RURAL EDUCATION
REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on Rural Education
1) Those who can afford to pay for higher education have to
be made to bear full expenses.
Name : Prin. M C Shan, 'Ojas'
Address : Behind Liberty Hotel,
Navrangpura, Ahmedabad- 380009
Date of Communication : 25/06/90
Category : Other Individual letter
1) The admission test to Navodaya Vidyalayas should be
modified to suit the ability of our rural children.
2) The present set o Navodaya Vidyalayas be gradually
transformed to either DIETs or District Vocational
Training Centres based on rural and local needs.
Name : Dr. Sharad Bhand, Prof. & Head
Address : Physics Deptt., E-1, Vikram
University Campus, Ujjan
Date of Communication : 01/08/90
Category : Other Individual letter
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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on Rural Education
1) There Should be a primary school for every village and
it possible with two teachers, of which one should be a
female.
2) There should be an upper primary school for every
village having a population of 3000 or more.
3) There should be a separate Senior Secondary School for
Girls in every Panchayat Samiti with facilities for
Hostel (at subsidised rates).
4) Rural-teachers be paid special pay.,
5) Improve rural schools.
6) Form village education committees (VEC) & involve
village youth.
7) More emphasis be given to women's education and improved
use of appropriate technology for motivation.
8) Monitoring and encouragement to village schools.
9) School timings be according to the convenience of
villagers.
10) Rural Education Directorate be established in every
State.
11) Siksha Karmi' programme be promoted educational inputs
be provided tree of cost.
12) Improved housing be provided rural teachers.
13) Relevant curriculum be introduced in rural schools
14) Co-ordination between manpower planning and universities
curricula is required.
15) Educational contents should incorporate RD programmes.
16) District Education Committees be constituted.
17) Distance learning methods be developed for rural
children.
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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on Rural Education
18) Training of Rural functionaries is necessary.
19) Effective research and development through agricultural
and rural universities be developed.
20) Libraries and Reading rooms in rural areas be
strengthened.
21) Medium of instruction in rural education be Hindi and
Regional languages.
22) Recreational and sports facilities be provided in rural
areas.
23) Vocational Courses be introduced in rural schools.
24) People's participation particularly that of retired
employees be ensured in rural areas.
Name : Workshop Organised by the
Address : Academic Staff College, Deptt.
of Adult & contd- (Rajasthan)
Date of Communication : 30/06/90
Category : Seminar Proceeding
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REVIEW OF EDUCATION POLICY
Suggestions received on Rural Education
1) New High Schools and colleges be established in rural
areas only.
2) Education in the field of modern agriculture be imparted
to actual farmers.
3) Institutions like IITs be set up in the backward and
rural areas.
4) Opportunities for employment be created in rural areas.
Name : Navnirman Manch (Gujarat),
Address : TB/4, Vrindavan Estate, 5 bhai
Patel Park, Race C C, Vadodara
Date of Communication : / /
Category : Organisation
1) Special attention should he paid to education an rural
areas.
2) Education in the cities should have a rural orientation.
3) The planning programme formulation, resource allocation,
implementation etc., in various sectors of education for
rural areas of the district should be separate from
urban areas.
4) The District Advisory Boards on Education should decide
the variations, if any, in content courses methods of
teaching, evaluation, procedures etc. for formal, non-
formal and vocational education in rural areas.
5) The scheme of Navodaya Vidyalayas should be further
expanded with 85% seats reserved for student from rural
areas.
Name : Vidya Bharati,
Address : Akhil Bharatiya Sanskrit Gyan
Pariksha, S Bhavan, Kurukshetra
Date of Communication : 27/07/90
Category : Organisation