PART ONE : GENERAL PROBLEMS
 

The programmes of educational reconstruction proposed in the Report of the Education Commission fall into three broad categories:

- internal transformation of the educational system so as to relate it to the life, needs and aspirations of the nation;

- qualitative improvement of education so that the standards achieved are adequate, keep continually rising and, at least in a few sectors, become internationally comparable; and

- expansion of educational facilities broadly on the basis of manpower needs and with an accent on equalization of educational opportunities.

The general aspects of these programmes have been dealt with in this part of the Report.

Chapter I deals with a few major programmes which will relate education to the life, needs and aspirations of the people.

Chapters II, III and IV deal with some general aspects of qualitative improvement. Chapter II deals with the reorganization of educational structure and sonic broad programmes for the improvement of standards. Chapter III deals with programmes for raising the status of teachers, such as improvement in remuneration, retirement benefits, conditions of work and service, and prospects of profession- al advancement. Chapter IV deals with programmes of teacher educa- tion-both pre-service and in-service.

Chapters V and VI deal with problems of expansion and equaliza- tion of educational opportunities. Chapter V deals with the broad principles on which a national enrolment policy should be based during the next 20 years and the manner in which the output of the educational system call be related to manpower needs or employment opportunities. Chapter VI deals with programmes of equalization such as free education, supply of books and writing materials, scholarships, education of handicapped children, reduction in regional imbalances in educational development, education of women, and education of the backward classes, especially of tribal people.