APPENDIX A(c)- DEVELOPMENTS IN BASIC (PRIMARY AND MIDDLE) EDUCATION-1949-50
As desired by the Board, the information received so far 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 1949-50 every `A' State had arrangements for the training of Basic School Teachers. Arrangements for training the staff for Training Schools also existed in these State,
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except the Punjab. New Junior Basic Schools were started in West Bengal Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and Madras & U.P. New Senior Basic Schools were started in Bihar where 12 Post-Basic High Schools were also started. In Assam, Bombay, West Bengal, Orissa and Madras. old schools were converted into Junior Basic Schools and in the States of Assam, Bombay, Bihar, Madhya Pradesh, Orissa and Madras & U. P. old schools were converted into Senior Basic schools.
3. In regard to Centrally Administered. Areas. 34 Junior Basic Schools were opened in Delhi and one Senior Basic School in Tripura. The information received from Ajmer, Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh., Coorg, Bhopal,Kutch, Manipur and Andaman-Nicobar Islands is nil.
4. Eight teachers were deputed to Wardha to receive Basic Education Training during 1949-50 from Madhya Bharat. Training arrangements also existed in Mysore & Saurashtra. Basic Education was not started in PEPSU. In Hyderabad there is a proposal to convert some Primary Schools into Junior Basic Schools.
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ASSAM
BASIC EDUCATION 1949-50
I. Arrangements for training of teachers.
(a) Institutions for training Basic School Teachers.
Number of Institutions Number of trainees Duration Subjects of study Minimum Refresher
Old ones New ones at each institution. of and qualification courses.
converted established training crafts taught for admission
Men Women
Main Crafts.
Titabar Nil 1 39 2 10 months (1) Spinning & weaving M.E. or M.V. Nil
(Sericulture is included passed.
in one Centres)
Subsidiary crafts.
(1) Crane & bamboo work
(2) Agriculture and gardening Do. Nil
Raha Nil 1 -- 25 10 months (3) Paper-making & card-board
modelling (in one Centre
only) Nil
(4) Clay modelling (in one
Centre only) Do.
Other subjects.
Sootea Nil 1 34 3 10 months (1) Principle of Basic Edu-
cation.
(2) Health,Hygiene & diatetics
Dudnai Nil 1 44 - 10 months (3) Hindi Do. Nil
(4) Safai (cleanliness)
Udarba-
nd Nil 1 15 23 10 months (5) Kitchen work & Community
life Do. Nil
(6) Methodology & Practice
teaching
(7) Educational psychology
(8) Arts & drawing
Shill-
ong Nil 1 6 14 10 months (9) Music & Prayer Do. Nil
(10) Physical activities and
excursions
(11) Subject matters of literature
History,Geography,Mathematics,
General Science,Religion and
other social studies.
Total Nil 6 138 67 10 months Do. Do. Nil
(b) Institutions for Training the staff of Training schools. Nil
(c) General remarks
In the Training Centres and Basic schools the syllabus prepared by Hindusthani Talimi
Sangh was follower. All the instructors and instructresses were either trained in Sevagram or in
Jamia Millia where the Hindusthani Talimi sangh syllabus is usually followed.
No servants or cooks were used in any of the Training Centres and there was only one
kitchen for all irrespective of castes and creeds. Some difficulty was experienced on community
kitchen at the beginning but the difficulty was overcome slowly. It has not been possible as yet
to allay public feeling against the community kitchen.
The lessons given on method of correlation was fairly successful.
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II. Basic Schools.
Number of Basic Schools Number of pupils
Existing Schools converted New Schools established At the beginning At the end of Duration of Crafts
of the year the year the course Provided
Jr. Basic Sr. Basic Jr. Basic Sr. Basic under report. under report for
Boys Girls Boys Girls
Titabar 20 Nil Nil Nil 212 128 912 522 Eight years Spinning,
annual Session Gardening
from 1st Febr-
uary to 31st
January.
Raha 8 1 Nil Nil 8 47 398 253 Do. Do.
Sootea 12 Nil 1 Nil 14 11 388 199 Do. Do.
Dudnai 15 Nil Nil Nil 37 35 379 277 Do. Do.
Udarband 15 Nil Nil Nil 348 185 825 304 Do. Do.
Shillong 14 1 Nil Nil 173 154 410 362 Do. Do.
& Basketry
Total 84 2 1 Nil 792 560 3,312 1,917 Do.
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WEST BENGAL
(1949-50)
1. (a) Institutions for the training of Basic School teachers.
Government Basic Training Schools, established prior to 1949-50, which continued their existence
during the year
No. of No. of trainees. Duration of Programme of Minimum qualificat- Refresher
Inst. Names training studies - ion for admission courses.
Men Women Total crafts taught
2 1. Basic 76 18 94 *The normal Programme of Pass in Matriculat- The passed trainees
Training duration is 2 studies were ion or its equival- after working as
School No. years but as drawn up in ent with special teachers of Basic
1 Baigachi, an interim terms of the aptitude either in Schools for some
(since re- measure, the syllabus of fine arts, crafts or time will be requ-
named as training was the Hindusth- social service, ex- ired to attend a
Banipur). condensed into ani Talimi Sa- ception being made training camp at
a one-year co- ngha of which in the case of women the school for not
urse, followed indications are candidates and non- less than 4 weeks
by actual tea- given below:- matric G.T. Primary at the end of whi-
ching and fie- (1) Principles school teachers, ch the diploma or
ld work and of Education. subject to their pass certificate
training camp (2) Psychology. passing a test. will be awarded.
