EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT

REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY

        Suggestions received on Education and Employment
                                          
1) The status of vocational education be upgraded. Name : Shri C.K. Nagar, Director Address : State Instt. of Edun. Research & Training, Udaipur (Rajstnan) Date of Communication : 21/06/90 Category : Other Individual -Letter
1) Instead of delinking jobs and degrees, the practical question is linking education with social content and work culture. 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) After 14 years study a student should choose vocations according to his ability and aptitude. 2) Vocational courses should be for two to three years. 3) The intake of the students to vocational courses may be regulated by the requirement of the employee both in the public and private sectors. Name : Prof. A. Datta, Address : C1/204 Janakpuri, New Delhi Date of Communication : 09/06/90 Category : Other Individual letter
1) Grants should be allowed to educated unemployed persons. Name : Shri R.K. Sharma Address : Sherkhan Gali, Ramanagar Fort., Varansi Date of Communication : 08/05/90 Category : Other Individual letter

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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY

         Suggestions received on Education and Employment 
                                          
1) Education be vocationalised (through English medium public schools). Name : Shri Vishwa Mitra, Address : 84/Sector 10, Panchkula (Haryana) Date of Communication : 08/05/90 Category : Other Individual letter
1) Education should be job oriented. Name : Shri Rajesh Singhvi, Address : Students Federation of India, 452 Moksh Marg, Jaipur Date of Communication : 19/05/90 Category : Other Individual letter
1) Education should not be related to employment. 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) Degrees must be delinked from employment. Name : Shri K Muniandi, Address : Gandhiniketan Ashram, Madurai, Date of Communication : 12/06/90 Category : Other Individual letter
1) Education should not lead to unemployment. Name : Shri B. P. Joshi, Address : Rajasthan Academy of Education Science and Culture, Udaipur Date of Communication : 04/07/90 Category : Other Individual letter

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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY

         Suggestions received on Education and Employment 
        
                                          
1) School/College curriculum should be so worked out as to meet specific man power requirement of coming years. 2) Gainful employment be created in rural areas on completion of formal education. Name : Dr Nikhil Desai, Address : Navnirman Manch TB/4,Vrindavan Estate, Race Course, Vadodara Date of Communication : 30/06/90 Category : Other Individual letter

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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY

         Suggestions received on Education and Employment 
        
                                          
1) Right to work should be construed as a right to employment as well as self employment. 2) A survey of resources, production centres, developmental requirements and ancilliary industries be conducted. 3) Production centres should adopt some schools for imparting practical training in techniques and skills of production. 4) Vocational and technical training be imparted at the secondary level. 5) Like General Insurance Corporation other companies should also otter training courses to students. 6) The polytechnics & I.T.I.'s should adopt schools to impart vocational courses outside the regular timings of the institution. 7) Vocational training courses should have status of independent subjects at secondary levels.
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) A separate Directorate of Vocational Education be established. 2) Education system should be flexible to provide for learning while earning.
Name : Council of Boards of School Address : Education in India, 23, Ashiana Aptarment, Pitampura, Delhi-34 Date of Communication : 17/07/90 Category : Organisation

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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY

        
         Suggestions received on Education and Employment 
        
                                          
1) The Government scheme of 'Integrated Education for the Disabled Children' needs a lot of revision.
Name : Shri Firoz Ahmed, Address : 2170, Ahata Kaley Sahab, Ballimaran, Delhi -6 Date of Communication : 11/06/90 Category : Newspaper Articles
1) Career guidance be given to students. Name : Shri Ravinder Dangwal, Address : Vill. Anangpur Dairy, P.O.Amar Nagar, Faridabad. Date of Communication : 11/06/90 Category : Newspaper Articles

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