PREFACE
 

After the National Development Council had approved the National Policy on Education, it was endorsed by Parliament in May 1986 and the Programme of Action for the implementation of the Policy in August that year. Finalisation of these documents has been hailed throughout the country. Members of Parliament, State Governments, Members of the Central Advisory Board of Education and other people interested in educational reform have been asking for information regarding implementation of the Policy.

For the Ministry of Human Resource Development, the last one year has been a period of formulation and finalisation of schemes based on the postulates spelt out in the new Policy, of consultation with State Governments, educationists and teachers, etc., and of making some major new initiatives towards educational reconstruction. All State Governments and Union Territory Administrations had likewise done their best to participate in the national endeavour for implementation of the new Policy.

This document presents a summary of what has been done by the Central Government and the various organisations connected with it, as well as by the State Governments and their agencies. I hope that it will be widely discussed and a feedback would be provided to us regarding what may be done to improve the quality and pace of implementation of the Policy.

P.V. NARASIMHA RAO

Minister of Human Resource Development

24 August, 1987