Weaving, K.G.and
                                                 Agricultural, C.B.M and W.W.
        
                                                 1st Grade     2nd Grade
        
        3.   Number of institutions with grades    2,871            325
        
        4.   No. of pupils in these institutions class-wise
        
                                                     I         2,71,454
        
                                                     II        1,45,696
        
                                                     III       1,20,770
        
                                                     IV        1,02,294
        
                                                     V           32,091
        
                                                     VI          64,201
        
                                                     VII         57,913
                                          
                               Total in all Institutions       8,44,719
                                          
                                          

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                                                               Rs.
        
        5. No. of trained teachers                             18,187
        
        6. No. of untrained teachers                            5,187
        
        7. Expenditure on teachers' salaries and D.A.     2,09,83,726
        
        8. (a) Expenditure on contingencies other than raw
              materials                                       140,345
             
             (b) Rent-rates and taxes                        3,32,712
             
             (c) Salaries of menials                         1,88,838
             
             (d) Travelling allowance                          17,114
             
             (e) Recurring cost of raw materials             3,04,700
        
        9.   Contingencies (non-recurring)-
             
             (a) On house building                           1,83,130
             
             (b) Land                                          76,148
             
             (c) Equipment and appliances                    5,55,838
             
             (d) Working capital                                2,042
             
             (e) Irrigational facilities                        1,321
        
        10.  Quantity of goods produced during the year        M.  S. T.
        
             Weight                                       7,848 867 1,491
             
             Yardage                         91,565
             
             Size (articles)              1,81,410              Rs.
        
        11.  Money value of produced goods during the year     5,91,626
        
        12.  Money value of produced goods of the previous
              stock                                            4,37,699
        
        13.  Money value of the quantity sold during the year  3,68,803
        
        14.  Money  value  of the unsold quantity in stock at 
             the end of the year                               5,46,392
        
        15.  Value of raw materials in stock of the previous
             year                                              1,95,442
        
        16.  Value of raw materials supplied afresh during
             the year                                          2,99,404
        
        17.  Total value of raw materials available during
             the year                                          4,94,873 
        
        18.  Total value of raw materials used during the
             year                                              2,62,551
        
        19.  Value of raw materials in balance at the end of
             the year                                          2,33,702
        
        20.  Total earning during the year                     1,39,292
        
        21.  Total income during the year                      4,34,767
        
        22.  Total Treasury deposit during the year
              (from different heads)                           2 53,801
        
         
        23.  Other  savings effected as a result of community
              life  (i.e.  pay  and  allowances  of  menials,
              expenditure on repairs of buildings and 
              furniture etc.)                                   Nil
        
                                           Average              Nil
         
        24.  (a) Percentage of (money value) goods produced
              and   expenditure                           Not available
         
             (b)  Percentage of money value of quantity sold
              and expenditure
        
                                          

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                                                               Rs.
        
        25.  Net cost                                     2 25,32,113
        
        26.  Cost per capita (in rupees)                Not available
        
        
                                        MADRAS
        
                      Progress Report of Basic Education-1955-56
         
        Government Basic Schools
        
        1.   Serial No.
        
        2.   Types of institutions             Senior and Junior Basic schools
         
        3.   No. of institutions with grades   Senior Basic : 27
                                               Junior Basic : 85
        
        4.   No. of pupils in these institutions-class
             wise (grade-wise)-
                                               I          3,785
        
                                               II         2,746
        
                                               III        2,253
        
                                               IV         1,812
         
                                               V          1,470
         
                                               VI           532
        
                                               VII          324
         
                                               VIII         278
                                          
                            Total in all institutions     13,200
                                          
        5.   No. of trained teachers                        448
        
        6.   No. of untrained teachers                     Nil
        
                                                            Rs.      As.   P.
        
        7.   Expenditure on teachers' salaries and D.A.   3,25,535    0    0
         
        8.   (a) Expenditure on contingencies other than
                 raw materials                            9,152       2    6
        
             (b) Rent-rates and taxes                     5,173       6    0
         
             (c) Salaries of menials                      2,038       0    0
         
             (d) Travelling allowance                     306        11    0
        
             (e) Recurring cost of raw materials          2912       13    6 
        
        9.   Contingencies (non-recurring)-
        
             (a) On house building                                  Nil
        
             (b) Land                                               Nil
        
             (c) Equipment and appliances                11,545     0     0 
        
             (d) Working capital                                    Nil
        
             (e) Irrigational facilities                    10      0     0 
        
        10.  Quantity of goods produced during the year in weight
        
                                 Seeds       252 Mds.     26 lbs.   32 cwts.
        
                                 Vegetables   ..         455 lbs.
        
