(This is a work-in progress document. Please suggest the missing names and if possible a corresponding URL to their homepage. The names with question marks in parantheses means that we are not 100% sure the faculty is of Orissa origin. Any confirmation or refutation would be appreciated. Thanks in advance.)
As per Patnaik’s announcement, the quantum of block grant being paid to a private high school which has employed the required number of teaching and non-teaching staff as per prescribed yardstick and duly approved by the competent authority will be enhanced form the existing level of Rs 1, 68,912 per annum to Rs 3,65,628 per annum. The amount included the provision for an additional peon/watchman per institution over and above the existing staffing pattern for block grant high school, he said.
Similarly, the amount of the block grant being paid to each Upper Primary/Middle English school will be enhanced from the existing level of Rs 33,564 per annum to Rs 68,736 per annum.
Patnaik further announced that the consolidated remuneration of teachers engaged on contract basis in different government high schools will be increased for trained graduate teachers (TGTs) from Rs 2,500 to Rs 4,000 per month and for non-TGT Rs 1,500 to Rs 3,000 per month.
The announcements would be effective from April 1, 2008, Patnaik said.
The educational institutions which were eligible as on June 1, 2002 but had been left out for availing block grant will now be considered for sanction of block grant, Patnaik said.
The educational institutions which had become eligible for availing block grant after June 1, 2002 and before June 1, 2004 will be considered for sanction of block grant subject to the condition that there was no high school in the said gram panchayat receiving such grant-in-aid/block grant.
With regard to the demands of the Shikshya Sahayaks, the Chief Minister announced that the Shikshya Sahayaks who had completed six years of continuous and satisfactory service will become eligible to be regular primary school teachers under Zilla Parishad. This will become effective from April 1, 2008 without any retrospective benefit.
The Shikshya Sahayaks who were getting Rs 2,000 honorarium per month will be given Rs 3,000 per month. After completion of three years of continuous service, their honorarium will be enhanced to Rs 3,500 per month. This benefit will be effective from December 1 this year, Patnaik added.
State-wise details ofCentral funds released during the years 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 & 2007-08 under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan(SSA) and unspent balance available with State/UTs as on 31.03.2007 is given at Annexure. Unspent balances remaining out of SSA grants at the end of a financial year are adjusted in grants payable in next financial year.
ANNEXURE
State-wise Central funds released during the years 2004-05, 2005-06, 2006-07 and 2007-08 upto November 2007 alongwith unspent balances brought forward as on 31.03.2007
(Rupees in lakh)
Sl.
No.
Name of the State
2004-05
2005-06
2006-07
2007-08
(upto 15.11.07)
Unspent balance as on 31.03.07
1
Andhra Pradesh
28000
37999
46245.56
18100.00
3403.80
2
Arunachal Pradesh
3009
4442.51
7143.74
2845.10
1418.67
3
Assam
20654
13850
51464.72
2838.90
16602.33
4
Bihar
31970.56
32399.56
107744.39
81200.96
12338.15
5
Chhattisgarh
20786.76
30184.39
50182.2
26462.58
4590.54
6
Goa
0
728.12
724.12
421.54
0.00
7
Gujarat
14072
15084.84
14806.97
12422.16
550.54
8
Haryana
12881.55
10196.55
25647.12
11150.00
4349.17
9
Himachal Pradesh
6144
7614.66
6250.75
3715.00
371.59
10
Jammu & Kashmir
7747.18
18530.65
22083.37
3000.00
1113.84
11
Jharkhand
16568.5
28568.5
51515
38309.99
2948.51
12
Karnataka
26280.7
28303.78
54206.98
22161.34
506.11
13
Kerala
8939
5939
6382
5137.60
0.00
14
Madhya Pradesh
44608.919
77173.12
110879.68
31688.87
11607.48
15
Maharashtra
35489.79
50235.31
52158.56
16832.18
10541.55
16
Manipur
1225
3208.44
9.24
0.00
170.42
17
