describe atleast four state level initiatives taken for qualitative improvement of elementary education in Assam.
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Development of Elementary Education in Post-Independent Assam:
After independence Basic Education was accepted as the national pattern of education at the elementary level. The Government of Assam also accepted Basic Education as its future pattern of elementary education and passed the Assam Basic Education Act, 1954.
The Act provided for: -
• The Constitution of a state Board for Basic education to advise the government on matters such as making grants to schools, control and management, recruitment and service condition of teachers, selection of text books, training of teachers etc.
• The State Advisory Board will maintain a fund of which the D.P.I. will be in charge.
• Following types of schools shall be recognized as basic school under this Act.
All Government M.V. School
All M.V. schools managed by private bodies
All primary schools
All basic schools
Any private elementary schools
• The state government may impose an educational tax in any area for the purpose of this Act and can make rules regarding the age of a child, the curriculum, duration and standard etc. This Act introduced certain changes in the administration by entrusting more power on the Govt.
Explanation:
In spite of all these measures the system of Basic education failed in Assam as in other parts of the country. It was considered to be impractical and insufficient to meet the demands of the modern society.
The Assam Elementary Education Act, 1962 was passed to make provisions for the management and control of elementary education and to provide for free and compulsory
education in Assam in gradual stages.
The major provisions of the Act were as follows:
• It extends to the whole of Assam with exception to the autonomous districts, provided the Governor may, with the consent of the District council concerned, extend all or any of the provisions of the Act to all or any of the Autonomous districts on such date may be notified on his behalf.
• Definition: Elementary Education means education up to such class or standard not beyond the eighth class, as may be prescribed.
• ‘Local authority’ means, a Municipal Board, or a Town committee or a Gaon Panchayat established under the Municipal Act and Assam Panchayat Act, 1959".
• Constitution of a State Board for elementary education was made to advise the Government for the development, expansion, management and control of elementary education in the state with the Minister of Education as its Chairman and other members. The members of the Board will hold office for five years.
• The State Board will lay down principle on the allocation of grants to local authorities for the purpose of this Act, lay down procedure for recruitment of teachers and the conditions of their service, lay down condition for recognition, expansion, amalgamation and opening of new schools.
• The State Government may make rules for carrying out the purpose of this Act.
• This Act is an improvement on the earlier Acts as it makes the State Government responsible on certain matters relating to elementary education. This Act entrusted the responsibilities for management of elementary education on the local authorities of
the area concerned.
The Assam Elementary Education Act, 1962 provided guidelines for the constitution of the State Board of Elementary Education for management, improvement and expansion of primary education to advise the State Government on all matters relating to elementary education.
In 1977, with the establishment of a new Government new policy for primary education was declared. A separate Directorate of Elementary Education was constituted in Assam.Under the provision of this Act rules were framed in 1977 called, the Assam Elementary Education(Provincialisation) Rules 1977. These rules prescribe the qualifications for appointment of teachers for elementary schools and the conditions for taking over of schools by the State..
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