                                 Yardage      ..         111 sq. yards
        
                                 Size         ..         22890 hanks
        
                                          

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                                                                       Rs.     As.  P.
        
        11.  Money. value of produced goods during the year            9,940    1    5
        
        12.  Money value of produced goods of the previous stock       2,270    1   11
        
        13.  Money value of the quantity sold during the year          5,576    7   11
        
        14.  Money value of the unsold quantity in stock at the end
             of the year                                               6,633   11    5
        
        15.  Value of raw materials in stock of the previous year      1,616   13    0
        
        16.  Value of raw materials supplied afresh during the year    3,879    1    6
        
        17.  total value of raw materials available during the year    5,495   14    7
        
        18.  Total value of raw materials used during the year         4,269    7   11
        
        19.  Value of raw materials in balance at the end of the year  1,226    6    8
        
        20.  Total income during the year                              5,576    7   11
        
        21.  Total earning during the year                             1,307    0    0
        
        22.  Total Treasury  deposit during the year                   1,433   11    0
        
        23.  Other  savings effected as a result of community life (i.e.  pay, 
        allowances  of  menials,  expenditure  on  repairs  of  buildings  and 
        furniture etc.)
                                                    
                                             Total average              399     8    0
                                                    
        24.  (a) Percentage. of (money value) goods produced and ex-
                  penditure
        
              (b) Percentage of money value of quantity sold and expenditure
        
        25. Net cost (total cost minus total income)                3,54,795   10    4
        
        26. Cost per capita (in rupees)                                   26   14    0
        
                                            TRAVANCORE-COCHIN
        
                                        (AREA MERGED INTO KERALA)
        
                                Progress Report of Basic Education-1955-56
        
        Government Basic Schools
        
        1. Serial No.
        
        2. Types of institutions                          Junior Basic schools
        
        3. Number of institutions with grades            45 with grade III and 1 with 
                                                         grade IV.
        
        4. Number of pupils in these institutions class-wise
        
                                                          I                     6,229
                                                          
                                                          II                    5,178
                                                          
                                                          III                   4,352
        
                                                          IV                       10
        
                                                          V                         4
                                                    
                                      Total in all institutions                15,773
                                   
                                                        Average                 342.9
                                                    
        
                                                 

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        5. Number of trained teachers                                             300
        
        6. Number of untrained teachers                                         Nil
                                           
                                                                     Rs.    As.     P.
        
        7. Expenditure on teachers' salaries and D.A.            1,83,114    4      0
        
        8. (a) Expenditure on  contingencies other than raw
               materials                                            1,023    4      0
        
             (b) Rent-rates and taxes                                 750    0      0
        
             (c) Salaries of menials                                  678    0      0
        
             (d) Travelling allowance                                 437    8      0
        
             (e) Recurring cost of raw materials                    6,033   11      0
        
        9. Contingencies (non-recurring)
        
             (a) On house-building                                 17,474     6     9
        
             (b) Land                                               2,500     0     0
        
             (c) Equipment and appliances                           7,007    11     4
        
             (d) Working capital                                    1,198     3     4
        
             (e) Irrigational facilities                              350      0    0
        
        10.  Quantity of goods produced during the
              year:
        
             In weight, or yardage or size             394  1/8 lbs. (Seeds)
        
                                                            2696 1/8 hanks (yarn)
                                                                     Rs.    As.     P.
        
        11.  Money value of produced goods during the year           442     1     11
        
        12.  Money value of produced goods of the previous stock      17    10      6
        
        13.  Money value of the unsold quantity in stock at the end
             of the year                                              225    0      8
        
        14.  Money value of the quantity sold during the year          90    9      3
        
        15.  Value of raw materials in stock of the previous year   2,460    6      0
        
        16.  Value of raw materials supplied afresh during the year 7,468   14      3
        
        17.  Total value of-raw materials available during the year 9,929    4      3
        
        18.  Total value of raw materials used during the year      2,638   13      3
        
        19.  Value of raw materials in balance at the end of
             the year                                               7,577     3     7 
        
        20.  Total income during the year                              75     3     2
        
        21.  Total earning during the year                            192     0     5
        
        22.  Total Treasury deposit during the year (from different
             heads)                                                   152    15     0
        
        23. Other savings effected as a result of community life (i.e. 
            pay, allowance of menials, expenditure on repairs of 
            buildings and furniture etc.)                                   Nil
        
        24.  (a) Percentage of (money value) goods produced and
                 expenditure
        
             (b) Percentage of money value of quantity sold and
                 expenditure
        
        25.  Net cost                                             2,23,205    14    1
        
        26. Cost per capita (in rupees)