Meghalaya
2930.81
1921
4294
2359.63
2304.29
18
Mizoram
3300.24
2559.15
3441.69
1210.00
0.00
19
Nagaland
2088.49
2323.01
2315.2
885.00
2824.31
20
Orissa
21807.27
32792.5
44010.95
27457.43
10223.33
21
Punjab
3040
14683.89
12879.92
3500.00
1047.82
22
Rajasthan
23549.397
60313.43
75809.82
50633.00
980.49
23
Sikkim
1000.25
1062.5
402.14
99.72
448.03
24
Tamil Nadu
26517
35329.53
37329.65
22808.15
26.14
25
Tripura
4703.96
7070.19
5330.01
1188.63
436.90
26
Uttar Pradesh
87761
182799
206654
85885.00
35027.97
27
Uttarakhand
9144.705
10004
16934
4943.69
3728.15
28
West Bengal
46024.36
34199.79
61736.8
44162.24
3414.74
29
A & N Islands
272.58
163
419.62
50.00
204.37
30
Chandigarh
447.95
350
300
634.95
255.54
31
Dadra & N. Haveli
111.91
0
100
25.00
24.94
32
Daman & Diu
0
111.91
247.15
33
Delhi
0
1100
4230.24
1499.98
0.00
34
Lakshadweep
12.03
0
87.47
131.95
35
Pondicherry
225.53
529.4
286.68
243.71
Total
511314.441
751770.73
1083719.9
523915.32
132132.53
This information was given by Shri M.M.A Fatmi, Minister of Human Resources Development in the Lok Sabha today in a written reply to a question by Shri Raghuveer Singh Koshal.
A statement showing enrolment of Boys and Girls during 2004-05 at Primary, Upper Primary and Secondary Schools level as per Selected Educational Statistics 2004-05 is given in Annexure-I.
The Government of India has launched two focused interventions – National Programme for Education of Girls at Elementary Education (NPEGEL) to reach out to never enrolled/dropout girls, working girls, older girls who have not completed elementary education and Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya (KGBV) for girls from marginalized social groups.
Under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, free textbooks are provided to all girls and SC & ST children. In addition, depending on local requirements, State Governments have innovation funds under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan and the National Programme for Education of Girls at Elementary Level (NPEGEL) for providing uniforms to girls where necessary. Details of assistance provided to States during each of the last three years under NPEGEL and KGBV are given at Annexure-II.
Annexure-I
Annexure-I referred in reply to part (a) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Qeustion No.1559 to be answered on 27.11.2007 asked by Shri Ravi Prakash Verma. regarding Promotion for Education for Girls.
Annexure-II referred in reply to part(c) of Lok Sabha Unstarred Question No.1559 to be answered on 27.11.2007 asked by Shri Ravi Prakash Verma regarding Promotion of Education for Girls
No. of KGBVs sanctioned and funds released by Government of India under Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya scheme
The Government of India has sanctioned 2180 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalayasin the country till March, 2007. A list of the KGBVs sanctioned, operational and girls enrolled in them is annexed.
A National Evaluation of the KGBV scheme was conducted through independent experts on girls education in February, 2007 covering 12 States who have found the overall working of the scheme satisfactory. The Report of the National Evaluation is available on website www.ssa.nic.in .
1.
Annexure
Statement showing the number of KGBVs sanctioned, operational and girls enrolled in them State and Union Territory wise as on 31st October, 2007
This information was given by Shri M.M.A Fatmi, Minister of Human Resources Development in the Lok Sabha today in a written reply to a question by Shri Tukaram Ganpatrao Renge Patil and Shri Suravaram Sudhakar Reddy.
The 11th five year Plan document proposes an almost 10-fold increase in outlay for higher and technical education. The planners have set ambitious targets — to attract 15% students passing out of class XII (from the current 10%) into higher education by 2012 and 22% by 2017. The way to do this, they say, is to expand and upgrade on an unprecedented scale.
