PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT
REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on Planning and Management.
1) The good quality education we have today should not be
disturbed in the name of 'elitism'.
Name : Shri C.P. Thakur, MP,
Address : B-6, M.S. Apartment, Babakharak
Singh Marg, New Delhi
Date of Communication : 02/05/90
Category : VIP letters
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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on Planning and Management
1) The Policy should clearly state that elementary
education is its prime concern and be given top
priority.
2) A National Grants Commission for Elementary and
Secondary Education on the pattern of UGC be set up.
3) Strict measures should be adopted to see that the system
really works and there are norms of accountability at
ail levels.
4) The establishment of Indian Education Service be given
priority.
5) The Management of Education right from village, block
and district level to national level should be made more
meaningful, effective and decentralized with clear
accountability at each level.
Name : Shri C.K. Nagar, Director
Address : State Instt. of Edun. Research
& Training, Udaipur (Rajsthan)
Date of Communication : 21/06/90
Category : Other Individual letter
1) A new learning delivery system is the need of the day.
2) Development of capacity to learn is more important than
what is learnt.
3) Education system should give priority to national
integration, economic and technical development and
eridication of illiteracy.
4) The uneven character of scientific and
technological development and social relations has to be
overcome by a suitable education policy and programme.
5) For education to be able to discharge its natural
function, it must correspond in its structure, goals and
content to the interests of national development and
social progress.
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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on Planning and Management
6) Educational system should be in keeping with the needs
of independent development of the nation as a whole.
7) Programmes for work culture be made obligatory for
school and college going students as a part national
youth policy.
8) In place of the present credential oriented education a
performance oriented education a required.
9) Accountability and producing results must be taken as
the quality measure to achieve the desired goals.
Name : Shri R.S. Trivedi, Chairman
Address : H.S.E.B., Capital Project Building,
Ahmedabad
Date of Communication : 14/04/90 -
Category : Other individual letter
1) 'Education' should be taken off from the State list and
put on the Union list it the national policies on
education have to succeed.
Name : Dr. Zamiruddin,
Address : The Byron Society, 4 Professor
Colony, Bhopal
Date of Communication : 08/06/90
Category : Other Individual letter
1) Teaching shops be abolished.
2) Recognition and encouragement be given to traditional
systems of education like Gurukul.
3) All schools and colleges should be run by Government.
Name : Vaidya Lakshmi Narayan Mishra,
Address : Ghas Mandi,
Gwalior
Date of Communication : 25/04/90
Category : Other Individual-letter
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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on Planning and Management
1) Education up to VII-- standard should be compulsory
2) After VIII standard, students should have option to study courses
of their choice.
Name : Shri Bhagwan Prasad Tiwari,
Address : P.O. Amarwara, Distt.Chindwara
M.P.
Date of Communication
Category : Other Individual letter
1) Education should be free.
2) Mahatama Gandhi's concept of basic education be implemented.
Name : Shri Bhagwan Das Gupta,
Address : Dougra Asheer
Date of Communication : 08/05/90
Category : Other Individual letter
1) Education system prevalant in ancient India should be
followed.
Name : Shri Harihar Prasad Mandal
Address : High School, Jasideeh,
Devdhar (Bihar)
Date of Communication : 09/05/90
Category : Other Individual letter
1) Education Policy should not be changed often.
Name : Shri Sudhir Kumar Pathak
Address : Hanuman Ward,
Krali, M.P.
Date of Communication : 03/05/90
Category : Other Individual letter
1) There should be uniformity in the education system
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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on Planning and Management
Name : Shri Baldev Singh, Lecturer
Address : Rajasthan Teachers Sangh,
Sri Ganganagar (Rajashtan)
Date of Communication : 20/05/90
Category : Other Individual -Letter
1) The dual education policy should be done way with.
2) Teaching shops be banned.
Name : Shri Rajesh Singhvi,
Address : Students Federation of India,
452 Moksh Marg, Jaipur
Date of Communication : 19/05/90
Category : Other Individual letter
1) Primary education should be the responsibility of the Government.
Name : Shri Satya dev Pathak,
Address : Asstt. Teacher Pvt.Sch.Sarkahi
Visheshvar Ganj, Bahrid
Date of Communication : 07/04/90
Category : Other Individual letter
1) U.G.C be revamped.
Name : Shri V H Joshi,
Address : University Deptt. of Economics
Saurashtra University, Rajkot
Date of Communication : 23/06/90
Category : Other Individual letter
1) Frequent changes in Policy disturb continuity of thought and
action.
2) The major requirements today is the improvement of the
actual classroom situation.
3) The suggestion's made by the Chatopadhya Commission be
taken note of.
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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on Planning and Management
Name : Shri V S Mathur
Address : 1509, Sector 43-B,
Chandigarh
Date of Communication : 08/05/90
Category : Other Individual letter
1) Every village should have an education committee.
2) The village education committees should have freedom to
mould curriculum to the local needs.
3) Grants should be given to the Village Education
committees.
4) Village Education Committee should be free to follow
flexible education system suitable to the needs of the
village.
5) Present book-oriented system of education be transformed
into an activity-oriented system of education.
6) Every village should have literary, dramatic clubs etc.
7) Every Block should have a Research Centre with library
facility for cultivators, artisans etc.
8) Every institution of higher learning should have
a science club and arts club.
9) Education should be the concern of the community and
not that of the Government.
