 APPENDIX A (a)- (iii)
PROGRESS IN SOCIAL SERVICE.

PART I.-CENTRAL GOVERNMENT.

The Central Advisory Board of Education at their last meeting recommended that the Government of India should establish an All India Council for Social Services and that this Council should prepare a comprehensive scheme for the development of Social Service. It is regretted that due to the recent constitutional changes connected with Partition etc., it has not been possible to give a start to the proposed Social Council during the current financial year ; but it is proposed to commence the. planning in connection with the establishment of the Council, as early as practicable.

PAII-ALL INDIA AGENCIES (INFORMATION COLLECTED DIRECT FROM THE AGENCIES).

All India Village Industries Association :-

The object of the association is the relief and service of the poor in the villages by all means including village reorganisation and reconstruction, and improvement of village industry and the moral and physical advancement of the villagers of India.

The Magam Sangrahalaya (Museum for Khadi and Village Industries Wardha) is maintained jointly by the All India Spinners' Association and All India Village Industries Association. Its maintenance expenditure amounted to Rs. 3,472.

The question of organizing provincial units of the Association was considered early in 1942 but could not be pursued owing to developments in the political situation during that year. During the year 1945 ten individuals ("Sanchalaks") were appointed to guide and direct activities in the areas under their charge.

The Gram Udyog Patrika, the publication of which was suspended in March 1943 was resumed in April 1945.

The books brought out during the year were:

1. Why the Village Movement ? (4th edition) in English.

2. Palm Gur (in English).

3. View of Maganvadi (in English and Hindustani).

4. Soap making reprint. (In English).

5. Dhotijama. (Hindustani).

Experiments have been carried out on the following industries;-

1. Paddy husking and Flour grinding.

2. Oil pressing.

3. Bee keeping.

4. Gur making.

5. Papar making.

6. Soap, Chalk and Slate Pencil manufacture.

7. Magan Dipa.

Total income in 1945: Rs. 54,451 (mainly donations).

Total expenditure in 1945 Rs. 22,000.

British Empire Leprosy Relief Association (Indian Council).

The research work of the Association has as usual been carried out in collaboration with the endowment fund of the School of Tropical Medicine and the Indian Research Fund Association.

The Leprosy survey was carried out throughout in almost all the provincial branches of the Association. The reports pouring in from the branches indicate that steady progress is being made in the various; Provinces despite manifest financial difficulties. The various activities such as treatment of cases of leprosy. Propaganda teaching of Medical institutions, surveys etc. have been continued. It is gratifying to report that various provincial Governments have been taking inreasing interest, in the anti-leprosy work.

The income of the India Council at Headquarters consist chiefly of interest on Government securities and the sale, of propaganda material. The total income In the year 1946 amounted to Rs. 1,20,905 and the expenditure to Rs. 1,15,588/-

Gurukul University Kangri Hardwar.-The Gurukul Kangri maintained it nstitutions and continued educational activities as usual.

Total expenditure in 1946-47 was Rs. 1,33,000.

The main sources of income are interest from endowments and subscriptions.

Hindustani Talimi Sangh : No information has been received.

INDIAN RED RED CROSS SOCIETY.

In August 1946 the Government of India approved a scheme for the distribution of the assets and liabilities of the society as on the 30th August 1946 The joint War Organisation of the Indian Red Cross and St. John was closed (low after it had served for seven years the needs of the sick and wounded members on The Armed Forces of India and the prisoners of war in the various theatres of waf and also of civilians in various difficulties. Side by side, of the activities of the Society in the country it continued to play its traditional role in the Sphere of inter national relief and gave assistance to many sister societies abroad.

Among the other activities the Cinema Section was concerned mainly the production of Red Cross films and coloured magic lantern slides on prevention of Blindness, Plague and School Hygiene, etc. About 5302 slides were produced of during the year 1946.

The Bureau of the Society functions as a Central Office for advice and information on the maintenance, expansion and organization of maternity and child welfare services in the provinces and states.

The income of the society at the headquarters which amounted to Rs. 78,55,084/1/7 is derived mainly from interest on investments representing the original Capital, the Silver Jubilee Fund etc. All the Society's investments are held in Government Securities. The expenditure consists chiefly of grants to Provincial and state Branches as determined in accordance with the Society's statutory liability and management expenses. Special Grants are also made. The expenditure for the year 1946 was Rs. 78,64,870.

Jamia Millia Islamia Delhi.-No information has been received.

TUBERCULOSIS ASSOCIATION OF INDIA.

The Tuberculosis Association of India was inaugurated in 1939 and its main objects are prevention, control, treatment and relief of Tuberculosis in India. Despite war time difficulties the Association has built up a net work of non-official organisations in different parts of India during its life of eight years and has 34 Provincial and State Associations affiliated to A today. The Association has built up two model institutions. The Lady Linlithgow Sanatorium and the New Delhi Tuberoulosis Clinic-both of which have been serving, inter alia, as training institutions.

The Association trains Doctors, Health Visitors and Nurses in Tubercuiosi to achieve its objective. It also holds refresher courses for undergratuate i different parts of the country. Occasional talks relating to Tuberculosis are broad cast by experts .

During the year ending March 1946 the Association trained 3 doctors and held a refresher course in Calcutta which was attended by 31 doctors and 12 candidates were trained as Tuberculosis Health Visitors. Three talks were also broadcasted during the year.

