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Master Circular No. 18 - Provision of Schools in Railway Colonies for the Children of Railway Employees
Master Circular No. 18
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| Circular number | Master Circular No. 18 |
|---|---|
| Type | Establishment Master Circular |
| Topic | staff-establishment |
| Archive source | pbtvc.in |
Summary
Provision of Schools in Railway Colonies for the Children of Railway Employees. Master Circular compilation sourced from the PBTVC Personnel website; check subsequent Railway Board amendments before use.
Text of the circular
MASTER CIRCULAR Master Circular No. 18 Provision of Schools in Railway Colonies for the Children of Railway Employees 1. 2. Railway Schools: 3. 4. General: 5. 6.KENDRIYA VIDYALAYAS 7. Kendriya Vidyalayas in Project Sector: 8. Construction of Kendriya Vidyalaya Buildings 9. Construction of Kendriya Vidyalaya Building in railway Colonies 10. Non-Railway Schools in Railway Colonies. 11. Railway Schools: 12. The Base of this Compendium Annexure A Annexure B Annexure C Annexure IV Annexure 'D' Annexure 'E' At present, the orders relating to educational facilities to children of Railway employees are scattered in a number of office Circulars/Orders issued from time to time. The question of consolidation of these existing orders/circulars into one Master Circular has been under consideration of the Ministry of Railways (Railway Board). They have now decided to issue a consolidated order on the subject as below for the information and guidance of all concerned. 2. Railway Schools: 2.1 Educational facilities provided on the Railways owe their origin to the necessity for fulfilling the educational needs of the children of European and Anglo-Indian employees who, in the last century, formed a considerable proportion of the Railway employees posted at places where no European schools were available. With this end in view, Railway schools were established at large Railway establishments. Certain Railway established boarding schools at hill stations for imparting education under European conditions. Other Railways assisted their employees by undertaking to pay a portion of the tuition fees. The educational facilities thus provided for Europeans were later extended to Anglo- Indians and when the number of educated Indians began to increase in Railway Services, the Railways began to provide such facilities for the children of Indian employees at places where adequate arrangements did not exist. 2.2 Under article 346 (3) - item 25 of list 3 Concurrent List (Seventh Schedule), provision of educational facilities is primarily the responsibility of State Govt./Ministry of Human Resource Development (Department of Education). However, Railways have provided educational facilities to the limited extent within the constraint of available resources purely as a measure of staff welfare to meet the needs of wards/children of Railway employees only at such places where there is a concentration of Railway employees and the educational facilities provided there at by other agencies - both Government (Sate/Central) and private are found inadequate or are totally absent resulting in hardship or inconvenience to them. 2.3 Educational facilities provided by the Railways are generally confined to Primary/ Middle and High/Higher Secondary Standards. The Railways do not normally enter into the field of college and Technical education owing to their extant policy keeping in view the far reaching administrative and financial implications. 2.4 Schools functioning in Railway Colonies: a. 639 Railway Educational Institutions comprising of 1 degree College, 7 Inter Colleges, 34 Higher Secondary, 51 High, 29 Middle, 118 Primary (full- fledged) and 399 ATP Schools are functioning on our system. b. As a policy, Railway Ministry have been coordinating with the Department of Education and had been successful in getting 60 Kendriya Vidyalayas - 6 in Project Sector and 54 in Civil Sector - established in Railway colonies/Areas. c. 382 privately managed schools and number of State run schools are also functioning in various Railway Colonies to cater to the needs of children of Railway employees. 3.1 It may be reiterated that provision of educational facilities is primarily the responsibility of the State Govt./Ministry of Human Resource Development. Railway employees should, therefore, avail of the existing educational facilities provided by the State Govt etc. to the general public. While in the past, it could be admitted that difficulties in this r
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