APPENDIX A(M)-- REPORT ON THE DEVELOPMENTS IN BASIC (PRIMARY AND MIDDLE) EDUCATION
As desired 'by the Board, the information received from the State Governments on the progress of Basic education is given in the accompanying statements.
2. The Statements show that during the financial year 1951-52, all `A' States have made some arrangements for the training of Basic School Teachers and for training the staff of training schools. New institutions for the training of Basic School Teachers have been opened by the States of Orissa, Bombay, Bihar and Madras. New Junior Basic schools were started in Punjab, Orissa, Bombay, West Bengal and Madras and new Senior Basic schools in Orissa, Bombay and Bihar. The Government of Uttar Pradesh has not furnished the information for 1951-52.
3. In part `B' States, new institutions for the training of Basic School Teachers have been opened by the Governments of Mysore, Hyderabad and Madhya Bharat. There are, however, no facilities for training the staff of training schools in these States. No new Basic schools were started in Hyderabad, Madhya Bharat, Rajasthan, Saurashtra and Travancore-Cochin. Three Junior Basic schools have been started by the Mysore State. In Pepsu, Basic education has not yet been introduced. The Government of Jammu and Kashmir have not furnished the information.
4. In part `C' States, new training institutions for Basic School Teachers have been opened by the Governments of Himachal Pradesh and Ajmer. There are, however, no arrangements for training the staff of Training Schools in. these States. New Junior Basic schools were started in Ajmer, Bilaspur and Tripura and Primary schools were converted into Junior Basic schools in the States of Delhi, Ajmer and Bhopal.
Basic education has not so far been introduced in the States of A. & N. Islands and Vindhya Pradesh.
5. A statement showing the per capita cost on Primary and Basic education in certain States for the year 1951-52 is enclosed.
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Statement showing per capitacost on Primary and Basic Education
(1951-52)-Informasion received upto 7th October, 1953.
Per capita Per capita
cost on cost on
Name of State Primary Basic
Education Education
Rs. Rs.
Ajmer * Rs. 76.2 per annum.
Assam 11 0 0 19 10 0
Madras 24 2 0 21 0 0
Saurashtra 32 0 0 ..
Mysore 26 6 0 26.5
Punjab 31 0 0 32 8 0
- r **13.15 34 0 0
Travancore-Cochin .. 69 0 0
Bhopal 40 0 0 30 0 0
Bilaspur 24 0 0 16 0 0
Bombay:-
Satara North 23.8 28.3
East Khandesh 25.0 36.4
Surat 26.2 32.2
Orissa 26.5
Kutch 1.5 approx ..
Rajasthan .. 53 0 0
Hyderabad .. 22 0 0
Delhi 47 0.0 54 0 0
Madhya Pradesh 31 13 0
Tripura 2.4 .1
*Cost on Basic and Primary Education.
* * Based on figures for 1950-51. Figures for 1951-52 not yet
available
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AJMER
Basic Education (1951-52)
I. Arrangements for training of teachers.
(a) Institutions for training Basic School Teachers.
Number of institutions No. of trainees Duration Subjects of Minimum quali- Refresher
at each Institu- of study and fication for Courses
tion training Crafts taught admission
Old ones New Ones
converted established Men Women Study Craft taught
Nil One (Taken Delhi - 100 Nil 16th July 1. Principles of 1.Agruculture Nil
over from Ajmer - 103 25 to 15th Edn. & child Ps- 2.Spinning Matricul
Delhi State.) May ychology. 3.Art tion or
4.Cardboard & equivalent
2. Principles of Paper cutting
Basic Education works.
3. General methods
teaching & special
methods. (Girls)
4. School managem- Home CRaft Part I
ent Hygiene & rural Home nursing,
reconstruction. garment making &
Music.
5. General Science& Home Craft Part II
social studies. Lundry, Embroidery,
etc.
6. Physical Education.
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(b) Institutions for training the staff of Training Schools.
Number of Names of Number of trainees Duration Programme Minimum Refresher Provision of Facilities
Institut- Institutions Men Women of Train of Studies Qualifica- Courses for research in problems
ions ing Craft taught tion for of Basic Education
admission
NIL
(c) General Remarks *
II. Basic Schools.
Number of Basic Schools Number of Pupils
Existing Schools Converted New Basic Schools established At the beginning of the At the end of the year Duration
year under report under report of their Crafts Pro-
vided for
Jr. Basic Sr. Basic Jr.Basic Sr.Basic Boys Girls Boys Girls
60 NIl 150 3028 5608 884 5608 884 Jully to May 1. Spining leading to
weaving in the Basic
craft.
2. Gardening leading to
agriculture, clay-
modelling & pottery,
Card-Board & paper
work
3. Home crafts for
girls as subsidia
crafts.
* Under this head the deviations from Scheme of the C.A.B. of Edn. may be indicated with reasons and also any concrete plans for future
development. Particulars may also be given of specific problems which have arisen in the solution of which advice from another province
of centre may be needed and the experience which may usefully be circulated to other provinces & states.
