PART II: COMMITTEES AND COMMISSIONS APPOINTED BY THE STATE GOVERNMENTS ANDHRA PRADESH
1962 81. STATE EVALUATION COMMITTEE, 1962 Study of the Working of the Special Schools for Adult Women. Hyderabad, 1968
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[ Evaluation Studies No. 6 ]
Recommendations 1. Care should be taken to admit into these schools only bonafide destitutes who deserve to be admitted and towards this the recomendations made in the report should generally be followed.
2. Normally, no woman admitted in the school should be allowed to stay outside the school but in deserving case where women have children, they might be permitted to do so. In any case, relaxations should be rare.
3. List of candidates coming out successfully in the final T. S. L. C. examinations should be communicated to all the Zila Parishads of the home districts of all candidates. Instructions should issue from Government to the Zila Parishads that in the matter of appointment preference should be given to these women so that the latter may be rehabilitated soon.
4. The question of appointing a warden to the Hyderabad school should be examined and action taken urgently.
5. The desirability of shifting the Hyderabad School to some rural area should be examined and action taken without delay.
6. The posts of Domestic Science Assistant in the schools being rather superfluous should be abolished. Instead the services of instructresses in the Home Science wings may, where possible, be utilised by payment of a suitable honorarium. They could deliver a course of lectures or talks for about 2 to 3 weeks at a stretch instead of their having to go to the school frequently which would affect their regular work. These courses could be arranged at convenient times at the beginning or end of the academic year.
7. The question of shifting one of the schools at Pittalavaripalem and Gannavaram to some other district in the Circars should be examined, and
8. In view of the difficulties which are likely to arise in the posting of the staff to these schools, if the control over the schools is transferred from the Director of Public Instruction to the Director of Women Welfare, it was considered desirable that the present arrangement should continue.
1964 82. STATE EVALUATION COMMITTEE, 1964 Working of the Andhra Pradesh State Council for Education of Women and Girls,
Hyderabad, 1969
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[ Evaluation Studies No. 34 ]
Appointment The Committee was set up in 1961 and was then reconstituted by the Government of Andhra Pradesh vide G. O. Ms. No. 3253, dated the 7th December 1964.
Chairman : SMT. C. AMMANNARAJA
Terms of Reference A. To advise the Government on issues relating to the education of girls at school level and of adult women;
B. To suggest policies, programmes, targets and priorities for the expansion and improvement of the education of girls and women in the fields at (A);
C. To suggest measures for utilising to the best, voluntary effort in the field of education of the girls and women as in (A);
D. To assess the progress achieved from time to time and suggest measures for evaluation of work done/being done for watching the progress of implementation;
E. To suggest suitable measures for education of public opinion in favour of education of girls and women; and
F. To recommend collection of specific data on problems relating to the education of girls and women and to recommend sample surveys and research projects/ seminars as may be deemed necessary from time to time.
Main Recommendations 1. (a) As a temporary measure superannuated teachers may be employed on the minimum time scale of pay and pension.
(b) Training course may be shortened to one year.
(c) Non-matriculates should be encouraged to finish matriculation by granting them leave and by starting more evening classes wherever possible.
2. Top priority may be given to the girl candidates, who have undergone the condensed courses for admission into the Teacher Training course as is being done in the case of those who have passed H. S. C. Examination.
3. The rule relating to the maximum age (25 years) for admission into the training classes may be relaxed in favour of the candidates from the condensed courses since must of them are bound to be overaged.
4. All teachers selected for teacher training should be paid full salary during training period and all fresh candidates selected for undergoing teacher training should be paid stipends.
5. More amenities should be given to work in rural areas :
(i) By providing free quarters to all lady teachers.
(ii) Muffassil allowance of Rs. 15 per month should be paid to lady teachers at least.
(iii) Minimum scale of pay for Secondary Grade Teachers should not be less than Rs. 100.
6. As a matter of high priority free education should be extended to all girl pupils up to the end of their Secondary School course and that the half fee concession now available to girls in colleges be made applicable to all girls.. the income limit of whose parents is below Rs. 3,600 per annum.
7. The Council recommends that the number of general scholarships available for girl pupils in Secondary Schools should be increased.
8. The Council recommends that atleast 50 General Merit Scholarships should be instituted for girls in P.U.C to be awarded every year and to be renewed up to the end of the university course.
