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Report of the Darjeeling Enquiry Committee Government of West Bengal Report of the Darjeeling Enquiry Committee Superintendent, Government Printing Wiif~ti<l'Government Press, Alipore, West Bengal - . - '.' 1961 Pri~'25nP. Report o~ the Darjeeling Enquiry 1Committee ' I> WE the Cot~ittee appointed under Resolution many untrained (ead.ers at present employed iu No. S417P ., dated the 9th November 1955, _to primmy sc'110ols fintl diffh:ulty in gettmg t_hem­ examine the various problems affecting the htll selves trained because during the period of trnmmg areas of the Darjeeling district, have the honour they are unable to support their famili"s ns the to submit our report as follows: sdwoL are not in a position to pay tl1em any remuneration and the stipend they get from II. We met fit-st at Darjeeling on the 26th Gov-erntnent is used up in tueeting· the cost of November 1955 and decided to invite the written their hoard and lodging. \Ve recommend that to views of those who were desirous of offering thetr the extsting- untrainerl teachers a food allmyance suggestions for the development of the hill areas of Hs. :!5 may be paid in addition to the stipend of the Darjeeling district and for t!te improvement during· the period of their training. To the. new of the conditions of the people llvmg there. The untrainetl entrants, however, only the sttpen.d Committee's appointment a~d their ·~ecision. to should be paitl during their training and thetr invite the views of the pubhc were gtven wtde t·erruitment will he made on the r:ondit.ion that publicity by distribution !'f leaflet~ . in Nepali, unless they get themselves trained, they will be Hindi, Bengali 'bud Enghsh. Pubhctty wa~ a~so replaced by tr.ained teachers when available. given by other means through the Dtstrwt Publicity Organisation. 2. 'fhere are 2i high sd;ools and 33 junior ltin·h schools in the district and the approximate III. Altoooether we received 102 (39 + 63) m~nber of students enrolled in these schools is memoranda ;;;_ English and 18 in Nepali. A point­ JO :i44. For the reasons stated in the preceding noted summary of these memoranda is give~ in i'a~agraph the number of secondary schools should Annexure I. also be increased. A Government or u Govern­ IV. Our second meeting was held at. Kalim­ ment-aided high school may be set up nt pong from the 25th to the 27th M:arch 1956, third Kurseong-. at Darjeeling and Kurseong f':om. the 15th to the 19th May 19>)6, fourth at DarJeelmg on 16th and 3. As regards higher education the need for n 17th December 1956 and the fifth at Darjeeling· Degree College at Kurseong was stressed but in and Kalimpono· from the 25tlt to the 27th April our view it would meet the present needs of this 1957. We lo~t one of our eolleagues, Shri subdivision if arrangements for cheap transport G. Mahbert, M.L.A., after the second meeting between Kurseono· and ])arjeeling are made for and were thus deprived. of the benefit of the views students to a,t,tend their Degree Classes at the of one whose advice to the Committee was Government College at Darjeeling or a cheap hostel invaluable. is provided for them at Darjeeling. V. We interviewed 63 non-offieial individual• As for Kalimpong the Education Department and organisations representing all shades of should im·estigate the financial position of the opinion. ·we invited officials also to state their Scotti>h Union MissiOnary College which prepares views on the various problems of the district. The students for the Intermediate Examination at officials included all branches of the administration, present and should make adcrJuate grants to put. viz.. the Deputy Commissionet·, the Civil Surgeon, it on a ~oun£1 footing and to upgrade it for teac-hing the 'District Social Education Officer, etc. A · tlw Degree . Course. t·esmne of the suggestions made to the Committee is given in Annexure II. · 4. Hill bovs have a keenness for technical education. Tbe existing Industrial Training VI. \Ye finally met at CaLmtta on the 6th, 9th Sehoul at Tung can hardly enter to this need and the lOth August 1957 to discuss and finalise adequately. 'fhe school should be upgraded and our recommendations which are as follows: expanded so that facilities for training as drafts­ man, overseer nnd other such courses are available for the hill boys at this institution. At. present Recommendations tll'o sr•als h:tve bt•en reserved in both the Merlical College and the Nil Rutan Sir<'nr 1\[edical College, 'fhere are. 366 primary schools in the district Calcutta, fur students from the DarjPeling district. and the approximate number of students attending \\'e rc<'ommend that apart from this district­ these schools is 32,413. 