ANNEXURE (61) [Vide Rule 105] Incentive grants to well-managed non-government aided secondary Schools in the state- SS CODE
ANNEXURE (61)
[Vide Rule 105]
Incentive grants to well-managed non-government aided secondary Schools in the state
1.
The
question as to what positive incentive could be given to encourage consistently
good management, administration and high academic performance of non-government
aided secondary schools in the state and thereby provide additional impetus
towards improvement if educational standards was under consideration of
government for some time past. Government considered the question carefully and
has decided that from every district, 2 per cent of the existing recognized
non-government aided secondary schools, subject to a minimum of two in each
district, which have been consistently well managed and have a high academic
record should be selected and should be given special incentive grants as
follows, by way of encouragement and recognition of their good work and to
serve as an example to other schools to improve their management and academic
performance and qualify for similar grants in future:
(i)
Special
grant-in-aid for purchase of science equipment and audio-visual aids, not
exceeding Rs. 5,000 and,
(ii)
Special
grant-in-aid for purchase of library and reference books, maps, charts and
other teaching aids, not exceeding Rs. 5,000.
2.
For
selection of schools for award of incentive grants to the non-government
secondary schools, government is pleased to lay down the following norms: -
(i)
The
schools should be divided into categories as shown under:
(A)
Schools
in urban areas, situated at places having populations of 30,000 or more (1971
census) each.
(B)
Schools
in rural areas situated at places having population of less than 30,000 (1971
census) each.
At
least one school situated in rural areas i.e. (B) above should be selected. If
no such school in rural area is available, fulfilling the norms prescribed by
government, then only a school from urban areas should be considered in lieu
thereof;
(ii)
The
schools concerned should have at least seven years standing;
(iii)
Results
of the S.S.C. examinations (March/April) for the previous five years should not
be less than 60 percent and 50 percent in case of schools in areas (A) and (B),
referred to above respectively. Result percentage should be calculated on the
number of students passed to the number of students on roll as on 1st
October of the academic year;
(iv)
The
school should be properly managed as per conditions laid down in the secondary
school’s code and government orders issued from time to time;
(v)
The
school environment should be clean, healthy and conducive to high educational
attainment;
(vi)
The
school should be contributing toward the educational and/or social development
of the community by organizing some innovative efforts in a sustained manner;
and
(vii)
Along
with academic performance of the school (i.e. percentage of results), its
achievements in co-curricular activities, extent of various efforts undertaken
to improve the performance of backward students and towards development of
backward students and towards development of talent, involvement if the school
and the community in various activities for mutual benefit, should also be taken
into account.
3.
For
selection of the schools for award of incentive grants to the non-government
secondary schools, the district selection committees comprising of the
following members should be constituted in each district.
(a)
Regional
deputy director of education Chairman
(b)
Chairman,
education committee of zilla parishad or Member
Chairman,
education committee, municipal
corporation,
greater Bombay in case of greater
Bombay.
(c)
One
principal and hon. Director of extension services Member
Department
of the college of education in the district
(To
be nominated by the director of education if there
Are
more than one college of education in the district
Concerned).
(d)
One
retired state or national awardee secondary school Member
Teacher/head
master (to be nominated by the regional
Deputy
Director of education).
(e)
Education
officer of the zilla parishad/ educational Member/Secretary
Inspector,
greater Bombay.
The
education officers of the zilla parishads and the educational inspector,
greater Bombay should submit their proposals for consideration of the district
selection committee in the proforma prescribed by the director of education
through the regional deputy director of education by the 31st August
and the necessary steps should be taken to make payment if special incentive
grants to the schools concerned as soon as the committee finalizes and declares
its results, through the regional deputy directors of education, not later than
31st December of the year.
4.
The
meetings of the district selection committee should be held at the district
head quarters. The non-official members of the committee should be held
eligible for first class railway return fare, if they undertake travel by
railway, but their incidental charges and daily allowance should be calculated
at the rates as per scale II of Rule 1 (i) (b) of section I of appendix XIII-A
B.C.S.R. volume II. The T.A. and D.A. of non-official members travelling by
means other than railway should also be calculated at the rates as per appendix
XIII-A B.C.S.R. volume II. The non-official local members of the committee
should be held eligible to conveyance allowance at the rates laid down under
government resolution, education department, No. LID. 2571/54942/A dated 21st
February 1971. The expenditure on T.A. and D.A. to the non-official members
should be debited to the head “277-Edn-B-Secondary Education (i) Inspection (i)
(1) Inspection of secondary schools” Demand No. 72 and should be met from the
sanctioned grant under the major head of account “277-Edn.” By re-appropriation
during the current financial year.
(G.R.E.
and Y.S.D. No. SSN. 1075/2816/XXVI, dated 27th July 1977).
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