In the new Plan, there’s more of everything — 30 new central universities are to be set up, seven IITs and IIMs, 10 National Institute of Technology, five research institutes to be called Indian Institute of Science, Education and Research, 20 IIITs, two schools of architecture and 330 colleges in educationally backward districts. All this is in line with the PM’s announcement in his August 15 speech this year.
Infrastructure in existing universities and institutions is also in for major upgradation. Among the big beneficiaries of these special grants will be 17 yet-to-identified central universities which will get Rs 3,298 crore. Besides, 39 engineering institutes will receive a whopping Rs 6,749 crore, again for ramping up infrastructure. A good dose of funds has also been set aside for upgrading agriculture, management and medical institutions.
But this money comes with a plan. …
For instance, the document seeks to raise fees for higher education to up to 20% of operational costs, which is 5% at present. “Higher education is highly subsidized. The document seeks to reduce this subsidy to improve quality of education,” said Bhalchandra Mungekar, member Planning Commission.
Another proposal is to break up large affiliating varsities like Mumbai, Bangalore and Pune into more manageable units. The document says large universities are unsustainable. Osmania University has more than 900 affiliated colleges while Mumbai, Pune and Bangalore varsities have around 500. Some of these institutions conduct over 1,000 examinations annually. “These universities have ceased to be centres of higher education. They are becoming agencies for conducting examinations,” said Mungekar.
Not all experts share this view. Deepak Pental, V-C of Delhi University (which has 83 affiliated colleges), said, “I am not convinced that smaller universities are better managed. Most of the varsities in the country are smaller than DU, are they better managed? Yes, we definitely won’t like to have any more colleges, but proper way of reforms would be to invest in the existing universities and upgrade their infrastructure.”
V N R Pillai, V-C of IGNOU, central open university, endorses this view. “A sizeable amount of new allocations should be earmarked for improving existing facilities of 18,000 colleges and 400 universities. This should be the first priority of reforms,” he said.
Another target of reforms is the examination system. … The paper says annual examinations have become irrelevant for testing knowledge. It suggests replacing this with continuous assessment and evaluation. The document calls for implementing the semester system and continuous evaluation in all central universities from the coming academic year (2008). It also suggests introducing a credit system where students will also be allowed to appear for papers in other streams. UGC chairman, Sukhadeo Thorat said, UGC has set up a committee to devise an action plan for exam reform within one month.
The paper also expands on the growing trend of private universities coming up in the country. It says the government isn’t in a position to ensure growth levels of 15-20% in higher education. Private investment will therefore be encouraged through tax breaks and other incentives. It has also sought private participation in providing services in existing institutions.
Literacy rate in the country is collected only through the decennial census operations.As per the last Census conducted in 2001, the literacy rate of the country was 64.84 per cent and female literacy was 53.67 per cent in respect of the population aged 7 years and above.The literacy rate of Andhra Pradesh was 60.47 per cent and the female literacy rate was 50.43 per cent.A statement showing the State-wise literacy rates of all persons, males and females as 2001 Census is enclosed.
The approach Paper to the XI Plan of the Planning commission has set a target of achieving 8.5 per centliteracy rate by the end of the Plan period.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Shri M.A.A. Fatmai in a written reply to a question by Shri Ravula Chandra Sekar ReddyinRajya Sabha today.
To assess progress of States and Union Territories towards the goal of Universalisation of Elementary Education, an Educational Development Index (EDI), has been developed by National University of Educational Planning and Administration (NUEPA).The EDI has been developed on four broad parameters of access, infrastructure, teacher related indicators and elementary education outcomes.State-wise ranking on a composite index for primary and upper primary level of education based on 2005-06 data, is given at Annexure.
Educationally Backward States receive priority in allocation of funds under the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.In addition, capacity building of these States through trainings and workshops has been undertaken, especially in components in which these States are not performing well.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Human Resource Development, Shri M.A.A. Fatmi in a written reply to a question by Dr. Gyan Prakash Pilania inRajya Sabha today.