'fhere are 55 schools in wise allrJf'ation two more seats in ench of the ahove the tea gardens under the Darjeeling Brandt of institutions may be reserved for the hill boys from the Indian Tea Association. Out of them 48 are 1Jarjeeling and such boys passing the I.Se. aided by Government and the rest are run by the Exnminal ion nt least in the ser·ond rlivision he Darjeeling Brauth of the Indian Tea Association. admitted in those institutions in relaxation of the Primary education has to be expanded in the dis­ pres.•nt standnrrl for admission. \Ve also trict and the number of schools is to be increased. I'eeummenrl that similar fnr:ilitills may be extended In view of the topography of the area, the increase to 11"' hil! hovs in 'I'Pchnir·al Government Insti­ is particularly necessary. Primary education is tutions like the Agrieulfural College, Veteriuary very much in the attention of the hill people and ( 'c,Ih·ge, Bngineering- College. therefore any increase in the number of schools will not result in the reduction in the number of 5. Fur improYcment of the l1enlth nnrl sanita­ pupils attending each school. The main difficulty tion adequate supply of water is nBcessarj, but in the establishment of more primary schools is owing to the terrain supply of water, eBpecially, stated to he the rlearth of teachers with • tlte good rlrinldng water is most diffie-ult in the hills. standard of qualifications required under the Some small water-supply schemes have heen carried ·Primary Education .Act. We suggest that untrain­ out recently but the far·ilities are still far too .ed teachers who are otherwise suitable may be meagre. A number of merlium-sizerl schemes employer! till they get themselves trained or are like those executed at Mirik nnd Lamagaon should replaced by trained teachers. We understand that be undertaken quickly. • · 2 &:. The Medical and Public Health ex~en~iture 10 .. The consti·uction of an all-weather jeepllble in 'liarjeeling exreeds that of any other dtstnct m 1oad. from Bijanhari to Rimbik should be. under­ \V<·<t UengaL'.,I•~f1!ere are 15 rural hea,lth centres taknn immediately. This will be one of the most of 'whi'eh six ·-'hll-ve been taken over by Gover":lm":nt impurlant roads which will open up large khas­ and p~;vinciaHsed and nine are U?J-der th_e Distr~ct mahal areas situated in the interioi· and will give .Board at present. Each centre IS provided With "l'J>ortunity to .the poor agriculturists 1·esiding in a dispensary ancl one licentiate. doctor .. 'l'he centre these out of the way places for marketing their is to function within five miles radius. 1'hese commodities at Darjeeling and the plains and thus centres ure generally situated in a cent~al pl?-ce to improve their economic condition. and are also charged wt t~ the d_uty of . takmg 11. The existing roads and bridges should be preventive measures for diSeases m the vi'!-ages. maintained in proper condition if construction of ]3ut the condition of health of the people IS _not new feeder roads and bridges and culverts cannot satisfactory. One of _the r~asons why medwal be undertaken immediately due to financial facilities are not readily availabl~ to rur~l people difficulties. The District Board maintains 327' is that the communication s_ystem II! the h11l regt'?n miles length of the road of which 14 miles are is very unsatisfaetory. With th_e rmpmvement m motorable, 50 miles jeepable and the remainmg communication system more patients wtll be able 26;3 miles bridle path. On these roads there are 14 tu utilise the medical facilities available in the suspension bridges, 47 wooden bridges, 12 girder rural health centres and hospitals. It .is therefore bridges and HiO masonry and· reinforced concrete necessary to increase the medieaj facilities at these culwrts. The financial C!lndition of . the District institutions. ·we have . been mformed that the Board is far fi'!llll satisfactory with the result that number of beds at the Victoria Hospital, Darjeeling, these roads and bridges are not maintained properly has been increased from 106 to 208 by providing and are unusable for a great pa~;t of t4e year. 102 extra beds at the Eden Sanatorium, Darjeeling, Necessary financial assistance should be given to which now functions as a wing of the Victoria the District Board for the proper maintenance of Hospital. At the Kurseong Hospital the number these roads and bridges or in the alternative they of beds has been inr:reaoed from 41 in 1947 to 50 should be taken over and maintained by the Works in.19ii5. As compared to this_, the numbe~ o_f beds and Buildings Department of Government. in the Charteris Hospital, Kahmpong, a Mtsswnary Hospital, has been increased from 140 in 1947 to 12.
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