Draft Comprehensive Education Bill 1974. Recommended by the Committee

Abstract

Even though we are legislating for Education in Andhra Pradesh, it is good to pause and take a world-view in both spatial and temporal terms. Educational Legislation is a comparatively recent phenomenon all over the world, including the industrially and educationally advanced countries. The U. K. Education Act of 1944 can perhaps be regarded as a landmark in Comprehensive Educational Legislation. In countries of the third world, dominated until recently by colonial powers, there was hardly any comprehensive legislation, though in the last few years some African and Latin American countries have made some headway mainly under the initiative and inspiration of UNESCO and [provided themselves with some legislative enactments. Barring University Acts in India the field is almost virgin, despite recent efforts by States like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Karnataka, Kerala etc.