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(A Govt, of West Bengal Enterprise) Kolkata - 700 056 iOuiio3 to ;6pn98 :asW Cover Design, Compilation & Edited by - Sri B. K. Mukherjee, w b s e s , Dy. Director of School Education, Date of Publication - 11th July, 2005 D C a n ii B i s w a s Minister-in-Charge DEPT. OF EDUCATION (PRIMARY, SECONDARY AND MADRASA) Government of West Bengal (India) Dated, Calcutta......................................................200. Foreword I am very happy to know tliat Annual Report of the Department of School Education for 2004-05 is going to be published very soon. The importance of this Department has been accentuated to a great extent with the decision of the Grovemment to universalise elementary education and to enrol maximum number of students in secondary stage of education. At the same time, in view of the situation developed out of globalisation, the importance of +2 stage of education has also been expanded . To that object in view, a good nvimber of High schools have been upgraded to Higher Secondary schools. Proper importance has been laid on the upUftment of Madrasa Education. Adequate attention has also been imparted on the development and expansion of Sanskrit education. For implementation of Barba Siksha Abhijan, the role of this Department has further been widened and this Department has been discharging its duties and responsibilities with the huge army of officials and educationists. In West Bengal, the governance of educational institutions is de­ centralised and all the educational organisations like West Bengal Coimcil of Higher Secondary Education, West Bengal Board of Secondary Education, West Bengal Board of Primary Education, West Bengal Board of Madrasa Education, West Bengal Coxmcil of Sanskrit Education, West Bengal Habindra Mukta Vidyalaya are autonomous in true sense of the term. The Department of School Education is to play its role in extending all sorts of assistance, guidance and in certain circumstances, regulate the performance of these educational organisations. Unlike other States in India, not only the resultant vacancies of teaching posts are regularly filled up but a good nimiber of additional teaching posts are also created every year. Teachers are appointed in secondary schools with the recommendation of the School Service Commission. This is a \mique example in the country. Similarly, Primary teachers are recruited through a common examination conducted by District Primary School Coimcils. This Department has been functioning with the help and advise of a good number of veteran educationists of this State. All these peculiarities has been successfully incorporated in this Report which will be of immense help to the interested persons and organisations. I express my happiness to those who take initiative in preparing this Report. (Kanti Biswas) i-/- Ibha Dey Minister of State Department of School Education (P & S) GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL (sff. '<3 ^n.) Bikash Bhawan, Bidhan Nagar Kolkata 700 091 Hoo Foreword The 9th Annual Report for the period (2004-2005) of the School Education Department, Government of West Bengal, is going to be published very shortly. The Report though in a concise form endeavoured to furnish a consolidated information base. It has widened the scope of the readers including the researchers and the activists in the field of social upliftment for their enrichment. I do personally believe that the issue will definitely benefit the readers and enrich them in the use of different inputs in a diverse statistical database. I shall expect the positive criticism or suggestion from the well wishers in the event of any limitation in the publication so that the same can be rectified in the next issue accordingly. (Ibha Dey) GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL SCHOOL EDUCATION DEPARTMENT BKASH BHAVAN, SALT LAKE CITY KOLKATA- 700091 Tel: 2334-2228, Fax No.2337-6561 D.Chakrabarti, IAS Principal Secretary Dated, the 23rd June, 2005. The publication of the Annual Report of the Department is an important function and event. The earlier the publication, the better. 2. Every effort has been made to make the Annual Report for the year 2004-05 in respect of this Department as comprehensive and detailed as possible. Apart firom traditional data and statistics, highlights of initiatives, schemes, plans and programmes have also been incorporated. During 2004-05, the Department and the Boards and Councils under the administrative management of this Department took several initiatives and measures for improved and enhanced performance and servrce delivery. During the year there has been significant reduction in the number of Out of School Children and Drop Out cases at the primary level, increase in the capacities and improved access to elementary education and steps have also been initiated for a significant expansion at the Secondary and Higher Secondary level. Both Pre-service and In- service Training of Teachers at different levels were scaled up. 3. I hope this Annual Report will be utilised by all concerned with management of education, and they will find this Report useful. Their suggestions and comments will also help us further improve the Report in future. 4. I take this opportunity to place on record our gratitude and sincere thanks to Shri Kanti Biswas, Minister-in-Charge and Smt. Iva De, Minister of State for their advice and guidance and abiding interest in ensuring that this document comes out as a user friendly and comprehensive reference material rather than a mere collection of major events and compilation of data and statistics. I am also grateful to my colleagues particulariy, Shri Biman Mukhopadhyay, Deputy Director of School Education and his team who worthed tirelessly to ensure that the Report is published in the quickest possible time. (DXhellr^af?) Principal Secretary. Ardhendu Sekhar Bisv^as, IAS GOVERNMENT OF WEST BENGAL Commissioner of School Education and SCHOOL EDUCATION DIRECTORATE Director of School Education BIKASH BHAVAN (7TH FLOOR), SALT LAKE & KOLKATA 700 091, PHONE ; 2334-4504 Ex-officio Principal Secretary School Education Department It is my immense pleasure that the Annual Report of School Education for the year 2004-2005 is being published. It is the 9th Issue and we have tried our best to enrich the report meaningfully. The report possibly will highlight the activities of all the sectors of this Department. The area of Universalisation of Elementary Education has been greatly emphasised and the different interventions of ‘Sarba Siksha Abhiyan’ have been illustrated in the report. Besides this, necessary statistical, Survey, Study & Research Report have also been incorporated in this issue which may be of an immense help for the Educational Administrator, Educational Practioner & Research worker in the field of Education. The relevant extract of World Human Development Report, State Human Development Report, Report of Economic Survey, GOI, Statistical Report ofMHRD, GOI, Study and Research Report have been included in this Volume which may be extremly useful for the Educational Managers at different level. Still I believe there may be some gaps and lacunas which may be covered in the next issue and we also invite constructive criticism from the reader in regard to desired improvement of this report. Their feedback & considered views will help us make it more comprehensive in future. I am really grateful to our Honourable M.I.C., Mr. Kanti Biswas and Honourable M.O.S., Smt. Ibha Deyfor their continuous guidance in preparation of the report and I am also thankful to my collegue Shri B. K. Mukherjee, Dy. Director of School Education for his tireless effort towards timely publication of the report. 2nd July 2005 (C^rcf£en<fu Se££ar OB/swasJ CONTENTS Page Chapter I: Introduction 1-15 I. Map— IndiaAVest Bengal 16 II. Demographic Profile of West Bengal III. Statistical Figure with relerant feature of State Human Development Report Chapter II 17-42 I. An extract from world Human Development Report with Graphical presentation II. Placement of Bengali Language amongst other languages in India III. Brief outline of Activities of School Education IV. Extract From Economic Survey Report (Government of India) V. Administration of School Education Directorate and position of Staff Strength of Inspecting Officers VI. Management Information System (a) MIC & M.O.S.—Office (b) Different Departments of Education (c) Management System I to V Chapter III: Primary Education 42-88 I. General view with Statistical data II. Pay Scale of Primary Teachers III. Allocation of Fund IV. Statement of Recruitment of Primary Teachers during 2004-2005 V. (a) Bief Report on WBDPEP 133-137 & SSA. with Basic Statistics (b) Community Mobilization (c) Status of SSK, MSK. & SSP (d) Distance Education Programme (D.E.P.) (e) Girls Education (f) NPEGEL (National Programme For Education of Girls of Elementary Level) (g) Integrated Education for the Disabled (I.E.D.) (h) Research & Study Interventions VI.