Implementation of the Recommendations of Secondary Education
Commission Under the scheme we got the two sanctions of Government of India but due to the absence of provision of three year degree course and non introduction of Multipurpose courses by the Central Board of Secondary Education Commission, we could not implement the schemes fully. The funds sanctioned were however, utilized in other sub- schemes i. e. Improvement of Library and Improvement of Teaching. Rs. 15,682/- were spent during the year 1954-55 while during the year 1955-56 Rs. 48,086/- were spent.
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UTTAR PRADESH The following Educational Development Schemes were implemented in the State during the First Plan period. Scheme No. 4(d)(ii) and 4(d)(v) were, however, implemented during 1955-56. Progress reports in respect of these two schemes are sent herewith as desired.
1. 1 (i) Establishment of a Post-Graduate Basic Training College.
2. 1 (ii) Establishment of Junior Basic Training Colleges.
3. 1(iii)Establishment of Community Centres.
4. 1(iv) Establishment of Integrated Library Service.
5. 1(v) Establishment of Janta Colleges.
6. 1(vi) Improvement of Basic Primary Schools.
7. 4(a) Development of selected Basic Primary Schools, as School-cum-Community Centres.
8. 4(b) Improvement of selected Higher Secondary Schools.
9. 4(d)(ii) Training of Museum Guides.
10. 4(d)(v) Training of Writers for Adults.
11. Scheme of Reorientation under Government of India Scheme "Relief to Educated Unemployed".
PROGRESS REPORTS ON GOVERNMENT OF INDIA SCHEME
No. 4 (d) SCHEME No. 4 (d) (ii)-TRAINING OF MUSEUM
GUIDES Under this scheme four Museum Guides were to be trained at an estimated expenditure of Rs. 1,520/- during 1955-56. Only preliminary arrangements could be made during 1955-56. A sum of Rs. 237/8/was spent on the advertisement charges for inviting applications from candidates for the- training of Museum Guides. The Scheme is being implemented during the current year.
Scheme No. 4(d)(v)-Training of Writers for Adults Under this scheme a Seminar for the training of writers interested in production of literature, books and magazines suited to the village neo-literates was held at Allahabad from 10th January to 24th January, 1956. Thirty Selected Sub-Deputy Inspectors of Schools, Assistant Masters of High School and Junior High Schools, Research Scholar of the Allahabad University and three officers of the Planning Department of this Government participated in the Seminar. An expenditure of Rs. 2,664/- was incurred on the Scheme.
COORG There were two Higher Secondary schools in Coorg with a vocational bias. They are Government Higher Secondary School, Mercara and the Govt. Higher Secondary school, Ponnampet. There is no such school in Coorg for the Primary stage. The draft syllabuses issued by the All-India Council for Secondary Education on behalf of the Ministry of Education, Government of India, New Delhi are being
followed. (Copy of the draft syllabuses is available with the Ministry of Education, Government of India).
The Diversified Courses in the 'Government Higher Secondary Schools at Mercara and Ponnampet were introduced with effect from the academic year 1956-57.
Draft syllabuses for Higher Secondary Schools under the Scheme for the Reorganisation of Secondary Education issued by the All-India Council for Secondary Education on behalf of Ministry of Education, Government of India are followed in the Higher Secondary schools in Coorg.
The Diversified courses introduced at Mercara and Ponnampet are given below:-
Mercara 1. Science
2. Technical
3. Commerce
4. Humanities
Ponnampet 1. Agriculture
2. Fine Arts
3. Humanities
The first year of the Higher Secondary course is called as class IX. During 1957-58 the students promoted from that class will go to the class IX. A and during 1958-59 they will study in Class X and 1959-60 they will have the Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate Public Examination at the end of the course in Class XI.
These students will not have the Pre-University Course and the students coming out successful in the Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate Public Examination will be eligible for admission to the first year degree course straight.
The Higher Secondary Education will be of four years' duration including the IX class.
The Pre-University course will be continued only till such time as all the High Schools are converted into Higher Secondary Schools and the XI Class students finally pass out of the Higher Secondary Schools.
In the Second Five-Year Plan provision is made for the conversion of the remaining three Government High Schools into Multi. purpose Schools.
The Superintendent and the Assistant Superintendent for the Technical Course at the Higher Secondary School at Mercara and the Agriculture Instructors for the Agricultural Course at Government Higher Secondary School at Ponnampet have been appointed. The other required members of the staff are being appointed.
