Recommendations of the Committee on the Suggestions of The State Level Seminar on Education held in March, 1974

Abstract

From Introduction: The Minister for Education was pleased to convene a Seminar of all sections of the people including legislators, educational administrators, educationists and teachers to take a comprehensive view of the various problems facing the educational system in the State and make recommendations to the Government, The highlight of this Seminar was that it not only included in its scope all levels of education from the Pre- Primary to the University but also all aspects of education like curriculum, textbooks, evaluation, finances, Planning, general objectives and also a perpetually interesting theme like education and. social change. In all, thirteen groups were formed, each with a specific area of education to go into. Considering the representative nature o f these groups, their discussions reflected not merely a high degree of experience and expertise, but also insights arising one of their involvement in tl\e educational process. The Government felt that these recommendations were very valuable and that in order to translate them into action of a permanent nature, it was necessary that suitable legislative or executive sanctions must be provided, without which the Seminar might end up like any other Seminar. The Government, therefore, decided to set up a Committee vide their *G. O. Ms. No. 272 Edn. dated 20-3-1974 with the Vice-Chancellors of the Universities in the State, M.L.As., M. L. Cs., M. Ps., Student representatives from all the Universities in the State, Educational Administrators and distinguished educationists.