Question : RECOMMENDATIONS OF BALDEV MAHAJAN COMMITTEE



(a) the details of recommendations made by the Baldev Mahajan Committee constituted by Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan to examine the freezing of schemes in these Vidyalayas;

(b) the details of the meeting in which the recommendations made by the aforesaid Committee were accepted by the Board of Governors;

(c) whether the said recommendations have been implemented; and

(d) if not, the reasons therefor?

Answer given by the minister

THE MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT, SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY AND OCEAN DEVELOPMENT (DR. MURLI MANOHAR JOSHI)


(a) The main recommendation is that freezing of sections is not academically sound or administratively feasible and the Commissioner should have full powers of opening new sections and sanctioning additional staff.

(b) The Board of Governors of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan in its 68th meeting held on 17.7.2000 had accepted the recommendations and decided to recommend to the Government to keep the salary budget of KVS flexible so that the commissioner may be in a position to sanction new posts wherever required.

(c) & (d) : These recommendations would be implemented after it has been approved by the Government.