Sixth Five Year Plan (1978-83) Andaman and Nicobar Administration

Abstract

The Andaman and Nicobar Administration aims to achieve not only universalization of elementary education and eradication of illiteracy atleast to the extent of 50% during the new five year plan but also qualitative improvement of education and raising of standards. In this far flung backward territory where majority of children come from weaker sections of our society, are first generation learners or come from those homes where they do not receive any guidance nor have even accommodation for self study the administration have to provide all possible facilities for improvement of standard of education. Side by side with the qualitative expansion, the aim is to raise the standard of our schools so that they could compare and compete with any good schools on the mainland. The impression generally goes that the Central Schools in the country are providing quality education and the Committee of Secretaries of the Govt. of India which visited these islands about a year back also recommended that the standard of government schools in this territory must be raised so as to compete with any good schools on the mainland.