9. The Council further recommends that in the Scheme of cash awards being given each year to poor and meritorious pupils belonging to economically backward classes appearing for any Government or University Examination a 30% reservation should be made for girls.
10. After detailed discussions, scholarships now given to girl students should not be stopped if they fail in a class. If girl fails twice in one and the same class, the scholarship may be stopped.
11. In order to facilitate the conduct of such courses up to a higher level, the Council recommends that the S. S. L. C. Public Examination may be thrown open to girls appearing from private study provided they are over 16 years of age.
12. Free boarding and lodging may be provided for
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the hostel inmates whose parents' annual income does not exceed Rs. 1,500 and who do not derive any monetary benefit from any other source.
13. After a detailed discussion it was resolved to recommend that during IV Five-Year Plan :
(a) At least one more girls' Polytechnic should be started in each of the five educational regions.
(b) Six Junior Technical Schools for Girls should be opened.
(c) Three girls' vocational institutions should be converted into Junior Technical Schools for girls.
15. Subjects like Pharmacy, Architecture, Draughtsmanship, Literary Service, Commercial Arts, Catering and Food Technology should be introduced in Polytechnics for girls.
16. As far as possible in every High School there should be one lady teacher.
17. As far as possible husband and wife or near relative should not be posted to the same school.
18. There should be an Ex-officio Secretary to the State Council at the District Educational Officers, etc.
19. Members of the State Council should be allotted one or two districts so that they may tour and know things at first hand.
20. When the members tour the districts, the District Educational Officers, Inspectresses, and Zila Parishads may be instructed to give them all assistance.
21. After a detailed discussion it was resolved that for admission to condensed courses a pass in Vth Class need not be insisted and that an entrance examination should be conducted for all candidates who seek admission in condensed courses and those selected should be admitted.
22. Constitution of District Councils on similar lines as State Council with cooption is recommended. The house felt that in order to see that the Councils' work is carried on effectively the constitution of District Councils may be considered-by the Government.
BIHAR
1972 83. UNIVERSITY REFORMS COMMITTEE, 1972
Report : Patna : Secretariat Press, 1973
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Appointment The Committee was constituted by the Government of Bihar vide Resolution No. 665, dated the 17th May, 1972.
Chairman : SHRI ZAWAR HUSSAIN
Terms of Reference A. To study the existing structure of the universities of Bihar and in the light of the experience of their working and recent developments; and
B. To suggest a suitably reformed structure to ensure better working.
Main Recommendations 1. Universities of Bihar may arrange for exchange of teachers and students with the universities of the rest of the country. Apart from developing a national consciousness academically it will set up healthy trends by the cross-pollination of ideas and experience. Development of such connections would tone up the academic atmosphere and break up the tendency towards stagnation.
2. The talented teachers in universities may be shared with others by deputation, etc. where such sharing is likely to benefit the borrowing University.
3. The Governor of Bihar should continue as Chancellor of the University and the Presiding Officer of the Senate. He should enjoy the powers of visitation.
4. After a visitation, the Chancellor's direction should be implemented without delay and this should be the responsibility of the Vice-Chancellor.
5. Appeals relating to service matters from the university employees, which now go to Chancellor, may hereafter be disposed of by arbitration.
6. The relationship between the State Government and the Chancellor should be on the same lines as between the Visitor (President of India) and the Ministry of Educa-
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7. The Vice-Chancellor should be appointed by the Chancellor from among a penel of names forwarded by Selection Committee. The Chief Justice of the Patna High Court should be the Chairman of the Selection Committee with a nominee of the State Government and a nominee of the Executive Council as members. The names should be arranged in alphabetical order without indicating any preference.
8. The term of the Vice-Chancellor should be five years as against three years at present. The Vice-Chancellor should retire from office on attaining 65 years of age.
9. There should be a Rector in every university to provide high level assistance to the Vice-Chancellor. The designation `Rector' is preferable to the designation of `Pro-Vice-Chancellor' since it is desired that the Rector should only be a delegate of the Vice- Chancellor and to make clear his relationship to the Vice-Chancellor. Rector should be appointed on the advice of the Vice-Chancellor for a term of two years with eligibility for reappointment for one more term. The Rector should be a person of high academic standing and of high administrative ability.
