SCHOOL EDUCATION - ELEMENTARY AND SECONDARY
REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on School Edn.- Elementary &
Secondary
2) At the secondary stage a curriculum should be such
as to prepare the student for higher education as well
as for earning a living. This includes vocationalisa-
tion.
3) At the higher education stage, minimum standards
of instruction be laid down; comprehensive programme of
teacher orientation and training be introduced; Under-
graduate education be improved by efforts like autono-
mous colleges and research in university education be
recognised.
Name : Dr. Shankar Narayan
Address : 613, 11th Cross Road, JP Nagar
3rd Phase, Bangalore 560 078.
Date of Communication : / / /
Category : VIP letters
1) Government should review Navodaya Vidyalaya Scheme
and redirect their resources towards upgrading secondary
education. The scheme may be integrated with the Ken-
driya Vidyalaya system.
2) Atleast 1 Kendriya Vidyala be established in every
district.
3) Schools run by the other Ministries like Railways,
Defence be also integrated to Kendriya Vidyalaya system.
Name : Sh. Syed Shahabuddin
Address : 14, Janpath,
New Delhi 110 001.
Date of Communication : / / /
Category : VIP letters
1) Common school programme of 7/8 years of universal,
compulsory, tree elementary education be given atten-
tion.
2) No tees be charged by even non-government bodies
for imparting elementary education upto the age of 14.
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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on School Edn.- Elementary & Secondary
1) Every village should have an integrated elementary
school of 7/8 years duration.
4) The high school stage should be an integrated
stage from VIII to XII or IX to XII.
5) Free pre-primary education of one or two years be
provided in all primary schools.
6) National Nai Talim Board be established for school
education.
Name : Prof. Ramlal Parikh
Address : Gujarat Vidyapith,
Ahmedabad - 380 014
Date of Communication : 15/05/90
Category : VIP letters
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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on School Edn.- Elementary & Secondary
1) Compulsory residential education be provided from
class I to X.
Name : Sh. Shanti Kumar Chakraborty
Address : Vill. & P.O Matira, Distt.
Jalpaiguri, W. Bengal 734 428
Date of Communication : 15/10/89
Category : Other Individual letter
1) Technical Education system be started in the
schools.
Name : Sh. Balkrishan Verma
Address : Pandeh Distt. Mandi
(H.P) 175 124
Date of Communication : / / /
Category : Other Individual letter
1) Instead of opening Central schools, the existing
schools should be strengthened.
Name : Sh. Bejendra Krishna Prasad
Address : Rohini Villa, Chiragora,
Dhanbad 826 001
Date of Communication : 10/03/90
Category : Other Individual letter
1) Central schools should be opened against the popula-
tion of 25000.
2) Admission to Central Schools (Kendriya Vidyalaya)
should be open to all and not only to the children of
central government employees as is now.
3) Any school applying for affiliation with C B S E
should be affiliated without any hitch.
Name : Sh. Arun Kumar Gupta
Address : H.No.80-81, Mirpur Colony
Pathankot
Date of Communication : 07/02/90
Category : Other Individual letter
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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on School Edn.- Elementary & Secondary
1) Common neighbourhood shools system be introduced.
This system exists in advanced countries. Distinction
between ordinary and model government schools be done
away with.
Name : Sh. V.S. Mathur
Address : Model Inst. of Edn. & Research
1509, Sect. 43-B, Chandigarh
Date of Communication : 23/02/90
Category : Other Individual letter
1) All requirements of primary and elementary educa-
tion be met effectively and immediately. During eighth
Five Year plan full concentration must be made on pri-
mary education.
2) Secondary education system be closely reviewed to
enable it to be the agency for the development of the
character of its pupils which will lead to proper devel-
opment of its citizens.
3) Scheme of Navodaya Vidyalayas should be entirely
recast to provide quality education available in ordi-
nary schools. No new Navodaya Vidyalayas should be
started.
Name : Dr. C.M. Bhatia
Address : 8, Vijay Nagar Colony
Agra.
Date of Communication : 23/02/90
Category : Other Individual letter
1) One secondary school board should be set up to
monitor functioning of schools.
2) Government should ensure free and compulsory
education up to matriculation.
Name : Sh. M.S. Prakash Rao
Address : L6/34, Main Road,
Agrico, Jamshedpur
Date of Communication : / / /
Category : Other Individual letter
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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on School Edn.- Elementary & Secondary
1) Every school building should satisfy minimum
norms, specifying the physical requirements.
Name : Dr. C.P. Gupta
Address : NGRI, Hyderabad.
Date of Communication : / / /
Category : Other Individual letter
1) The L.K.G. and U.K.G. classes should be conducted
in home atmosphere in a house building separate from the
schools.
2) Children must initially be brought up in spirit of
co-operation at the primary level; there should be no
ranking and price awards.
3) Parents of pupils must be periodically
counselled.
Name : Sh. L.P. Das
Address : 26, Mullai Nagar,
Pondicherry 605 005
Date of Communication : 26/03/90
Category : Other Individual letter
1) Practical facilities to be provided to students.
Name : Sh. Rajesh Kumar Gupta
Address : H.P. Mills Fed Ltd. Totu
Shimla 171 011.
Date of communication : / / /
Category : Other Individual letter
1) 25% of schools be converted into agriculture schools.
2) In class VIII a Board examination be conducted.
Only students getting Grades A & B be allowed to go for
higher studies.
3) Special trade schools be established.
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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on School Edn.- Elementary & Secondary
4) 10% of the schools be converted into physical
education schools.
Name : Sh. Balkrishna Pandey
Address : Government High School,
Kolarpur, Koraput, Orissa
Date of Communication : 21/04/90
Category : Other individual letter
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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on School Edn.- Elementary & Secondary
1) Navodaya Vidyalayas should not be encouraged.
Name : Dr. Sudhir Roy
Address : President A.I.F. of Univ. &
College Teachers Orgn. N. Delhi
Date of Communication : 21/12/89
Category : Organisation
1) Recommendations of the Chattopadhyay Commission
towards uniform education policy, raising of standards
of senior secondary education, payscales for teachers,
etc. be implemented.
Name : Sh. Satish Shastri
Address : Rajasthan Teachers Union
Branch Office, Sikrai
Date of Communication : 26/12/89
Category : Organisation
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