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ASSAM
Basic Education-1951-52
I. Arrangement for training of teachers
(a) Institutions for training Basic School Teacher
Number of Institut- Number of trainees Duration Subject of study and crafts Minimum Refresher
ions at each institution of trai- taught qualific- Courses
ning ation for
admission
Old ones New Ones
converted established Men Women
Shillong* .. 8 11 One year 1. Spinning and Weaving (Se- M.E. or M.V. Nil
riculture is included in Passed
one centre.)
Idarband .. 13 10 Do. 1. Cane of bamboo work Do. Nil
2. Agriculture and gardening
3. Paper making and card board
modelling (in one centre
only)
4. Clay modelling (in one
centre only)
5. Bee keeping .
Other Subjects
Titabar .. 39 .. Do. 1. Principles of Basic Education Do. Nil
Dudnai .. 22 .. Do.
2. Health, Hygiene & diatetics Do Nil
3. Hindi
4. Safai (cleanliness)
5. Kitchen work & community
life
6. Methodology & Practice
teaching
7. Education Psychology
8. Arts and Drawing
9. Music and prayer
10. Physical activities and
excursions
Raha .. .. 18 Do. 11. Subject matters of liter-
ature, History, Geography,
Mathematics, General Science,
Religion and other Social
studies.
82 39
* Of the six Training Centres established in 1949-50 one i.e. Sootea
Basic Training centre was closed down from 31st March, 1950.
These Training Schools are newly started in 1949-50 and old Training
School was converted.
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(b) Institutions for training the staff of Training Schools during the year 1951-52.
Nil
(c) General Remarks:-
In the training centres and Basic schools the syllabus prepared by Hindustani Talimi Sangh was followed. All the
Instructors and Instructress were in Sevagram and Jamia Millia.
No servants or cooks were maintained in any of the Training Centres and a perfect community was maintained.
The lessons on correlation was firmly satisfactory the Kitchen garden attraction to which the children were drawn even
after school hours.
II. BASIC SCHOOLS
Number of Basic Schools Number of pupils
Existing schools New Schools est- At the beginning of At the end of Duration Crafts Provided
converted ablished the year under of the year under of the for
report report course
Jr. Basic Sr.Basic Jr. Basic Sr. Basic Boys Girls Boys Girls
Raha 8 1 Nil Nil 512 385 710 427 Eight years Spinning, gardening
Annual session and weaving.
from 1st Feb., to
31st January
Shill- 15 1 Nil Nil 332 347 504 530 Do. Spinning, gardening, bas-
ong ketry & weaving.
Titabar 19 Nil Nil Nil 1048 592 1420 808 Do. Spinning, gardening and
weaving.
Udarband 19 Nil Nil Nil 794 274 917 326 Do. Do.
Dudnai 21 Nil Nil Nil 402 272 594 448 Do. Do.
Sooltea 14 Nil Nil Nil 500 236 595 310 Do. Spinning and weaving.
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I. Arrangements for training of teachers.
(a) Institutions for training Basic School teachers ... Nil
(b) Institutions for training the staff of training
schools ... Nil
(c) General Remarks: There being no arrangements for Basic Training in the State, a
batch of ten teachers (students) goes out every year from the Jamia Millia Delhi.
A Normal-cum-Basic Schools is proposed to be opened with effect from 1952
II. BASIC SCHOOLS (one at Sehore)
Number of Basic Schools Number of pupils
Existing schoo New schools At the begining At the end of Duration Crafts prov-
ls converted established of the year the year under of the ided for
under report report course
Jr. Sr. Jr. Jr.
Basic Basic Basic Basic Boys Girls Boys Girls
1 .. .. .. 47 .. 45 .. 1 year Spinning and
paper cutting
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BIHAR
Basic Education-1951-52
I. Arrangements for training of teachers.
(a) Institutions for training Basic school Teachers.
Number of Insti Number of trainees Duration of Subject of study and crafts Minimum quali Refresher Courses
tutions at each institution training taught fication for
admission
Old ones New ones Men Women Total
1 (a) 18 (b) * (c) * 1626 2 years General Basic principles Basic school course Refresher courses
Psychology, Social Training pass, Matriculation for Basic school Teachers
programmes of personal and pass-lower in case Teachers & for
community cleanliness and of women, Harijan, Training School
of health and hygiene,person Adibasis, because Instructors and tea-
and community. Production of sufficient num- chers of Post-Basic
and preparation, of food, ber of Matriculates Schools are organi-
Gardening and Agriculture not being available sed at the Basic
and Kitchen work. Cloth Training Schools
making. Spinning & Weave- and the Sarvodaya
ing. Any other craft-For Mahavidyalaya or
the present, card-board,wood the Bihar Community
and metal work, Study of College at Nrisingh
village problems and pro- Nagar,Turki.
grammes or rural reconst-
ruction. Cultural activities
Art, music, physical education,
preparation of literature.
National language, study of
second script of Hindustani,
Professional. Child study in
practising schools.