MANAGEMENT OF EDUCATION
 

31.1 The Prime Minister in his letter dated 30th July, 1986 has ad- dressed all Chief Ministers, Lt. Governors inviting their attention to the urgent need for preparation of detailed proposals under the NPE and monitoring its implementation according to a tight time schedule. The State Governments have been requested to set up Cabinet Committees and High Level Official Committees under the Chief Secretary to moni- tor progress of implementation of the NPE. Minister for Human Re- source Development has also invited attention of the State Chief Ministers and Education Ministers to ensure expeditious implementation of the NPE. State Level Cabinet Committees have been set up in all States except West Bengal, Tripura and Tamil Nadu. High Level Offi- cial Committees have been set up almost in all States and UTs. Action reported so far indicate that meetings of the Cabinet Committees and High Level Committees have been held in number of States. The Progress of implementation of the NPE including the implementation at the State Level was reported to Parliament and copies of the document entitled; National Policy on Education 1986 - Implementation Report have been laid in both the Houses of Parliament on 28th August, 1987.

31.2 Implementation of many of the NPE initiatives requires institutional and structural changes at the state, district and village levels. This would involve setting up of State Advisory Board of Education on the lines of the Central Advisory Board of Education, District Boards of Education, Village Education Committees and School Complexes. Guidelines relating to micro- level planning and community participation emphasizing the role of the Village Education Committees have already been evolved by the National Institute of Educational Planning and Administration which have been discussed with State Governments. The NIEPA is also currently involved in an exercise relating to District Boards of Education within the framework of decentralized management envisaged in the NPE.

31.3 A Programme for orientation of District Education Officers and educational administrators at the districts and block levels keeping in view the board policy thrusts and objectives of the NPE is proposed to be organised shortly for which guidelines have been evolved by NIEPA. With a view to mobilizing various groups involved in implemen- tation of NPE, the Department is also spon soring a number of Seminars at the national level in collaboration with voluntary agencies and specialist organizations.

31.4 The Deptt. of Education has already undertaken an exercise in collaboration with BITS, Pilani to introduce computerization in the implementation of the Scholarships Schemes in 2 Divisions which would positively contribute to improvement of the efficiency and reduction of staff. The Department has also commissioned the Tata Consultancy Services to advise on the restructuring of the Department so as to enable it fully to discharge its responsibilities relating to the implementation of the NPE.

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