ABBREVIATIONS AND GLOSSARY
7th Plan Five year plan (1985-90)
8th Plan Five year plan (1992-97)
9th Plan Five year plan (1997-2002)
AE Adult Education
Anganwadi A village level centre under the
Integrated child Development
Services
APPEP Andhra Pradesh Primary Education
Project
BE Budget Estimates
B.Ed Bachelor of Education
Bal Bhavan Recreation centre for children
Bal Kendras Learning resource centre for children
Balwadi Early Childhood Care and Education
Centre for children of 3-5 years of
age, organised by voluntary agencies
BEP Bihar Education Project
CSS Centrally Sponsored Scheme
CTE College of Teacher Education
DIET District Institute of Education and
Training
DPEP District Primary Education Programme
DRU District Resource Unit
ECCE Early Childhood Care and Education
ECE Early childhood Education
ECU European Currency Unit
EFA Education for All
Elementary Education Classes I to VIII
EPs Equivalency Programmes
FE Formal Education
Five Year Plan Five year socioeconomic development
plan prepared by the National
Planning Commission in consultation
with central and provincial
governments.
GDP Gross Domestic Product
GNP Gross National Product
GOI Government of India
HRD Human Resource Development
IASE Institute of Advanced Study in
Education
ICDS Integrated Child Development
Services
IDA International Development Agency
IGPs Income Generating Programmes
IIPP Individual's Interest Promotion
Programmes
IPER Institute of Psychological and
Educational Research
JNS Jan Shikshan Nilayams
LJ Lok Jumbish
M.Ed Master of Education
MLL Minimum Levels of Learning
NCTE National Council for Teacher
Education
NEEM National Elementary Education
Mission
NFE Non-Formal Education
NGO Non-Governmental Organisation
NLM National Literacy Mission
NPE National Policy on Education
ODA (UK) Overseas Development Agency
PLC Post literacy Campaign
Prehar Pathshalas Schools of convenient timings
Primary level Classes I to V
POA Programme of Action
PRI Panchayati Raj Institution
PROPEL Promoting Primary and Elementary
Education
PS-QIP Primary School Quality Improvement
Programme
QLIP Quality of Life Improvement
Programme
SC/ST Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe
SCERT State Council of Educational Research
and Training
SDP State Domestic Product
Shiksha Karmi Educational Worker
shikshak Samakhya Teacher's Empowerment
SIDA Swedish International Development
Cooperation Agency
SKP Shiksha Karmi Project
SOPT Special Orientation programme for
Primary Teachers
SSP Sahaj Shiksha Programme
STEI Secondary Teachers' Education
Institution
SVP Shramik Vidyapeeth
SWRC Social Welfare Research Centre
TLC Total Literacy Campaign
UEE Universalisation of Elementary
Education
UGC University Grants Commission
UNICEF United Nations Children's Fund
Upper primary level Classes VI to VIII
UPE Universalisation of Primary Education
UT Union Territory (administered directly
by the central government
Zilla Saksharata Samitis District Literacy Societies
Exchange Rate US $1 = Rs. 36.37 (as on 30th
August, 1997)
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