APPENDIX A (l) : REPORT ON THE WORK DONE WITH REGARD TO REHABILITATION OF STUDENTS AND TEACHERS DISPLACED FROM PAKISTAN.
In the last meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education held in New Delhi, on the 12th to 14th January, 1955 report regarding the amount spent on financial assistance to displaced students in different States and the number of students benefitted was placed, Vide item No. III (k) of the minutes of the meeting. As per its recommendation that a long-term programme should be drawn up, the proposal was referred to the Ministry of Rehabilitation, who have stated as follows :-
"The scheme of financial assistance to displaced students from West Pakistan has not so far been finalised....... meanwhile it has been decided that, pending issue of the final orders with regard to the scheme for 1955-56, displaced students who have been enjoying freeships, half freeships and other concessions may be allowed this benefit up to the end of the current academic year."
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That Ministry have accordingly addressed the State Governments as above in May, 1955.
The available figures for the year 1954-55 regarding the amount spent on financial assistance to displaced persons and the number of students benefitted may be seen in the attached Annexure 'A',
The following State Governments have not so far supplied the required information which will be placed before the Board soon after it has been received.
Assam, Madhya Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Delhi, Himachal Pradesh, Vindhya Pradesh, Manipur and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.
New Schools for Displaced Persons During the year 1954-55, 65 Camp Primary schools were opened by the State Government of West Bengal and a sum of Rs. 2,28,8271- was incurred by the State Government for their maintenance. A sum of Rs. 34,72,683/12/was also spent by the State Government of West Bengal on Government Sponsored Free Primary Schools. The State Government of Punjab spent Rs. 4,54,540/- on the maintenance of State Government Schools and also spent Rs. 2,07,905/- on privately managed schools. Two Colleges and 14 Schools were revived during the year. The State Government of Bihar started three Government Schools while the local body one school. Two privately managed schools were opend during the year in the State of Bombay and a sum of Rs. 2,92,340/- was incurred by the State Government of Bombay on their maintenance. The State Government of Bihar spent a sum of Rs' 4520/- on the maintenance of their Government schools while the State Government of Orissa incurred Rs. 1096/- for the same.
The State Government of Saurashtra opened four Government schools for displaced persons and spent Rs. 1,69,316/- for their maintenance while the State Government of Bhopal spent Rs. 98,803/- on the maintenance of Government schools.
The Ministry of Rehabilitation made an allotment of Rs. 53,301 lakh to the State Governments during the year 1954-55 for the education of displaced students from West Pakistan and Rs. 19.11 lakh for the grant-in-aid to the disrupted and non-disrupted educational institutions.
Age of Retirement of Displaced Teachers As per recomendations of the Board, the Government of India have decided to retain the displaced teachers in Government schools on a year to year basis up to the age of 60, each case being considered on merits. Similarly, the teachers in Local Body and Privately Managed schools should also be retained in service up to the age of 60. A letter to this effect has been issued to the State Government.
Certificates The work of assisting displaced and other persons who lost their original certificates during the disturbances continued and during, the period (i.e. from January, 1954) to December, 1954), 146 certificates were- issued by the Punjab University, Solan on the basis of verification of Statements made by this Ministry. Two certificates were obtained from Pakistan through the Indian High Commissioner at Karachi and 20 from the Punjab' University, Lahore through our Deputy High Commissioner at Lahore. The statement of qualifications of 40 Europeans who left India after independence were verified to help them in finding jobs in England. Reference of 65 statements of qualifications received from various Ministries were verified from the record to the issue of original-duplicate certificates to displaced persons as arrived at between the two Governments during May, 1955. The agreement has been ratified, and a copy of the same is appended.
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Provident Fund Two persons have been assisted in the registration of their claims of their Provident Funds for transfer from Pakistan to India, and one on the admission of his claim amounting to Rs. 3,648/6/4 by the District Board, Lyallpur (Pakistan).
Liaison officers appointed by the Government of India in Pakistan for the. verification of the Provident Funds and Public Funds etc. deposited in the Post Office Saving Bank Accounts are communicating when arranged with the Government of Pakistan to the respective Post Offices in India where the teachers have registered their claims.