Annual Report 1983-84
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ANNUAL REPORT 1983-84 N IEP A DC GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION AND CULTURE (Department of Education and Department of Culture') NEW DELHI atj0; V t ....,;i L'lducationa* * ... :t'o n r . - ^ a r, • ........ .........~ ~ CONTENT'S DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Cl AMEKS PAGHS Introductory .................................................. (vii) 1. Organisation ........................................................................ 1 2. Suhoot Education and Physical Education ........ 3 3. higher Education and R esearch ....................................... .......... 26 4. Technical Education ............................................................. 38 5. \dult Education ............ 46 6 . Education in the Union Territories ........... 53 7. Scholarships .................................................................................................................. 60 8 . 3ook Promotion and C o p y r i g h t ..................................................................................................... 63 9. Promotion of Languages .............. ................................................................................... 67 10. iiidian National Commission for Cooperation with Unesco ...... 81 11. )ther Activities ............................................................................................................... 86 DEPARTMENT OF CULTURE introductory ............ (xv) 1. Archaeology ................................................................................................................ 95 2. Museums ................................................................................................................ 99 3. Institutions of Anthropology and Eth n o lo g y .................................................................................. Ill 4. Archives and Records ................................................................................................................ 114 5. Institutions of Tibetan, Buddhist and other historical studies ...... 117 6 . libraries ................................................................................................................119 7. Akademies and N ational School of D r a m a ..................................................................................123 8 . Promotion and Dissemination of C u l t u r e ................................................................................ 127 9. Memorials ............ 130 10. Centenaries and A n n i v e r s a r i e s .................................................................................................... 132 11. Cultural Relations ................................................................................................................ 134 Financial Allocations of items discussed ..................................................................................137 Administrative Charts ................................................................................................................ 143 DEPARTMENT Ot EDUCATION INTRODUCTORY Polie and Approach The most important problems in the field of education in India are : (i) spread of literacy and (si ) universalisation of elementary education. The Sixth Plan lays emphasis on minimum essential education to all citizens irres pective of their age, sex and residence. Highest priority has, therefore, been assigned to the programme of universalisation of elementary education for the children of age-group 6-14 and literacy for adults in the age-group 15-335- These programmes are included in the New 20-Point Programme, which sets a target date of 1990 for the realisation of these objectives. Though the Programmes are basically implemented through State Govern ments, the Education Ministry is in close touch with the State Governments in so far as these programmes are concerned. Tn pursuit of these programmes, a Scheme of Awards to States for Excellence in enrolment of girls and adult women has b;en started. Tn realisation of the fact that majority of the non-enrolled children belong to weaker sections, the system of non-formal education is being developed and elementary education is being imparted at places and timings convenient to them. At the secondary stage, the programme of Vocationalisation at +2 stage is being strengthened. In the field of higher education, the first degree courses are being restructured to make education more relevant to the needs of the people, to increase the employability of graduates and to instil in their minds a spirit of service to the community. In the technical education sector. Schemes like Sandwich Diploma courses, Apprenticeship Training, Community Polytechnics are expected to bring technical education and industry together and to forge beneficial linkages between them. For promoting national integration, a new Scheme of Community Singing has been launched. Flawing and Monitoring Monitoring of Point 16 of the New 20-Point Programme relating to universalisation of elementary education and adult education was continued during the year under report. The Bureau of Planning, Monitoring & Statis tics of the Ministry submitted periodical reports to the Planning Commission and Prime Minister’s Office after collecting the requisite information from various States/Union Territories. Tn addition, it continued to discharge its functions of coordination of Annual and Five Year Educational Plans and monitoring progress of implementation of the schemes in the Central and State sectors. It has been decided to strengthen the monitoring, evaluation and statistical machinery. Accordingly, special provisions are being made in the Annual Plan 1984-85 both in the Central and State sectors. Annuil Plan 1983-84 The Annual Plan 1983-84 was finalised and a sum of Rs. 679.74 crores aid 1984-85 comprising Rs. 155.30 crores in the Central Sector and Rs. 524.44 crores in the State sector was provided for immediate development of education. For the year 1983-84, the Plan outlay for education constituted 2.67 per cent of the total Plan outlay of the country; 1.12 per cent in the Central sector and 4.51 per cent in the State sector. On Education the proportion of 1983-84 Plan outlay to the total Sixth Plan outlay worked out to 26.9 per cent (21.1 per cent in the Central sector and 29.3 per cent in the State sector). For 1984-85. as against the Ministry’s proposals for an outlay of Rs. 335 crores an outlay o f Rs. 203.65 crores (inclusive of Rs. 7 crores for science and technology special schemes under SACC) has been agreed to. This constitutes 27.7 per cent of the Six*h Plan Central Sector outlay for Education. (vii) Special Component Plan for For the educational development of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes the Ministry have proposed to provide about 12.2 per cent of the Tribes Sub-Plan divisible outlay for Special Component Plan for Scheduled Castes and 7 per cent of the divisible outlay for the Tribal Sub-Plan areas for the year 1984-85, The corresponding percentages in 1983-84 plan of the Ministry were 20.25 and 10.90 respectively. Educational Statistics The Report of the High Level Committee to review the entire educational statistics system in the country has been approved by the Government and action has been initiated to implement its recommendations. Elementary Education The major development in elementary education has been its inclusion in the New 20-Point Programme of the Government as Point No. 16. The target year for reaching the Constitutional goal of universal elementary educa tion under the new 20-Point Programme is 1989-90, in line with the objective adopted in the Sixth Plan. Besides, elementary education continued to be an essential component of the Minimum Needs Programme of the Plan. The programme of universalisation has been pursued during the year with greater intensity both in the Ministry of Education and in the State/ Union Territory Education Departments. Some of the important steps taken in this regard are listed below: Holding of regional conferences of State Education Secretaries to take stock of the present position, identify problems and decide on the steps needed for fulfilling the targets. Four such regional Con ferences were held during the year at Chandigarh on May 21, 1983 for the States and Union Territory in the Northern Region, at Pune on August 27, 1983 for the States and Union Territory in the Western Region, at New Delhi on January 7, 1984 for the States of Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Himachal Pradesh and at Calcutta on January 10, 1984 for the States of Bihar, Orissa and West Bengal. Holding of a meeting of the Central Advisory Board of Education at New Delhi on June 6-7, 1983, and the Conference of Education Secretaries at New Delhi on September 20-21, 1983, which inter-alia reviewed the position of Universalisation of Elementary Education. Designating high level officers of the Ministry as Area Officers for the 20-Point Programme i.e. Elementary Education and Adult Education. Meeting of the State Task Forces on Elementary Education in educationally backward States. Mounting of a National Campaign on Universalisation of Elementary Education as was done in 1982-83 for intensive efforts for increasing enrolment and retention at the elementary stage as also to improve efficiency of performance. The Campaign designed to create a climate for nation-wide involvement was concentrated on actions related to increasing enrolment, monitoring of attendance, filling