We have been teaching three languages* in our Secondary Schools. In our new Higher Secondary Schools also we have introduced three languages, namely;,
(a) Regional Language (Under group A. (i))
(b) Hindi (This being a non-Hindi speaking area under group A. GO
*Regional Language (Kannada), English and Hindi.
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(c) English (Under group E).
This arrangement is in accordance with the Secondary Education Commission Report.
PONDICHERRY (Department of Education)
PROGRESS REPORT FOR 1955-56 Important schemes of upgrading and extension of Education in this State have been drawn up and brought into function during 1955-56.
Opening of New Schools and New Classes in Existing Schools Schools were mostly concentrated in the town. There was a great demand for Primary schools in rural areas. Many hundreds of children had to forgo basic elementary education for want of schools at a reasonable distance. To fulfil the desire of villagers, a scheme was drawn up and 51 single teacher schools were opened.
One Primary school with five classes and necessary storerooms is under consideration in Karaikalmedu and the schools of Ambagarathur and Kirmampacom have been extended to accommodate more classes.
A number of schools already functioning have been upgraded to provide better education to a larger number of pupils. Fifty teachers have been recruited and necessary equipment has been purchased for the classes.
There were 32 sewing mistresses before merger and their number was also inadequate to meet the requirements of the schools. There was great demand for sewing classes. So 17 new posts of sewing mistresses have been created and filled with qualified staff.
Physical Education Great stress was laid on Physical Education during the year. Twenty-four physical instructors were recruited and posted in diffe- rent schools after an intensive training. Necessary material for out- door games and equipment such as pumping stands, parallel-bars, horizontal bars, roman rings, trapeze bars, climbing ropes have been distributed to schools.
Crafts and Manual Work As a necessary preliminary step to the recasting of courses of study in schools and to make education more practical and realistic, craft teaching for boys and home science teaching for girls were introduced in all the important Primary schools and standard equipment purchased.
Music There was a great demand for music teaching in the girls' schools of the State. The teaching was almost non-existent as there were only two music mistresses for 587 girls classes and joint classes functioning
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in the State. New posts of music teachers have been created and standard musical instruments purchased and almost all the girls' schools of the State have provision for music teaching.
Teaching English The teaching of English was extended to schools where French or Tamil was the medium of instruction. An English High School of girls was opened at Pondicherry. English classes for adults are functioning since January 1956.
School Equipment Furniture worth Rs. 1,62,000/- has been purchased for various schools. 12 schools have been electrified.
Arrangements have been made to create one library for teachers and students in all the important schools. Articles worth Rs. 25,000/- for High School Laboratories have been purchased in order to renew the old equipment and replenish laboratories in all the High Schools.
Public Libraries To meet the requirements of the population a Public Library was opened at Mahe Rs. 30,000 have been spent to re-organise the existing libraries at Pondicherry and Karaikal.
Assistance in the Field of Education The opening of new schools does not really benefit the children of depressed and scheduled classes as they are not properly equipped when they come to, school. So the necessary material such as books notebooks, slates, pencils has been purchased. They are distributed free of cost to poor children of Primary schools. Rs. 30,000/- have been granted as scholarships to poor and deserving students of Sec- ondary Schools.
Ten scholarships for studies in France have been renewed and nine new one granted.
For the first time excursions have been organised and educative tours undertaken within and outside the state by the students.
The aided schools were granted special financial assistance to enable them to repair and renew their furniture.
Most educational institutions of the State have received from the Government a valuable grant this year.
MADRAS
PROGRESS REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1955-56 There are two Universities in the State, the Madras University and the Annamalai University. The Madras University is an affiliating University and has also discharged teaching functions. It has also a College of Technology under its management. The Annamalai University is of the residental unitary type having faculties of arts, science, engineering, technology, teacher-training music and Oriental learning. Excluding the departments directly managed by the Universities there were 45 Arts Colleges for men and 18 for women, the
number maintained by the Government being nine & one respectively. There were 32 professional colleges, 29 for men and 3 for women as detailed below.