10. The Financial Adviser should be appointed by the Chancellor on the advice of the State Government in consultation with the Vice- Chancellor. He should be a person of considerable experience. He should have a term of three years with eligibility for reappointment for a period of two years.
11. The present system of Registrar continuing in office till he superannuates has led to growth of vested interest. The Registrar's post should be a tenure post for a period of five years only. He should either be a teacher or a Government servant on deputation term.
12. All financial matters should go to the Executive Council through Finance Committee only.
13. The Executive Council would have to make Statutes.
14. There should be a Finance Committee in every university to exercise general supervision over the finances of the university and advise on policies. No authority of the university would consider proposals having financial implications except those scrutinised by the Finance Committee.
15. There should be very strict internal financial control in the university. In case of expenditure not already included in the budget, this should be fully supported by identified source to finance this additional expenditure and Chancellor's prior approval should be obtained for such expenditure.
16. The State Government should make arrangements for timely auditing of university accounts. Provision for surcharge for misusing university funds may be considered.
17. There shall be two academic councils, one for the courses run by the university departments and for the first degree in Medicine, Engineering, Law and Education to be called `Council of Higher Academic Studies' and a separate academic council for the under-graduate courses in the college to be known as `Council for Under-graduate Courses'.
18. Instead of an Examination Board of the present pattern separate Examination Boards for different examinations be constituted as follows:
Vice-Chancellor-Chairman
Dean of Faculty concerned
Head of the Department.
Principal of the College in the case of Law, Engineering, Medical Education, to be nominated by the Vice-Chancellor.
19. The Medical Education and Engineering Courses would require special provisions because of their professional orientation. Their faculties may include persons from other universities to provide for inter-institutional coordination. The recommendations, made by these faculties should be given special weighty consideration. The academic council should take the advice of the State Level Council for the professional courses on all academic matters.
20. The Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, may continue as an autonomous institution under the Ranchi University.
21. A State Council of Engineering Course may be set up to coordinate students, syllabi, etc. in the Engineering Education in the State.
22. A State Council of Medical Education may be set up to coordinate standards, syllabi, etc. and to act as supervisory body on behalf of the universities for the Medical Education Institutions for academic purposes.
23. There should be an Under-graduate Board in every university to deal with all aspects of Under-graduate Education, including affiliation, examination, academic supervision and inspections. The Rector would be the Chairman of the Board and would be in charge of the under-graduate work as a delegate of the Vice-Chancellor. All appeals against the decisions of the Board would be to the Vice- Chancellor.
24. The constituent college in the State should be taken over by the Government.
25. Based on the recommendations of the Kothari Education Commission, the State Government should set
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up an autonomous board for the management of colleges taken over from the university. These colleges should be developed not only as colleges of standard education but also as pace-setters.
26. Affiliated colleges (now under the private management of governing bodies) should have a two-tier management on the following lines :
(i) About 10 colleges in a district (maximum of about 13) to be grouped into a cluster'. If the number of colleges are more than 13, there could be more than one cluster in the district.
(ii) Appointment and discipline of teachers, budget and overall supervision relating to finance, administrative and academic matters would be the main functions of the cluster council.
(iii) Cluster council would, whenever academic mobility is considered necessary, transfer teachers and also other staff from one college to another within the cluster.
(iv) There would be a managing committee in each college for local management affairs of the college under the direction and supervision of the cluster council.
27. There should be a departmental council in every university department consisting of all the professors and readers and half of the lecturers of the department. The council should discuss matters of the department like the distribution of the grants made available to the department, etc.
28. A code of conduct should be provided for teachers in the university training in methodology of teaching to be provided for college teachers, as in Bombay University.
29. Selection of teachers for the university departments and colleges should be done by Selection Committees of the University. This should replace the present method of selection through the Public Service Commission and University Service Commission.
30. Discipline Committee in universities in each cluster would make recommendation. Appeals against decisions in the case of university would be to the Chancellor and of the cluster to a University Appeals Committee.
31. The facilities in affiliated colleges should be upgraded so that minimum facilities are available in all affiliated colleges within one year. No college should have more than 1,000 students approximately on its rolls. Every college should provide at least 10 per cent of the students with standard hostel accommodation and this should be increased in the next five years.