Notification F.2-4/2000-EE.3 Dated December 3, 2004

                               (To be published in the Gazettee of India, Part I, Section I)
                                                              F.2-4/2000-EE.3
                                                            Government of India
                                                               (Bharat Sarkar)
                                           Ministry of Human Resource Development
                                             (Manav Sansadhan Vikas Mantralaya)
                                      Department of Elementary Education & Literacy
                                       (Prarambhik Shiksha Evam Saksharta Vibhag)

                                                      ................................................

                                                                                                                 New Delhi , December 3, 2004


                                                               NOTIFICATION


Subject:-          Setting up of National Mission for Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.

Government  of  India  vide  Resolution  No. F.2 - 4/2000 - Desk(EE) dated 2^nd January, 2001 and 26^th August, 2003 set  up  the  National  Mission  for  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  under  the Chairmanship of the Prime Minister. 

2. The  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan National  Mission has a Governing Council and an Executive Committee.

3. The Governing Council will comprise of the following : -

GOVERNING COUNCIL

            i)          Prime Minister of India               -           Chairman

            ii)         Minister of Human Resource Development        -           Vice-Chairman

iii)                 Minister of State, Human Resource Development         

iv)                 Finance Minister, Govt. of India

v)                  Deputy Chairman, Planning Commission

vi)                 Minister of State for Women & Child Development

vii)               Minister of State for Social Justice & Empowerment

viii)              Six Senior level political leaders of the main National Parties (as nominated by the Political Parties) will be as follows :- 

a)                  Shri Salman Khurshid, Indian National Congress, 24, Akbar Road , New Delhi -110011.

b)                  Shri D.P. Tripathi, General Secretary, NCP, B-9-6249, Vasant Kunj, New Delhi .

c)                  Shri Rajesh Verma, Member of   Parliament(LS), Bahujan Samaj Party, 36, South Avenue , New Delhi -110011.

d)                  Shri  Shameem  Faizee,  Member, Central   Secretariat, CPI,  Ajouy  Bhavan, 15, Com. Indrajit Gupta Marg(Kotla Marg), New Delhi-110002.

e)                  Communist Party of India (Marxist) – Nominee Awaited.

f)                    Bhartiya Janata Party – Nominee Awaited.

            ix)        Three Members of Parliament (Two from the Lok Sabha and one from  the Rajya  Sabha) (as nominated by the Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs)  will be as follows : -

                        a)                  Smt. Minati Sen, Member of Parliament ( Lok  Sabha ), 24, North  Avenue , New Delhi -110001.
 
                        b)                  Dr. Vallabhbhai Kathiria, Member of Parliament (Lok Sabha), 78, Lodhi Estates, New Delhi-110003.
 
                        c)                  Smt. Mohsina Kidwai, Member of Parliament(Rajya Sabha), B-703, M.S. Flats, B.K.S. Marg, New Delhi .

             x)                Six Education Minister of States responsible for Elementary Education as nominated by
                        Government of India will be as follows : -
                        
                        a)      Education Minister of Assam

b)      Education Minister of Bihar

c)      Education Minister of Madhya Pradesh

d)      Education Minister of Maharashtra

e)      Education Minister of Punjab

f)        Education Minister of Tamil Nadu
 

 xi)        Six representatives of teachers and teacher unions as nominated by Government of India will be as follows:-

             a)     Shri Ram Phal Singh, President , All India Primary Teachers’  Federation(ATPTF),
                     41, Institutional Area, D-Block, Janakpuri, New Delhi-110058.

 b)        Shri Kasinath Jha, President, Prathmik Shiksha Mahasangh, Exhibition Road, Patna -1, Bihar .

 c)            Shri Mrinmoy Bhattacharya, General Secretary, World Federation of Teachers’ Union .

 d)           Mrs. B. Nair, Kendriya Vidyalaya, Sector-II, R.K. Puram, New Delhi .

 e)           Shri Girish Kumar Nigam, Assistant Teacher, Government Girls Middle School,
Ward No.3, Singhpur Road, Shahdol, Madhya Pradesh.

 f)           Smt. Diki Donka Lepcha, Primary School Teacher, Modern Govt. School, Gangtok ,East Sikkim, Sikkim - 737 101.

xii)               Five persons from among educationists, scientists etc. as nominated by Government of India will be as follows : -

           a)        Swami Swarupananda, Ramkrishna Mission Ashram, Suresh Nagar, Thatipur Gwalior.

          b)        Shri Paul Dinakaran, Karunya Deemed University , Siruvani main road, Karunya Nagarpost, Coimbatore , Tamil Nadu.

          c)         Shri Sonal Wangchuk, Ladak, Jammu & Kashmir.

         d)         Ms. Radhika Herzberger, Rishi Valley Foundation, Madanapalli, Andhra Pradesh.

        e)          Shri M. Haleem Khan, ex-Chairman, Madarsa Board, Madhya Pradesh.

                 xiii)                Six persons from non-Governmental organisations working in the field of Education
                                as  nominated by Government of India will be as follows : -
                        
                        a)                  Shri S.S. Chakraborty, Director, R.K. Mission, Kolkata.

b)                  Shri Sanjay Bhadoriya, Secretary, Savyasanchi Centre for Urban & Rural Development, Arjun Nagar, Sidhi, Madhya Pradesh.

