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as also of the closure of some primary schools. In the year 1966-67 alone, it was alleged, the medium of 34 Urdu primary schools was changed while 23 Urdu medium primary schools were closed, despite their being located in predominantly Urdu medium
areas. 4.62 According to the latest report (1971-72), the Commissioner learnt from some school authorities that they were not even aware of the existence of instructions for the speaking
of advance registers in the primary schools. But even where registers maintenance
maintained, sometimes no action was taken on them. For instance, when the Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities visited the Adalatganj Girls Middle School in Patna, he found from the advance register kept there that though there were demands were
the required number of Bengali and Urdu speaking pupils for instruction in their mother tongue, no such facilities had been provided. 4.63 In 1967, a circular was issued by the Education Department of Bihar stipulating from
seven to ten per cent of the vacancies in the primary schools should be filled by that
teachers, but quite a few witnesses complained that this circular had not been implemented. They alleged that non-Urdu knowing teachers were being appointed against posts in Urdu schools/sections and that the orders were not being followed even Urdu
the Government institutions. Witnesses suggested that the privately managed primary institutions should be give grants-in-aid regularly. No hurdles should be placed in the way of granting recognition to new Urdu primary or middle schools. A strong pleae was in
for the revival of the post of the Inspecting Maulvi whose job it was to supervise made
teaching in maktabs and institutions imparting primary education. The witnesses appreciated that the educational policies framed by the State Government were basically sound but felt,that they were not being implemented by the educational the
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authorities. Therefore, they urged, a proper machinery should created to ensure the implementation of Central and State policies. 4.64 The Deputy Secretary in the Department of Education representing the Government of Bihar informed the Committee that full facilities were being provided for the teaching of Urdu, one of the recognised languages in the State.
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