The Union Government proposes to open new Fashion and Textile Technology Institutes during the Eleventh Plan period. New Centres of National Institute of Fashion Technology are being set up subject to the conditions that the State Government is willing to provide land and financial support and fulfillment of feasibility conditions. Decisions about the new centres are taken by NIFT Board, a Statutory body under Ministry of Textiles, as and when the proposals from State governments are received. This information was given by the Minister of State for Textiles, Shri E.V.K.S. Elangovan, in the Lok Sabha today, in a written reply to a question by Shri N.N. Krishnadas and Shri Tathagata Satpathy.
The Minister further informed that proposals have been received from Government of Bihar and Government of Kerala for setting up NIFT Centre in their states. No formal proposal has been received from Government of Orissa.
He further stated that proposal for setting up of NIFT Centre in Bihar has been approved by NIFT Board and the matter has been taken up with State Government for allotment of land and funding support. Proposal for setting up of NIFT Centre in Kannur, Kerala will be placed for consideration of the Board in its next meeting.
[The following ad is from http://www.iopb.res.in/niser/NISER-fixedterm-faculty.pdf. Thanks to Nrusingh for the mail on this to the NIS-IISER list. This is indeed a cause for concern as other IISERs have advertised and even hired regular faculty. This delay is probably because NISER still does not have a director. It was expected by many that DAE would move fatser than MHRD. However, taht does not seem to be the case here and further delay in recruiting regular faculty will make it harder for NISEr to get top-notch faculty; it will then only get the left overs.]
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Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has introduced a student developmental program – "Convergence of Conventional Education and Distance Learning".
The program was inaugurated by Union Human Resource Development Minister Mr. Arjun Singh on the foundation day of the varsity.
As per the scheme, students pursuing courses in colleges through the conventional system can simultaneously enroll for the same level degrees at IGNOU. For this purpose, a student needs to complete the first year of the course through the conventional system.
However, the second year can be pursued via the distance mode.
The credit transfer will be made possible through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between IGNOU and the concerned university.
Furthermore, IGNOU would identify some new programs in collaboration with the interested university to offer degrees jointly to students.
Both universities can also offer under-graduate and post-graduate courses of IGNOU.
Hundreds of engineering graduates are either unemployed or engaged for a paltry sum.
… That is why the Secretary Industry of the Government of Orissa has mooted a program for skill development of the engineering graduates belonging to economically weaker section of the society.
Accordingly a program has been chalked out in consultation with the ST SC Development department, which will be work out in details by the College of Engineering & Technology (CET), Bhubaneswar.
Software Major, Infosys has agreed to fund the program partly and the gap will be covered by the Orissa Employment Mission, said an official here on 24 November.
Infosys has agreed to pay Rs.50 lakh for the program.
Giving out details the sources said that the program will be for 6 months and at least 100 engineering graduates will be included in the first batch.
All of them will receive stipends to pursue the courses.
During the program they will be provided with a laptop and necessary gadgets for their skill development, said Mr.Dalwai.
He said other companies are also interested to fund the program as with rising attrition and scarcity of talent, companies have no choice but to tap rural India for their growing workforce needs.
So TCS, Satyam and Wipro has also shown their inclination for the program, Mr.Dalwai told tathya.in.
The long-standing demand of the alumni and students of University College of Engineering (UCE), Burla, has been met with the varsity being registered under Societies Act on Tuesday. This would pave way for the engineering college to stake for Deemed University status.
It has been registered as Orissa Institute of Technology (OIT) at Sambalpur. The change in the statute of Biju Pattnaik University of Technology BPUT) in the Assembly bifurcating OIT from under its ambit will follow. Only after ratification by the State Assembly, the OIT will move UGC for Deemed University status.
The Deemed University status would enable the Engineering College get more funds besides help in giving their existing infrastructure a facelift. The College is already bestowed with 200 acres of land and can acquire another 300 acres adjacent to the present campus if needed.