Men Women
Teacher Training 12 3
Engineering 5 -
Medicine 7 -
Veterinary 1 -
Agriculture 1 -
Law 1 -
Physical Education 1 -
Forest 1 -
The number of colleges for Oriental learning was 22, and there
were also two music colleges and one school for Social education. The
number of scholars under instruction in the above colleges including
University Departments is furnished below by faculties
Men Women
Arts, Science and Commerce 37,183 6,537
Graduate Teacher Training 930 257
Technology 223 -
Engineering 2,063 -
Medical 2,490 63
Veterinary 341 3
Agriculture 338 8
Forestry 98 -
Law 1,239 19
Physical Education 246 84
Oriental Learning 1,395 122
Music 66 141
Pandits Training Course 83 4
Craft Instructors Course 39 5
Diploma in Social Education 24 19
Other Diploma Course 224 61
Home Science Courses - 26
Sanitary Inspectors Course 207 6
Diploma in Painting 9 2
Diploma in Teaching 12 1
Compounders Courses 11 -
Stockmen Course 99 -
The number of Secondary schools was 863 for boys and 209 for girls with a total enrolment of 414357 boys and 142200 girls. The
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number of Elementary schools was 24,741, with an enrolment of 19,26,805 boys and 11,35,355 girls. The number of Post-Basic Schools was four with a strength of 85 boys and 43 girls. There were 2,405 Basic schools with a strength of 2,06,822 boys and 1,27,719 girls. The number of Professional and special schools with their strength is given below :-
*The number of nursery schools was 32, and their strength 1051 boys and 1040 girls.
NUMBER STRENGTH
Boys Girls Boys Girls
Normal Training Schools 32 50 5,042 5,899
Basic Training Schools 57 25 5,639 2,275
Technology Schools 10 - 4,788 5
Industrial Schools 31 - 2,175 132
Commercial Schools 361 - 20,275 2,493
Schools for Art & Crafts - 18 4 920
Schools for Fine Arts 3 - 403 14
Oriental Schools 47 1 2,180 945
Schools for Defective
Children 14 1 1,004 418
Social (Adult) Education
Schools 1,529 - 41,069 4,058
Village Guides Training
Centres 2 - 258 20
Reformatory Schools 6 3 2,631 725
Jail Schools 9 1 1,106 33
Achievements for 1955-56 44 new Secondary schools (31 under Local bodies and 131 Private management), five Training Colleges, six second grade colleges and one first grade college were opened during the year. One second grade college was upgraded into First Grade College. 1,533 Elementary schools were opened under the Government of India scheme for the educated unemployed. 1300 Elementary schools were converted into Basic schools and 17 (11 under Government and six under Aided) ordinary training schools were converted into Basic Training Schools. Fifty reading books in Tamil for Grades II, to V of Basic schools were prepared by a special Officer appointed for the purpose. A scheme of retraining all District Educational Officers and Inspectresses of girls' schools were undertaken with the approval of Government and the Hindustani Talimi Sangh. In order to convert, during the year a large number of Elementary into Basic schools, about 5,500 teachers. were retrained. The Report of the "Progress of Basic Education in Madras State during 1955-56" was published.
Achievements for 1956-57 114 new Secondary schools (81 under local bodies and 33 under private management) and three second grade colleges were newly opened during the year. One second grade college was also upgraded into the first grade. In addition, two new Training Colleges, one Engineering College and two colleges of Physical Education have been opened.
Sixteen schools (four under Government and 12 under Aided) were converted from ordinary into Basic Training institutions.
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State Five-Year Plan-Progress in 1955-56 The following are the educational schemes included in the First Five-Year Plan.
Name of the scheme
1. Primary Education including Basic Education.
2. University Education
3. Training of Teachers
4. Schools for Defective Children
5. Adult Education
Description
The expenditure on compulsory elementary education on all Basic schools.
a. Opening and Conducting B. Sc. courses in Government Arts College, Madras.
b. Raising the Government Arts College Coimbatore, into a first grade college. Expenditure on the degree classes.
c. Maintenance of Government College of Technology, Coimbatore,
a. Maintenance of the additional sections opened in existing Training Schools under the Post War Development Schemes.
b. Expenditure on all Basic Training Schools. Maintenance of the four Government Schools and payment of grants to all the aided schools in the State.
The entire expenditure on Adult education, opening and maintenance of Adult Literacy schools and Training of Social Education workers.