10) Every educational institution should maintain a
cumulative record for every learner.
Name : Shri K Muniandi,
Address : Gandhiniketan Ashram,
Madurai,
Date of Communication : 12/06/90
Category : Other Individual letter
1) There should not be frequent changes in education
policy.
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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on Planning and Management
Name : Srhi B.P. Joshi,
Address : Rajasthan Academy of Education
Science and culture, Udaipur
Date of Communication : 04/07/90
Category : Other Individual letter
1) Education should be nationalised under the Central
Government.
2) An educated person should not be allowed to emigrate
without paying money to Government.
Name : Dr C Mahadevan,
Address : 41 Devi Illam, State Bank
Colony, Nagercoil
Date of Communication : 11/06/90
Category : Other Individual letter
1) Students in urban institutions be compelled to serve a
minimum five years in India.
Name : Dr Nikhil Desai,
Address : Navnirman Manch TB/4, Vrindavan
Estate, Race Course, Vadodara
Date of Communication : 30/06/90
Category : Other Individual letter
1) There should be an Educational Consultancy Export
Promotion Council. This could get the same benefits
from the Government as all the other commodity export
promotion councils.
Name : Shri Hans Raj Gugnani,
Address : Edun. consultants Consortium,
389, G T Karnal Rd., Deihi-33
Date of Communication : 21/07/90
Category : Other Individual letter
1) Financial assistance be given to religious communities
and political parties for running adult literacy
centres.
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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on Planning and Management
Name : Shri Hans Raj Gugnani,
Address : Edun. Consultants Consortium,
389, G T Karnal Road, Delhi-33
Date of Communication : 20/07/90
Category : Other Individual letter
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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on Planning and Management
1) Removal of economic inequalities is the pre-requisite
for ensuring good education.
Name : Shri Dwarka Prasad Patodia,
Address : Bharat Kalyan Manch, Radha Press,
993/3 Gandhi Ngr.N.Delhi
Date of Communication : 27/05/90
Category : Organisation
1) A survey of resources, production centres,
developmental requirements and ancilliary industries be
conducted.
2) Educational institutions should be legally restricted
from participating in political activities.
3) Practical vocational training be imparted to students
to facilitate social work by them.
4) Marks must be assigned for social service by students.
5) Extra curricular activities which have bearing on
removal of social evils be encouraged among children.
6) Students belonging to the elite societies be exposed to
backward and tribal areas.
7) National integration camps be organised for students.
8) A national institute for value orientation should be
established.
9) Management and administration of education should be
separated from Government Administration like Juditiory.
10) Autonomous statutory Education Councils should be set
up at the central and state level to control the
administration, management and finances of the
educational set up.
11) The Education Council should be manned mostly by
educationalist.
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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on Planning and Management
12) All schools, both private and Govt., should function
under Education Council.
Name : Shri R S Bharadwaj
Address : Bhartiya Shikhsn Mandal,
K-30 Green Park Main, N. Delhi
Date of Communication : 09/07/90
Category : Organisation
1) Education system needs to be de-centralised to make it
a people's movement.
2) People's education should be functional and need bases.
3) The school should be accountable to the local community as a
whole through a standing 'Shiksha Panchayat'.
4) The environment and development oriented education
should help learners in better understanding and
appreciation of local resources.
5) Free and universal education upto the age of 14 should
be seen as a social and economic input in bettering the
lot of community, families and individuals.
6) Education should help the community in processing
agriculture products and in value addition.
7) Work-cum vocational skills should be placed at par with
traditionally accepted academic indicators like memory,
recitation, etc.
8) In classes 9 & 10 special efforts be made to impart
systematic knowledge and displine based education.
9) A School Grants Commission on the pattern of UGC be
established.
10) A separate Directorate of Vocational Education be
established.
11) Names of educational institutions must not denote
denominations.
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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on Planning and Management
12) The management committees of all private schools should
have members from other religious and linguistic groups.
13) There should be no discrimination among students on the
basis of language or religious.
14) There should not be any award/prizws on community
basis.
15) Every educational institution should have teachers from
different communities.
16) A permanent group should be created to ensure secular
character of school.
17) Educational institutions should be run on democratic
principles.
18) Educationist should head educational instititutions.
19) Schools should be made responsible for eradicating
illiteracy.
20) There should be parent-teacher association in every
school.
Name : Council of Boards of School
Address : Education in India, 23, Ashiana
Aptarment, Pitampura, Delhi-34
Date of Communication : 17/07/90
Category : Organisation
1) Education be provided to all.
2) Secular, scientific and democratic education be
provided.
3) Legislation be made against charging of capitation
fees.
Name : Shri Bharat Mehta,
Address : AIDSO, 206/1, Patelvas Madaipur
Ellisbridge, Ahmedabad - 6.
Date of Communication : 03/06/90
Category : Organisation
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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on Planning and Management
1) Problems of children and adopescents studying in
primary/high schools/junior colleges, should be tackled
by professional social workers, psychiatrists and
counsellors.
2) Action should be taken against unrecognised and
substandard institutions which are expoliting the
students.
Name : Shri Firoz Ahmed,
Address : 2170, Ahata Kaley Sahab,
Ballimaran, Delhi -6
Date of Communication : 11/06/90
Category : Newspaper Articles
1) Greater emphasis on Primary Education will have better
impact on human development.
Name : Times of India
Address :
Date of Communication : 24/06/90
Category : Newspaper Articles