Report of the Engineering Personnel Committee

Abstract

A number of attempts at assessing the requirements of engineering personnel in isolated sectors have recently been made in the Ministries at the Centre and in the States. For instance, the Ministries of Irrigation & Power, Communications, Production. Railways and Iron & Steel have independently assessed their requirements for implementing the development programmes under the second plan. A few State Governments which anticipated acute shortages have also assessed their demand for engineering skills. To undertake an overall assessment of demand and supply in this respect, therefore, the Planning Commission set up the Engineering Personnel Committee under its Resolution No PC( VI)L(E)III-15/55 dated September 26, 1955 (Appendix A).