The expenditure incurred on the above schemes 1951-52 to 1955-56 is shown below
1951-52 1952-53 1953-54 1944-55 1955-56
Name of the scheme Actuals Actuals Actuals
(1) (2) (3) (4) (5)*
Rupees in lakhs
Primary Education 28.89 40.50 31.81 46.31 54.07
University Education 7.30 5.79 5.01 5.08 4.53
Training of teachers
including Basic 3.61 3.67 14.80 19.73 32.77
Special schools for
Defective Children. 2.50 4.94 5.27 4.12 2.35
Adult Education 0.99 1.56 1.84 1.86 1.83
43.29 56.46 58.73 77.10 95.55
(*) Item 5 subject to further adjustments to be made with
the Accountant General.
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The number of new institutions opened during 1955-56 is at follows :-
1. No. of Elementary schools opened under the scheme
of compulsion. 30
2. No. of Basic Schools opened. 33
3. No. of Basic Training Schools opened and ordinary
Training Schools converted into Basic. 35
4. No. of Adult Literacy schools opened. 908
5. No. of single teacher schools ordered to be
opened under the Government of India's
Share scheme for providing relief to the edu-
cated unemployed. 1,703
SCHEMES SPONSORED BY THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA WHICH WERE IMPLEMENTED
BY THE MADRAS GOVERNMENT DURING 1955-56 Scheme 3 (b) Production of Social Education Literature for Adults under this scheme, Government of India have sanctioned a sum of Rs. 18,750/- as their contribution.
Scheme 3 (c) Promotion of Hindi. Payment of stipends to 25 trainees at the rate of 18 per mensem to undergo Hindi Pracharaks Training. An amount of Rs. 4,478/15- has been drawn by the Secretary, Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha towards stipends.
Scheme 4 (b) Payment of building and equipment grant to 19 High Schools at a cost of Rs. 2,74,079/- (probable ex- penditure).
Scheme 4 (c) Improvement of Library service. Payment of grants to Local Library Authorities under section 13 (3) of the Madras Public Libraries Act.
Scheme of Expansion of Basic Education : Under the Scheme, the following items, have been included. Opening of New Basic Training institutions ; Conversion of existing Training schools into Basic Training schools etc. A sum of Rs. 1,38,422/has been received so far from the Government of India.
Unemployment Relief Scheme Under this scheme, the Central Government sanctioned 3076 teachers for this State for opening schools in schoolless centres, with a population of 500 and above, for appointing additional teachers in single teacher schools opened already, and for appointing teachers to the higher Elementary standards in the existing schools. About 1703 teachers out of the above were allotted for opening new single teacher schools and about 1533 were opened up to 31st March 1956. An advance grant of Rs. 12 lakhs was received from the Central Government towards the contribution of the teachers employed under the scheme during 1954-55.
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Grants Received From Centre in 1955-56
Name of the scheme Grant sanctioned by the
Government of India
Scheme 3 (b) Production of Social Education
Literature for adults. Rs. 18,705/-
Scheme 3 (c) Promotion of Hindi. Rs. 1,215/-
Expansion of Basic Education. Rs. 1,38,422/-
The amount actually adjusted to the credit of Madras Government
out of the above grants is not known.
No. of Additional People Employed in 1955-56 & Development Projects
Name of the scheme No. of persons employed
additionally
1. In Elementary schools opened under
the scheme of compulsion. 78
2. In Basic Schools newly opened. 328
3. in Schools for Defective Children. 1
4. In Adult literacy schools. 1099
5. In Training Schools. 215
6. In Government Colleges. 11
7. In Elementary Schools under the
scheme for the relief of the
educated unemployed. 2780
DELHI Review of Educational Development Schemes of the First Five-Year Plan sponsored by the Government of India, Ministry of Education for the year 1955-56.
Scheme, No. 1 Intensive Educational Development in a selected area, Scheme No. 4-Qualitative Development of Educational institutions within the area, Scheme for Relieving Educated Unemployment and scheme No. 6-Grants to Institutions doing important educational or cultural work, were taken up for implementation in collaboration with the Ministry of Education in Delhi State during the year 1954-55. The progress of these schemes during the year 1955-56 is given as under.
Scheme No. 1
Post-Graduate Teachers' Training The scheme was implemented in its major parts during 1954-55. During 1955-56, 12 candidates were deputed for training in Senior Basic at Jamia Millia and a sum of Rs. 29,448/- has been paid as Grantin-aid. The items of Senior Basic School at Okhala for practice and demonstration and the conversion of the. Government Model School for Girls, Daryaganj, could not be taken up.
