UEPORT OF THE COMMITTEE ON ESTABLISHMENT OF NKW ( ()LLE(,ES IN ORISSA FROM 1978-79 I'O 1982-83 31 SI jaiiuiuy 1979 NIfcPA DC r^Of )321 ’eii-f!'! F.ystemi Unit, N iiic'i I Institute of Edacatkmitl |%ntiing, and Aministratiofi .» Marg, New f Vlhi-llCiiitf Prof. B. C. DAS RETIRED D. P. I. Cuttack CHAIRMAN ^1 j lanuarv 1979 COMMITTEE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF jw iu u iy NEW COLLEGES IN ORISSA My Dear Minister, Sub: Transmittal of the Final Report of the Committee on the fcstabllshment of New Colleges In Orissa ( 1978'—83 ). It Is with pleasure that I transmit to you the Final Report of the Committee on the Establishment of New Colleges In the State during the academic sessions, 1978-79 to 1982-83. Chapters II to VII of the Report contain materials to help Government determine ‘the policy that should be adopted for development of higher education In the State’ In the context of the specified period. Chapters VI to X are devoted to the question of assessing the number and location of additional colleges required to be set up In each district over this period. The annual phasing of the programme and the financial Implications thereof are given In Chapter XI, while the final Chapter contains a consolidated summary of the recommendations of the Committee made in the body of the Report In th« foregoing Chapters. 2. Having broadly accepted the policies and principles adopted by the Union and State Governments In respect of the growth and development of higher education, the Committee has seized itself of two basic problems pertaining to our State namely: ( I ) boosting up the percentage of higher education In the age-group of 17—22 from the present figure of 2*61 to a closer proximity of the All-India figure of 4*9 In 10 years and ( ii ) removal of regional and sectional disparities in respect of the development of higher education. At the same time attention has been focussed on the question of man power needs and employment opportunities so that higher education can indeed be a purposive medium of socio-economic transformation. The finacinal aspects have also been given due consideration and concrete suggestions are given in respect of the 38 colleges recommended by the Committee, 3 The Committee, has recommended the phase wise establishment of a total of 38 colleges of which 9 are in Subdivisions where there are no colleges and 4 are Women’s Colleges Of the 38, II are recommended to be traditional colleges and 27 Junior Functional Colleges with a view to providing skill training for enterpreneural endeavours and middle level jobs. The Committee also suggests that 13 out of the 18 colleges permitted or reserved for permission of Government Independent of the Committee s recommendations should also be Junior Functional Colleges This is In line with the time>bound policy of the Government of India to divert 50 per cent, of the students passing H. S. C. or equivalent examinations to the vocational spectrum which Is envisaged to be achieved in 10 years time 4. The spurt of public enthusiasm for starting new colleges Is an encouraging Irend. Knowing fully well that the State Budget for the Sixth Plan can not provide Idequate funds In the Sector of higher education to enable the Government to start pew colleges, the Committee has mostly suggested the opening of aided colleges so that not only public enthusiasm can be harnessed to fruitful ends bait ailso c(ommu] nity participation which Is the life breath of public instruction cam be emsuredi In a few special cases In areas where people are too weak to start a colleg^e all b) themselves It has been reconrimended that Government should come fprwarrd witll support to strengthen the popular endeavour and even to open Governimentt (CcDllegesj The Committee has also recommended that the State allotment of fumds Tor eadiucatiod should be increased. 5. The central scheme for vocatlonalisatlon of Higher Secondary ( Interttnediate education which has been In operation since 1977 should be taketu full adwamtjage o so that financial assistance can be claimed from the Government of hndlla*. it i understood that the ministry of education Is planning to sponsor 500 ne;w (Highei Secondary Schools of this type during the Sixth Plan and Orissa sho*ul(d tr)jf to) ^get 4C of them. 6. The best advantage of functional courses of work-and-studles can bee itaiken, i the subjects are appropriately chosen for individual colleges This will cie^oerndi upori the availability of resources, specific needs and requirements of different l<ori!fililtlces and the programme for development of small, mini and cottage Industries iin tthte are^ during fche Sixth Plan, so that there will be a planned development In this r^egard In the State as a whole It has, therefore, been recommended that a Comimiitttee ot experts consisting of some educationists and some technical personnel fronn cosnccerned vocational Departments be set up to examine the specific courses that can be Intro^ duced In each of the aforementioned 40 colleges. 