c)                  Dr. Madhav Chavan, Pratham, 101, Royal Crest , Lokmanya Basant Road-3, Dadar, Mumbai-400014.

d)                  Ms. Sudha Murthy, Chairperson, Infosys Trust, Bangalore .

e)                  Dr. K. Vishwanathan, Director, Mitra Niketan, Vellanad, Kerala-695 543.

f)                    Shri S.N. Methi, 223, Gayatri Nagar- B, Maharani Farm, Durgapura, Jaipur, Rajasthan.
 

xiv)             Three persons from women’s organisations as nominated by      Government of India will be as follows : - 

            a)                  Ms. Sharda Jain, Sandhan, Jaipur.

b)                  Prof. Fatima Ali Khan, Director, Centre for Women’s Studies, Osmania University , Hyderabad-500 007.

c)                  Dr. Kalyani Menon Sen, Director, Jagori, C-54, South Extension Part-II, New Delhi -110049.

             xv)              Three persons working among Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in the field of
                         Elementary Education as nominated by Government of India will be as follows : -

            a)                  Shri Ram Dayal Munda, Former Vice-Chancellor, Ranchi University , Ranchi 
                        , Jharkhand.

b)                  Prof. Mrinal Miri, Vice-Chancellor, North Eastern Hill University (NEHU), Shillong.

c)                  Shri I.S. Rao, Dr. Baba Sahib Ambedkar Institute of Social Sciences, Mhow, Madhya Pradesh.  

4.         The following will be the ex-officio members:

a)                  Secretary, Department of Elementary Education & Literacy

b)                  Director General, National Literacy Mission (NLM)

c)                  Director, National Institute of Educational Planning & Administration(NIEPA)

d)                  Director, National Council of Educational Research & Training(NCERT)

e)                  Chairman, National Council of Teacher Education(NCTE)

f)                    Director General, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)

g)                  Joint Secretary, Elementary Education and Director General, Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan National Mission – Member Secretary.

5.         The Chairman of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan National Mission may additionally, invite to the meeting of the Councils, a s  special invitee, such  person  as  may be  seen  necessary.  The Members of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan  National Mission  will   hold   office   for   a   term  of   two  years and will be eligible for re-nomination.  

Powers of the Council  

       The Council shall be the apex policy planning body for elementary education in India .  Within    the
      Budget provision approved by Parliament, the Council shall have full autonomy for their utilization.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

6.         The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan National Mission will have an Executive Committee consisting of the
              following : -  

            i)          Minister, Human Resource Development           -           Chairman

            ii)         Minister of State, Human Resource Development       -         Sr. Vice-Chairman

            iii)         Secretary, Deptt. of Elementary Education &Literacy            -           Vice-Chairman

iv)                 Director, National Council of Educational Research & Training(NCERT)

v)                  Director, National Institute of Educational Planning & Administration(NIEPA)

vi)                 Chairman, National Council of Teacher Education(NCTE)

vii)               Director General, National Literacy Mission (NLM)

viii)              Director General, Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR)

ix)                 Financial Adviser, Ministry of Human Resource Development

x)                  Principal Adviser(Education), Planning Commission

xi)                 Seven non-officials comprising of teachers, NGOs representatives, educationists as nominated by the Government of India : -  

                        a)         Shri  John  Kurrien, Centre  for  Learning  Resources, 8,  Deccan  College
                                     Road, Yerawada, Pune-411006.

b)         Ms. Ilina Sen, Rupantar, A-26, Surya  Apartments, Katora  Talab,        Raipur ,
            Chhattisgarh.

c)         Ms. Gouri Iswaran, Principal , Sanskriti School , Chanakyapuri,      New
             Delhi .

d)                  Dr. B. Vijay Kumar, Director, CACEE, University of Kerala , Thiruvanathapuram.

e)                  Ms. Sehba Hussain, Director, BETI  Foundation, B - 86, Sector C,   Mahanagar, Lucknow , Uttar Pradesh.

f)                    Prof. N.D. Patil, President , Rayat Shikshan Sansthan, Satara, Maharashtra .

g)                  Mr. Javed Abidi, National Centre for Promotion of Employment for Disabled, A-77, South Extension (Pt.II), New Delhi-110049.  

xvi)             Education Secretaries of Four States as nominated by Government of India:-

           a)                  Education Secretary of Andhra Pradesh

b)                  Education Secretary of West Bengal

c)                  Education Secretary of Rajasthan

d)                  Education Secretary of Uttar Pradesh.  

xvii)            Joint Secretary,  Elementary  Education  &  Director  General.  Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan National Mission   - Member Secretary.  

Powers of the Executive Committee  

               The Executive Committee shall carry out all the functions of the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan National
               Mission in accordance with the policy and guidelines laid down by the Council.  

               The Sarva  Shiksha  Abhiyan  National  Mission shall have the power to frame its own rules and
               procedures.  It shall meet at least once in six months at such time and places as may be fixed by
               the Chairman.
                         
                                                                                                                                   (Kumud Bansal)

Secretary to the Govt. of India

ORDERED  that  a copy of   the   Resolution  be communicated to all members of the National Mission of Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan.

ORDERED  that a copy of this Resolution be sent to all Ministries and Departments of the Government of India.

 ORDERED also that the Resolution be published in the Gazette of India for general information.

   

(Kumud Bansal)

Secretary to the Govt. of India

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