2. Five Model Community Centres The Five Community Centres set up during 1954-55 at Naraina, Bawana, Silampur, Narela and Patparganj continued to function effi- ciently. These community centres while organising activities at the
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headquarters, are also feeding at least four to five community centres already established in the surrounding villages. The centres are running Literacy and Post-literacy classes. Removal of untouchability is one of the main items of Social Education activities in these centres.
3. Integrated Library Service The integrated library service set up in the State during 1954-55 continued to tour the villages of the State during 1955-56. The Library service is also serving as a Mobile Library for the villages. It has been noticed that the interest of the villagers has increased.
4. Mobile Janta College for Women The Mobile Janta College for Women started functioning in the first week of May 1955 at Mehrauli with a view to organising and training the village women folk in community development activities and household work such as tailoring, embroidery, etc. Lectures and practical demonstrations on Social Education and village hygiene were organised to acquaint them with elementary knowledge of 'Home Science'. In short, the purpose of this college is to train ladies as leaders at the village level who could undertake the uplift of the village womenfolk. The College has arranged three short-term courses with 99 women on the rolls in the first course 16 in the second course and 65 in the third course, during 1955-56.
5. Improvement of Primary and Basic Schools Sanction of the Government of India for incurring a sum of Rs. 23,100/- was received for the Improvement of Primary and Basic schools. But this amount could not be utilised during, 1955-56.
Scheme No. 4-Qualitative Development of Educational Institutions
within the State 1. Development of selected Primary schools, as Schools-cum-Community Centres
Under Scheme No. 4 of the Ministry of Education five Primary Schools were selected for conversion into school-cum-community centres at Khera-Khurd, Bijwasan, Chhawla, Jheel Kuranja, and Chirag-Delhi. Two centres for men, and three for women were started in March, 1955. These centres are functioning in the school buildings of the above villages. The centres were equipped with libraries, rooms, Radio- receivers, and other necessary material. Literary classes are also held at these centres. A sum of Rs. 6,116/- has been spent on this scheme during 1955-56.
Scheme for relieving Educated Unemployment
The scheme for relieving educated unemployment which was taken up for implementation in 1954-55 has a twofold aspect (1) creating employment for the educated unemployed and giving additional educational facilities for the children and the adults. Although the scheme was meant primarily for the rural areas, it was implemented in the Urban Area of the State in. view of the prevailing conditions. Accordingly 125 teachers were employed on 28th February, 1955 and 25 Social Education Workers for running 25 Social Education
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Centres for Adults. There was no additional employment under this scheme during 1955-56 and the Primary Schools and the Adult Centres set up during 1954-55, continued to function effeciently during 1955- 56.
Scheme No. 6-Grants to Institutions doing important Educational or
Cultural Work It has been the policy of the Government to assist private agencies doing important educational or cultural work, by giving grant-in-aid. During 1955-56, cases of Blind Relief Association and Happy School Society were recommended to the Ministry of Education for financial assistance under this Scheme, and these grants have been paid to these agencies for construction of suitable buildings for these schools at Badarpur village and Daryaganj.
Implementation of Recommendations of Secondary Education Report A sum of Rs. 5 lakhs was provided for the implementation of the recommendations of the Secondary Education Report during 1952-56 and the following schemes were prepared.
1) Conversion of High Schools into Higher Secondary schools on Multipurpose basis.
2) Improvement of teaching in 11 existing schools.
3) Improvement of 16 school libraries.
4) Introduction of Craft in eight Middle Schools/Middle Departments of Secondary Schools.
The proposals of scheme at S. No. 1 were not accepted by the Government of India, Ministry of Education. The Schemes at S. No. 2 and 3 were approved and sanctions were communicated. The sanction of Rs. 55,000/- for the improvement of teaching in existing schools could not be utilised whereas a sum of Rs. 9,106/- has been incurred out of the sanction of Rs. 13,3001- on the scheme for the improvement of 11 school-libraries. The Scheme for the introduction of Craft in Middle Schools was also not approved and therefore, the question of its being implemented does not arise.
Progress Report for 1954-56 First Plan Schemes The educational development programme was started on an extensive scale in Delhi during 1948-49 under Post War Educational Development. And with the inauguration of the First Plan in 1951-52 this was incorporated, with a few additions, in the First Five Year Plan (Education).
The Programme related mainly to Basic and Social Education Schemes in the rural area.
This note, gives the progress report item-wise and not schemewise as per instructions from the Planning Commission.