7. I would like to take this occasion to express to you my own! aind my colleagues’ sincere gratitude for the support and help so kindly extemded tto the Committee from time to time In carrying out its task effectively, I am parrtNcularly tJ^ankful to the members of the Committee Prof B. Behera and Prof Bltdhiulbhusan Das, the D. P. I., Orissa for their co-operation. On behalf of the Committee,, I also express our deep gratitude to the District Magistrates and other Officers! of the Departments of Government for their assistance and co-operation My thainlks are due to Shri Trilochan Mishra, Principal, S. C. S. College, Puri who worktedi iss the Secretary to the Committee at the concluding stage, in addition to his owni duties and helped me In drafting and finalising the various chapters of the Keport. I take this opportunity to thank Shri K. Ramamurthy, Chief Secretary, SIhri Gian Chand, Shrl A. K. Ray, Secretary, Education, Secretary, Finance and Shri H. K Mishra,, Deputy' Secretary, Education for their help and co-operation- Our thanks are dlue toi Shrl S. M Patnaik, Additional Development Commissioner, Dr. C Mishra, l»lrfef"tor o| Statistics and Shrl P. S. Rao, Director of Employment for their ungrudging hielp ir^ collection of relevant data. I am also thankful to the Principals of colleges'* at thj District Headquarters and the Inspectors of Schools for the valuation assl’stamtce thej have given to the Committee by supplying relevant data as and when rfe^qiulrtdl. take this opportunity to thank Shri B K. Patra, the Statistical Oftlcer ol tihe DX p. |.J for prompt collection of bulk of the data as and when required by nve. 8. rh* ( «»mmlttee apprecl?ites the services rendered to It by Shrl Braja Mohan Das, Assistant -tate Survey Officer, who had been with the Committee throughout and dischairged his r<»sponslbllity of th e managerial part of the work exceedingly well. The (Committee also appreiiates th( very sincere and hard work done by Shrl H. K BlswtUl* tie whole-time Steno-typlst, attached to rhe Committee. He had worked ungruidgln^ly beyond ofTice hours whenever necessary. Shrl R C. Misra, the whole-tlme L D Assistant, attached to the Committee was given the responsibility of collecting infonm«tion from the applications and supplying these to the Committee. He did his work fairly well. The Committee places on record Its thanks to the typists of the Office of the D. P . I., who worked ungrudgingly during the last few days to complete the work in tirme. I hope, the Government will appreciate the reasonings and findings of the Comrmlttee, accept the recommendations to Implement the same during the next four years . I 'emain at your service to provide you with any further information you may require and to remove doubts if any on this report. With cordial regards, Yours sincerely, B. C. Das 31- 1-79 Shrl Pracipta Kishore Das Mimlstir, Education and Youth Services, Orissa, Bhiubanaswar. PAOl :HA4FI I«H I INTRODIK TION * I (1 II I The Pre-view 1 11* ' The Commit tec 1 ’1 Members of the Committee \ 12 Secretary ot the Committee T23 Assistance to the Committee \ 2A Whole time Staff to the Committee 11*1 Terms of reference 11’4 The Scope 1‘41 Applications pending with Government 1*42 Government permission given to some colleges 115 The procedure adopted 11*6 Work-s< hedule in the districts 11.7 Procedure followed in the Survey of each district ir8 Final meetings for selection of locations \l'*) Delay in submission of report 0 CH APTKR 11-GOALS DEFINED ; 7—U ’21 O verview :2‘2 Function of Higher Education in relation to our time 22 .^ Higher Education in present day India ll'A Socio-Economic development :2‘5 Building of Human Resources 2 6 Principles Governing Higher Education (a) Relevance to Society (b) The sense of purpose (c) The National (loals (d) Productivity (e) Self-reliance ( 80+20 per cent, working population ) (t) Hard work ^2 / Our Objectives 10 CHUPTCR III-PRfNCII’LFS AND POI.IC IFS . 12-2(1 s3i Introduction 12 kothari Commission ( l%4 '68 ^ \>. M ational Poliry Resolution 1968 n 3 31 Uroad print iples 3 32 Improvement of qualitative standards 3 33 Extra-institutional facilities 3 34 National Policy Resolution —Implementation ot ,3 4 Fourth Plan 341 Policy of the Fourth Plan i'4' Implementation of Fourth Plan Policy Page 3*5 Fifth Plan Policy ... ... 15 3*51 Man-power needs 3 52 Problem of educated unemployed 3'53 Fmportant Slategies 3 54 Rationalisation of General Education Opportunities 3*55 Implementation of the Fifth Plan Policy 3*6 Sixth Plan Policy ..