PREFACE
 

The Report of the Education Commission, published in June 1956, is perhaps a landmark in the history of education in India.

The Report has teen widely commented upon by all concerned, and the Government of India, after examining it in all its aspects, propose to present a statement on the National Policy on Education to Parliament for its approval.

This study seeks to present in a concise form information regarding the formation of the Education Commission, its working and principal recommendations, and the reactions of the Press, etc, and views of educationists, scholars and the like thereon. A summary of the Report of the Committee of Members of Parliament containing the Statement on the National Policy on Education, which was presented to Parliament on the 25th July, 1967, has been included in this study. A brief historical survey of the pre-and post-independence educational systems has also been given for information.

The Lok Sabha Secretariat do not accept any responsibility for the accuracy of the information reproduced here in full or in summary form. Anyone wishing to make use of the material contained in the study should rely on and refer to original sources quoted in the study.

NEW DELHI; S. L. SHAKDHER,

July 26, 1967 Secretary.

Sravana 4, 1889 (S. E.)

CONTENTS

                             
                                                                   PAGES
        
        Preface
        
        I.   Introduction                                           1
        
        II.  Education Commissions and Committees in Retrospect     2
        
        III. Education Commission 1964-66                          14
        
        IV.  Principal Recommendations of the Education Commission 16
        
        V.   Comments and Reactions to the Education Commission 
             Report-
        
                  (I)  Press Comments
        
                  (i) Newspapers                                  28
        
                  (ii) Educational journals                       38
        
             (2)  Reactions from the States                       40
        
             (3)  Educationists' Views                            47
        
             (4)  Discussions at Seminars and Conferences
        
                  (i)  Seminar on Education Commission Report 
                  held  in New Delhi on September 16-18, 1966 by
                  the Congress for Cultural Freedom, New Delhi
                  and   Indian   Committee  for   Cultural   
                  Freedom, Bombay                                 53
        
         
             (ii) The Seventh Punjab Education Conference, 
                  Chandigarh October 15-17, 1966                  56
        
             (iii)Conference of State Education Ministers, 
                  New Delhi April 28-30, 1967                     57
        
         
        VI.  National Policy on Education: Report of the 
             Committee of M. Ps.                                  60
        
        APPENDICES
        
        I.   Resolution of the Government of India setting 
             up the Education Commission                          79
        
        II.  Consultants to the Education Commission              84
        
        III. Excerpts from the Minutes of Dissent to the
             Report of the Committee M. Ps. on Education.         86