The total expenditure for the year amounted to Rs. 54,984 thereby causing a deficit of Rs. 7,771. Its source of income consists mainly of interest on investments.

The Young Men's Christians Association, of India, Burma and Ceylon- The Y. M. C. A. in India is a civilian organization under the direction of its own National Council and its policy in its present war work was to serve the men of the forces in every possible way through the provision of social, recreational educational and spiritual activities and such amenities as will contribute towards the welfare of the men. In it,; service to Indian and Western African troops the Y. M. C. A. was pledged to neutrality in religious matters.

This Association has done a very valuable service during the War to the men on the different fronts, especially in Burma, Imphal etc.

This Association maintains on sound footing a college of Physical Education at Saidpet, Madras and also maintains other schools in which besides imparting Education, industrial training is also given.

The expenditure of this Association in 1945 was Rs. 1,23,325 and the income Rs. 1,23,789. The main sources of income axe Government grants, Subscriptions and Contributions.

PART II.-Information, oil Social Service supplied by the Provincial Governments, LoI Administrations, Universities and major Indian States.

A.-PROVINCIAL GOVERNMENTS.

Assam

The Tribal and Labour Welfare League Boroma continued to organise education and to maintain a number of Primary Schools and a Middle School amongst the tribal people and ex-tea garden labourers. It also maintains a dispensary called Sumati Seva Sadan with a qualified Doctor in-charge. The society gets an annual grant of about Rs. 6,000/- only for its educational activities and the question of a larger grant is under consideration.

Boy Scout and Girl Guide Associations. -These Association have continued their useful activities as in the past. The Boy Scout Associations organised Scout Masters training Camps and the Girl Guide Associations organised a guiders Camp with success. The Boy Scouts Association gets a Government grant of Its. 5,000/- and the Girl Guide Association Rs. 1,500/- per annum. Government is considering the question of re-organising these organisations.

Red Cross Society.-Junior Red Cross Societies are in existence in most of the Schools. The Director of Public Instruction, Assam, is trying to organise Junior Red Groups in every school in the Province. Under the auspices of the Red Cross Organisation, excellent work is being done in several towns in Maternity and Child Welfare.

Missionary Bodies including the Sri Rama Krishna Mission.-These bodies have continued their educational and other Social Service activities in the Province as in the past. The foreign Missions were continuing the educational activities mainly in the Hill Districts of the Province where they maintained a number of Primary, Middle and High Schools and a few Colleges for general and technical education in Shillong . The Sri Rama Krishna Mission has also maintained a High School at Cherrapunjee.

B. CENTRALLY ADMINISTERED AREAS.

Coorg.

Youngsters who have discontinued their studies and who are living in urban centres especially at Mercara and Virajpet have evinced a keen desire for sportsmanship. Several teams have been formed and clubs started for the promotion of team games. Several tournaments as hockey, football and cricket are played almost throughout the year, Besides the scout movement, a youth movement on an All-India basis known as the Students' Congress has now come into being with the sole object of promoting good citizenship qualities among the student community and the public as well. Public reading rooms have been started at Mercara and Virajpet. The installation of a radio receiving set in the Mercara Municipal Reading Unit contributes much towards recreation.

C. INDIAN STATICS.

Cochin.

Social Service is being organised by the following agencies

(1) The Cochin State Boys' Scout Association.

(2) Cochin State Leper Assylum, Koratty.

(3) Girl Guides Association.

(4) Sree Ramakrishna Gurukula Vidya Mandir. Velangans.

(5) St. Teresa's Orphanage, Ernakulam.

(6) St. Mary's Orphanage, Ernakulam.

(7) St. Jos Convent Orphanage, Trichur.

(8) St. Jos Convent, Orphanage, East Fort, Trichur.

(9) St. Anne's Orphanage, West Fort, Trichur.

(10) S. N. Orphanage, Trichur.

(11) S. N. V. Sadanam, Ernakulam.

(12) Y. W. C. A. Ernalculam.

(13) Y. W. C. A., Trichur.

(14) Parvathy Padmanabha seva Sadanam, Kanattukaru.

Jaipur.

The only organisation under the Education Deptt. which renders social service is the Boy Scouts. In May, 1947, a camp was opened in the Normal & Training School building for refugees from the N. W. F. Province. The Scouts of the Local Boy Scouts Association, Jaipur, under the supervision and guidance of Scouters, managed, the camp. They distributed food, rations and cloth to the refugees, a class for the education of the children and organised games for them. They did a very good job of work which won appreciation of the public. The camp had to be broken up in July, 1947, when the Normal and Training School reopened and the refugees were accommodated, elsewhere. Some of the Scouts are still rendering scoial service in the Transit Refugee camp established on the Exhibition grounds on Station Road. Jaipur.

Mysore.

The students of the University have been interested in Social Services for some years past. In Mysore and Bangalore students of the University have gone to certain villages and done some work in connection with Rural Reconstruction. They have attempted to construct roads, to improve sanitation, to teach simple games to village boys and to suggest improved methods of cultivation. Last year, the University gave financial assistance to a group of students who did this work in one of the villages in the Bangalore District.

The University is considering a scheme of Social Service work for University students. A Committee has been appointed to propose a scheme of Rural Social Service and on receipt of the Committee's report it is proposed to start Rural Reconstruction work on a larger scale during the ensuing hot weather vacation,