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dated June 17, 1958: Primary Education

The Government of India have approved a scheme to relieve educated unemployment and expansion of primary education to be launched during 1958-59. Under the Scheme, 60,000 teachers will be appointed during the next three years, beginning from 1958-59. About 15,000 teachers will be appointed in 1958-59, 20,000 in 1959-60 and 25,000 in 1960-61. These teachers will be utilised mainly for opening Junior Basic or Primary schools in school-less villages, preference being given to relatively more backward areas in a State. Since the problem of education at the primary stage in most of the States at present is largely that of bringing girls to schools, special efforts will be made under the Scheme to recruit as many women teachers as possible. This programme for primary education envisaged under the scheme will not replace or reduce the programmes which the State Governments are to undertake under their Second Five-Year Plan.

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