(c) The following publications are in hand :-
(i) Education in States in India, 1948-49;
(ii) Progress of Education in India, 1947-48 (including the General Educational Tables, India, 1947-48);
(iii) Educational Statistics, Indian States, 1945-4, Part II;
(iv) Educational Statistics, Indian States, 1946-47, Part II;
(v) Educational Statistics, Indian States, 1947-48,
(vi) Education in Universities in India, 1948-49;
(vii) Education in Centrally Administered Institutions in India, 1948-49;
(viii) Educational Costing Statistics in India 1948-49;
(ix) Education in India in Maps, 1948-49;
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(x) Statistics of Libraries in Institutions of Higher Learning in India, 1948-49; and
(xi) Progress of Education in India 1948-49 (including the General Educational Tables, India, 1948-49).
The problem of improving educational statistics, so as to make them both more reliable and better in quality, is being considered and for this purpose the old form of General Educational Tables has been considerably revised. In the interest of uniformity the `B' States are being approached for furnishing the same. Government of India also organize short term courses in Educational Statistics for training of the staff of various States. It was agreed last year at a meeting of the D. P. Is. that last date for submitting the returns of General Educational Tables should be the 31st of October. The following table gives fin up-to-date account with regard to the date of receipt of complete set of General Educational Tables from different States for the two consecutive years 1948-49 and 1949-50 the last date for which was agreed to be 31st of October :-
States Year 1948-49 Year 1949-50
Assam 6-5-1950 Not received.
Bihar 31-10-1949 Do.
Bombay* 24-11-1949 27-11-50
Hyderabad Note received Not received.
Jammu & Kashmir Do. Do.
Madhya Bharat Do. Do.
Madhya Pradesh Complete Tables Do.
still not received.
Madras 3-12-1949 Do.
Mysore 21-7-1950 Do.
Orissa 13-10-1949 14-10-50
Pepsu 10-2-1950 Not received.
Punjab 10-2-1950 13-11-50
Rajasthan Not received.
Saurashtra 9-1-1950 Do.
Travancore-Cochin 25-3-50 Do.
Travancore
Cochin 5-10-1950 Do.
Uttar Pradesh 3-1-1950 Do.
Vindhya Pradesh 17-11-50
West Bengal+ 7-2-1950 Not received.
It will be seen from the above statement that if the returns are
not sent in time the consolidated account cannot be made available
when it should be.
*Third instalment received on 27-11-50. A few tables still remain. +Different date between 16-8-1949 and 14-4-50 for different units of Rajasthan. +Only a few tables received on 27-11-50.
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(5) CENTRAL SECRETARIAT LIBRARY. The Central Secretariat Library has got a collection of books on all subjects except Education, as the latter is serviced by the Central Educational Library. It caters to the normal requirements of all Ministries of the Government of India and also of the Ministry of Education in relation to cultural, Sociological and other topics. All subjects indirectly related to Education come under the purview of this Library. The work done in the Central Secretariat Library is as follows :--
(a) loan and reference service to the staff of the Government of India, Members of Parliaments, Embassies in Delhi and others approved by the Educational Adviser to the Government of India;
(b) issue of classified catalogues in Sections and monthly lists of additions;
(c) information service about publication of books generally;
(d) preparation of selected bibliographies,
(e) working as an exchange library between the U.S.A. and India for official publications in accordance with the agreement between the two countries.
An Advisory Committee on the Central Secretariat Library, consisting of the Educational Adviser as Chairman and 8 other members who represent various Ministries of the Government of India, meets at least once a year and advises on the subject of Accommodation, Book Selection and other problems of the Library. A statistical statement of the last two years is given below :-
1948-49 1949-50
1. Books accessioned 3,228 4,315
2. Number of borrowers7291,025
3. Number of books issued 10,067 12,825
4. Number of visitors in Reading Room 54,000 57,890
5. Number of Raferences attended to 5,400 7,815
6. Number of receipts 16,966 17,505
7. Number of issues 11,676 11,510
8. Number of books bound 575 710
9. Number of bibliographies prepared 10 15
10.Amount spent on purchase of books and publications 15,000 15,000