(3) Language and
Literature (con-
tents and method)
(4) General Sci-
ence including
Mathematics &
Nature study.
(5) Environmental
studies including
History Geography
& Social Science.
(6) Health & Hyg-
iene including
Physical Education
& Safai (cleanliness)
Crafts-
Two Basic crafts.
(1) Spinning & Wea-
ving, including bas-
ketry left-weaving &
Coir Weaving.
* The maximum number of seats were filled up out some of them left afterwards, causing a few vacancies
which were not filled up as the session had advanced considerably & the new recruits were not likely to
benefit by the training.
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1. (a) Institutions for the training of Basic School teachers - contd.
No.of Name No. of trainees. Duration Programme of studies- Minimum qual- Refresher
Inst. Men Women Total of crafts taught ification for courses
training admission
Crafts-cont.
Two Basic crafts.-contd.
(2) Agriculture.
Subsidiary Crafts.-
(1) Wood work-elementary
wood-work in connection
with spinning & weaving.
(2) Paper making and
book binding.
(3) Soap-making.
2. Basic Training 81 17 98*
School No. 2, Same as in the case of School no. 1.
Banipur (since
renamed as
Banipur).
* The maximum number of seats were filled up but some of them left afterwards, causing a few vacancies
which were not filled up as the session had advanced considerably & the new recruits were not likely to
benefit by the training.
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1. (a) Institutions for the training of Basic School teachers - contd.
Number of Institutions No.of trainees at Duration Subject of study and Minimum qualifications Refr- Remarks
Old ones New ones each institution. of crafts taught for admission esher
converted established Men Women training courses
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Government.- -- Jalpai- A. General Education Matriculation or its Nil These
(1) Midnapore guri with special empha- equivalent with spe- schools
P.T. School 2 7 one year sis on language li- cial aptitude in fine have be-
terature and curre- arts, crafts or soc- en star-
(2) Tamluk nt problems. ial service, except- ted to-
P.T. School. Taml- B. -Education- ion being made in the wards
uk 9 - (1) Rudiments of case of women candi- the
educational psycho- dates and non-matri- end of
(3) Jalpaiguri logy-1. culate G.T. passed March,
P.T. School Katwa (2) Principles of primary school teac- 1950.
3 - education, School hers, subject to
organisation and their passing a Test. (a)
(4) Katwa P.T. administration. Report
School Midnap- (3) Bridf introduc- awaited
ore 10 - tion to the history from the
of educational ideas Principal
(5) Hooghly and of current educ-
training Hooghly ational problems of
School (a) Bengal and India.
C. Health & Physical
Education.
D. Social studies and
training in citizenship.
E. Methodology of Prim-
ary (Junior Basic Sch-
ool subjects with spe-
cial emphasis on correlation.
F. Music
G. Arts
Crafts-
Spinning Weaving Handwork
Toy-making clay modelling.
Book craft.
Paper work Chair work Leather
work Asan weaving Wood work
Agriculture.
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1. (a) Institutions for the training of Basic School teachers - contd.
Number of Institution No.of trainees at Duration Subject of study and Minimum qualifi- Refresher Remarks
Old ones New ones each institution of crafts taught cation for courses
converted established Men Women training admission
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Studies :-
Sponsored- -- 50 -- one year (1) Principles of As in the case Nil
1.Siksha Cha- Education including of Government
rcha Bhawan, Psychology. Basic Training
Sriniketan. (2) History of Edu- Schools above.
cation
(3) Technique of cor-
relation.
(4) History, including
civics.
(5) Geography.
(6) Rural Science.
(7) Rural Welfare Work.
(8) Agricultural Science
including compost manures.
(9) Music.
(10) Drawing.
(11) Recreative work
(12) Games and
Physical Exercises.
(13) Literature.
(14) Mathematics.
Crafts-
Spinning for all, and any
of the following :-
Weaving, Carpentary, Clay-
modelling, Leather book-
binding, paper making.
Practical -
Gardening including com-
post manure. Correlated
teaching. Village Survey
and Ceremonial work.
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2.Siksha San- -- -- one year Same as above -- Nil
gha Basic Tr-
aining School,
P.O. Bishnupur,
24 Parganas.
3.R.K. Mission -- 12 one year Subject of study - Do. -- Nil
sarda Mandir 1. General Education with
B.T.School, with special emphasis on
P.O. Sarisha language, Literature and
(24-Parganas.) current problems.
2. Education.
3. Health and Physical Education.
4. Social studies and Training
in Citizenship.
5. Methodology of Junior Basic
School subject.
6. Creative activities & crafts.
7. Music.
8. Agriculture and Gardening.
Crafts -
(1) Spinning
(2) Agriculture.
(3) Cane-work.