National Policy on 
          Education — 1986
          Implementation Report
          MINISTRY OF HbMAN RESOURCE DEVELOFMiNT 
                 GOVERNMENT OF INDIA 
       ^         (Department of Education)
  3 77               NEW DELHI
                    MARCH 1988
                                        PREFACE
         The year  1986-87  was  the  period  of formulation  and  finalisation  of schemes based on the 
         postulates spelt out in the National Policy on Education 1986. The policies and programmes as 
         well as major initiatives flowing from the NPE have been given shape in consultation with the- 
         State Governments, educationists and other specialised agencies. Guidelines formulated under 
         various scheme^ have been communicated to the State Governments and U.T. Adi^inistrations 
         during the year 1987-88.
         The  National  Policy  on  Education  envisages  a  meaningful  partnership  between the  Union 
         Government and the States in implementing the Policy. The response of the State Governments 
         and  U.T.  Administrations  has  indeed  been very  encouraging to  all major programmes like 
         Operation Blackboard, restructuring of Teacher Education, Vocationalisation etc. which are in 
         the process of implementation during the current year.
         This document presents a summary of what has been done during the year 1987-88 by the Central 
         Government, the various organisations connected with it and by the State Governments and their 
         agencies.  It  is  hoped  that  tkis  would form  the basis  of wide  discussions and the feed-back 
         received would provide the necessary impetus to us in improving the quality and pace of 
         implementation of the National Policy on Education.
                                                                P.V. NARASIMHA RAO 
                                         MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
                                                                     MARCH 19,1988
                                               CONTENTS
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              Preface
              - Introduction                                                                       1
               Central Advisory Board of Education                                                 2
               Elementary Education (including Non- 
               formal Education and Operation Blackboard) • 
               Restructuring and Reorganization of Teacher^ 
               Education                                                                           5
               jVocationalisation of Education  '                                                  7
               Computer Education in Schools                                                       9
               Establishing and Management of Navodaya 
               Vidyalayas                                                                         11
               Educational Technology                                                             14
               Strengthening of Science Teaching in Schools •                                     15 
               lEnvironmental Orientation to School Education i                                   17 
               Content and Process of School Education                                            17 
               lAdult Education  *                                                                20
               lEdudation for Women’s Equality.*                                                  24
               Janguage Development  *                                                            25
               Higher Education                                                                   29
               Indira Gandhi National Open University                                             30
                National Testing Service                                                          31
                The Development of Rural Institutes and 
               Gandhian Basic Education                                                           32
                University Grants Commission                                                      33
                Technical Education                                                               37
               Modernisation and Removal of Obsolescence                                          38
                Thrust Areas in TechnicarEducation                                                39
                Promoting Technical Education for Women - 
               Setting up Residential Poljrtechnics for Women                                     41
                Indian Institute of Technology, Assam                                             42
                Longowal Institute of Engineering and Technology                                  43
                Transfer of Technology to Rural Areas through 
                Community Pol5^echnics                                                            44
                Indian Mstitutes of Technology (IITs)                                             45
                Regional Engineering Colleges (RECs)                                              46
                All India Council for Technical Education                                         47
                Promoting Equality of Opportunities for SC/ST 
                and Educationally backward Minorities                                             48
                Management of Education r                                                         49
                Resources for Education                                                           50
               ,State Sector                                                                      51
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