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THE CENTRAL ADVISORY BOARD OF EDUCATION: CABE 


THE CENTRAL ADVISORY BOARD OF
EDUCATION

 Brief History


The Central Advisory Board of Education, the oldest and the most important advisory body of the Government of India in education was first established in 1920 and dissolved in 1923 as a measure of economy. It was revived in 1935 and has been in existence ever since.

 2. Origin of the Board:

The idea that there should be a central Advisory Board of Education was first put forward by the Calcutta University Commission (1917-19) which felt "that the Government of India could perform an invaluable function by defining the general aims of educational policy, by giving advice and assistance to local governments and to the development of educational ideas in the various provinces, and also elsewhere than in India." Almost simultaneously the Government of India Act, 1919 decided to make education mainly a provincial and a transferred subject and to limit the `control' of the Central Government over it to the minimum. This fundamental decision changed the character of the Government of India from that of an executive to an advisory authority; and consequently, the Secretariat Procedure Committee set up to implement the Government of India Act, 1919, observed that, in future, the executive authority of the Government of India should be mainly exercised through moral persuasion and recommended that, "in place of giving executive orders it should tend more and more to become a centre of the best information, research and advice." This recommendation made the adoption of the recommendation of the Calcutta University Commission all the more imperative and accordingly, a Central Advisory Board of Education was set up in 1920 under the chairmanship of Education Commissioner to the Government of India. It is a good deal of useful work but, owing to a financial crisis calling for drastic retrenchments, was abolished in 1923.


 3. Revival and Reconstitution of the board:

For the next twelve years, there was no Central body to advise the Government of India in educational matters. However, a feeling of regret at the discontinuance of the Board began to grow, especially after the Report of Hartog Committee (1928) which observed that the divorce between the Government of India and education had been unfortunate. consequently, the present Central Advisory Board of Education was revived in 1935.


 4. Constitution:

The first constitution of the Board was given in the Government of India (Education, Health and Lands Department) Resolution No.F.122-3/35-E dated 8th of August, 1935. The Board has been reconstituted vide Government of India Resolution No.1-2/90- PN(D.II) dated 19th October, 1990, as per

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Annexure-I.

 5. The Present Composition:

The present composition of the Board is given in Annexure-II.


 6. Meetings held:

The practice adopted by the Board has been to hold one meeting every year, although the record of the last fifty- five years shows that there were no meetings in 1937, 1939, 1966, 1969, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1984, 1985 and 1990, and two meetings were held each in 1938, 1943, 1950 and 1986.

The details of the venues and chairmanship of the 48 meetings held so far are given in the following table:

        
                                               

        
        Sr. No.         Year         Place             Chairmanship
        of the
        Meeting
        
                                               

           1             2             3                     4
                                               

        
        I              1935         New Delhi        Sir Girja Shankar Bajpai
        II             1936         New Delhi        Kunwar Sir Jagdish  Prasad
        III            1938         New Delhi        Kunwar Sir Jagdish  Prasad
        IV             1938         New Delhi        Kunwar Sir Jagdish Prasad
        V              1940         Simla            Sir Girja Shankar Bajpai
        VI             1941         Madras           Sir Girja Shankar Bajpai
        VII            1942         Hyderabad        Sir Maurice Gwyer
        VIII           1943         Lucknow          Sardar Sir Jogendra Singh
        IX             1943         Dehradun         Sir Maurice Gwyer
        X              1944         Baroda           Sardar Sir Jogendra Singh
        XI             1945         Karachi          Sardar  Sir Jogendra Singh
        XII            1946         Mysore           Hon'ble Rt. Rev. G.D. Barne
        XIII           1947         Bombay           Shri C. Rajagopalachari
        XIV            1948         New Delhi        Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
        XV             1949         Allahabad        Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
        XVI            1950         Cuttack          Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
        XVII           1950         New Delhi        Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
        XVIII          1951         Thiruvanan-      Shri B.G. Kher
                                    thapuram
        XIX            1952         New Delhi        Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
        XX             1953         New Delhi        Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
        XXI            1954         New Delhi        Shri N.K. Sidhanta
        XXII           1955         New Delhi        Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
        XXIII          1956         New Delhi        Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
        XXIV           1957         New Delhi        Dr. K.L. Shrimali
        XXV            1958         New Delhi        Maulana Abul Kalam Azad
        XXVI           1959         Madras           Dr. K.L. Shrimali
        XXVII          1960         New Delhi        Dr. K. L. Shrimali
        XXVIII         1961         New Delhi        Dr. K.L. Shrimali
        XXIX           1962         Jaipur           Dr. K.L. Shrimali
        XXX            1963         Pachmarhi        Dr. K.L. Shrimali
        XXXI           1964         Bangalore        Shri M.C. Chagla