Elementary Education (Primary and Middle) This is covered by two schemes, namely grants to local Bodies for Primary Education and the Opening of Middle, Schools for Girls in the rural area.
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For administrative reasons the financial grant originally meant for new Primary Schools, covered the already existing schools also.
At the end of 1955-56, Seven Middle schools had been opened against the total target of ten-two every year. The opening of new schools essentially depends upon the expected enrolment, and its de- mand in the community. Since the village population, mostly consist- ing of illiterate people with old ideas, did not favour the girls' education, the target would not be achieved. Evidently the causes de- mand extensive and long-term measures, therefore no specific and short-term remedy could prove effective. This is one of the main objectives of the Social Education Scheme.
Basic Education This covered (i) Basic Education Scheme, (ii) Provincialisation of D.B. Primary Schools, (iii) Teachers' Training Institutes for Women and Teachers' Training institutes for men and (iv) construction of Basic School Buildings, in the rural area.
Under the Scheme it was envisaged to start 150 new Basic Schools (90 for boys and 60 for girls), provincialise and convert the 48 D.B. Primary Schools, into Basic schools, start the training institutes for meeting the requirements of basic trained teachers and providing minimum accommodation for these schools. It was also contemplated to raise Junior Basic Schools to Senior Basic Standard.
By the end of 1954-55 the principal target had been achieved. During 1955-56, 12 Basic Schools were raised to Senior Basic Schools thus bringing the total to 38 schools.
The main difficulties experienced in the implementation of this programme were the non-availability of basic trained personnel both at the headquarters and in the schools. For this training facilities were provided at the training institutes and by organising refresher and reorientation courses for the teachers of the D.B. Schools. Suitable accommodation for the schools proved a problem which has not been solved completely, even up till now. The schools had to be run in Chawpals, Panchayat Ghars, and other such places. The villagers extended considerable active cooperation by way of donating land and money and making available their chawpals etc. In some cases they also constructed buildings for the schools at their own initiative.
Training of Teachers As mentioned above basic trained teachers were required to implement the Basic Education Programme. There is a great dearth of Basic Trained Teachers. To meet this situation Teachers' Training Institutes for women was started in Daryaganj and Teachers' Training Institute for men at Ajmer. Their average annual intake has been about 100 candidates. The trained teachers were appointed in our Basic Schools. The Teachers' Training Institutes for men at Ajmer was transferred to Ajmer Government for administrative reasons but a certain quota of seats was reserved for Delhi State.
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Arrangements were made for the reorientation and refresher course of three months' duration for the old teachers of the D.B. Pro- vincialised Schools. The inspecting staff at the headquarters also underwent such courses at Jamia Millia Islamia.
From 1953-54 the Scheme of raising of Junior Basic Schools to Senior Basic Standard was started. This required Senior Basic Edu- cation trained teachers and it was with this view that a scheme of starting Teachers' Training Institutes for men was incorporated in the Plan, but it was dropped as the Delhi State Government, Delhi later on did not approve of it. Consequently the arrangements for such training were made with Jamia Millia Islamia, Delhi, but our requirements were not fully met with.
Social Education The Social Education Programme, started in 1948-49 in the villages, made considerable progress. 125 centres (80 for men and 45 for women) functioned during the year 1955-56. The programme is not limited to necessary adult education but covers many more activities devised to create social awakening, mass education and preparation of the villages for community development activities.
The following is the progress in literacy and post literacy work during the year:-
No. of adults enrolled No. examined No. passed
3,876 2,806 2,210
Post Literacy
2,518 2,083 1,880
The following is the progress regarding activities of Educational
Carvan :-
Intervillage Melas held Demonstrating Cinema Exhibitions Drama
tournament Health and shows held perfor-
Agriculture given mance
given
41 41 plus 16* 553 129 41 41
Previously the Social education work was done as a part-time job by school teachers and so could not achieve much success. Later on they were replaced by whole-time Social education workers. One 8problem so far as the suitability of accommodation for the Social Education Centre is concerned, still remains unsolved. Although there is great enthusiasm among the villagers for such centres and many of them have raised funds for construction of independent centres, the problem in many villages needs solution. In these villages we have Chawpals and private residences of the people for our centres, but that does not help us in putting our work on an organised basis and occasional interruption have been experienced.
The other schemes related to provincialisations of Lady Noyce School for the Deaf and Dumb, New Delhi and appointment of staff at the headquarters to cope with increased volume of work. During 1955- 56 no significant post was created.