NON-FORMAL EDUCATION
REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on Non-Formal Education
1) For adult education there should be an independent
directorate and full time teachers be appointed
for the purpose.
Name : Dr. R R Gupta, Professor or
Address : Chemistry, 567, Sudama Nagar,
Indore
Date of Communication : 06/04/90
Category : Other Individual letter
1) Voluntary organisations should be actively associated
with national literacy mission.
2) Group padyatras could be organised for literacy
movement.
3) The scheme of National Literacy Mission be given wide
publicity.
4) Literacy Committees be set up in every panchayat Block.
Name : Shri Prem Bhai,
Address : Banavasi Seva Ashram, Givind
Pur, Distt. Sonbhadra, U.P
Date of Communication : 13/03/90
Category : Other Individual letter
1) Students studying in class VIII & school dropouts should
be motivated to associate with literacy drive.
Name : Shri Prem Bhai,
Address : Banavasi Seva Ashram, Gobind
Pur, Distt. Sonbhadra, U.P
Date of Communication : 12/04/90
Category : Other Individual letter
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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on Non-Formal Education
1) Eradication of illiteracy job oriented education and
social education should be the responsibility of the
Block.
2) Eradication of illiteracy should be entrusted to the
unemployed youths.
Name : Shri Chandeshwar Prasad Singh,
Address : Treasurer, Bihar Sec. Teachers
Association, Jamal Rd., Patna.
Date of Communication : \ \ \
Category : Organisation
1) For universalisation of elementary education a mass
movement comprising of teachers, students, parents,
women's, youth and labour organisations be started.
Name : Progressive Students Union,
Address : West Bengal State Committee,
47 Surya Sen St. Calcutta
Date of Communication : 12/07/90
Category : Organisation
1) Elementary education is the most crucial stage of
education.
2) The target of universalisation of elementary education
be achieved at the earliest.
3) District Level Committee on education should formulate
the detailed plan and fix the year wise targets for
achievement of universalisation of elementary education.
4) The social welfare department should conduct a house to
house survey particularly in slum and rural areas and
prepare target of its eligible persons.
5) Children eligible for admission to class I be ensured
admission in regular schools.
6) Children in the age group of 4-14 not attending school
at present should be enrolled in the non-formal
education centres.
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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on Non-Formal Education
7) Illiterate adults should be referred to adult literacy
centre in every area.
8) The curriculum, courses of studies, start, equipment
etc. should be arranged by the department of elementary
education of the district.
9) Putting of thumb impressions on papers, documents etc.
by persons up to the age or 45 years should not be
allowed by law after 31st March, 1992.
10) Participation in adult literacy programme or in social
service programme for a minimum of three months should
be compulsory for a student after they are awarded a
certificate of passing at the end of class X or XII or
graduation.
11) Participation of educational, social, cultural and
accupational voluntary organisation in the adult
literacy programme should be encouraged.
12) Employment of illiterate persons in government or semi-
government organisations after first April, 1992 be
banned.
13) Mass media should be used to publicise efforts on
removal of illiteracy.
Name : Vidya Bharati,
Address : Akhil Bharatiya Sanskrit Gyan
Pariksha, S Bhavan, Kurukshetra
Date of Communication : 27/07/90
Category : Organisation
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