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        XXXII          1965         Chandigarh       Shri M.C. Chagla
        XXXIII         1967         New Delhi        Dr. Triguna Sen
        XXXIV          1968         New Delhi        Dr. Triguna Den
        XXXV           1970         New Delhi        Prof. V.K.R.V. Rao
        XXXVI          1972         New Delhi        Prof. S. Nurul Hasan
        XXXVII         1974         New Delhi        Prof. S. Nurul Hasan
        XXXVIII        1975         New Delhi        Prof. S. Nurul Hasan
        XXXIX          1983         New Delhi        Smt. Sheela Kaul
        XL             1986         New Delhi        Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao
                      (April)
        XLI            1986         New Delhi        Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao
                      (August)
        XLII           1987         New Delhi        Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao
                      (June)
        XLIII          1988         New Delhi        Shri P.V. Narasimha Rao
                      (March)
        XLIV           1988         New Delhi        Shri P. Shiv Shankar
                      (Sept.)
        XLV            1989         New Delhi        Shri P. Shiv Shankar
                      (July)
        XLVI           1991         New Delhi        Shri Rajmangal Pande
                     (March)
        XLVII          1992         New Delhi        Shri Arjun Singh
                      (May)
        XLVIII         1992         New Delhi        Shri Arjun Singh
                     (August)

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 ANNEXURE-I



 COPY OF GOVERNMENT OF INDIA, MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT RESOLUTION (DEPART- MENT OF EDUCATION) NO.F.1-2/90-PN (D.II) DATED THE 19TH OCTOBER, 1990.


The Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) is the highest advisory body to advise the Central and State Governments in the field of education. In the past, important decisions have been taken on the advice of CABE has a particularly important role to play at the present juncture in view of the decision of the Government to appoint a Committee under the Chairmanship of Acharya Ramamurti to review the National Policy of Education, 1986 and also in view of the significant socio-economic and soco-cultural developments taking place in the country. It is a matter of importance that the Central and State Governments, and educationists and teachers, should increase their interaction so that education becomes an instrument for national reconstruction and social cohesion.
2. The Government of India have accordingly decided to reconstitute the CABE as per the Annexure*.
3. The function of CABE would be :
(a) to review the progress of education from time to time;
(b) to appraise the extent and manner in which the education policy has been implemented by the Central and State Governments, and other concerned agencies, and to give appropriate advice in the matter;
(c) to advice regarding coordination between the Central and State Governments/UT Administrations, State

* Annexure-II

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Governments and non-governmental agencies for educational development in accordance with the education policy; and
(d) to advise, suo motu, or on a reference made to it by the Central Government or any State Government or a Union Territory Administration or any educational question.
4. For the discharge of these functions, the Board may (i) call for information and comments from any Government institution, any other organisation or a individual; (ii) appoint committees or groups comprising members of CABE and/or others as may be necessary; and (iii) commission through Government or any other agency, studies, research or reports on any specific issue requiring attention of the Board of its committees or groups.
5.

 (a) TENURE OF OFFICE:

The tenure of office of members of the Board, other than the ex-officio members, shall be three years. The tenure shall take effect from the date of this notification.


 (b) CASUAL VACANCIES:

(i) All casual vacancies among the members, other than ex-officio members shall be filled by the authority or body which nominated or elected the member whose place he fills would have been a member.


 (c) MEETINGS :

The Board will meet at least once every year and there shall not be a gap of more than two years between two consecutive meetings of the Board.


 (d) AGENDA:

(i) The Agenda, the explanatory memorandum and the record of proceedings/minutes will be prepared and circulated by the Ministry of Human Resources Development (Department of Education), Government of India. (ii) The Agenda and the

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explanatory memorandum will ordinarily be circulated to all the members at least 15 days before the date of the meeting of the Board.

 (e) QUORUM:

The quorum of the meeting of the Board will be 2/3rd of the total members of the Board.


 (f) PROCEDURE:

The Board will adopt is ow procedure in respect of matters not provided for above.


 (g) GENERAL:

No proceedings of the Board shall be invalid merely on ground of procedural defect or vacancy under any category of membership.

Sd/- (Dr. R.V. VAIDYANATH AYYAR) JOINT SECRETARY TO THE GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

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