NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI
A-28, KAILASH COLONY,
MINUTES OF THE 28TH MEETING OF THE
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE OF
NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI HELD ON
The 28th Meeting of the
Executive Committee of the Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti was held on
The
following other members attended the meeting: -
1. Shri S.K. Ray, AS
& FA, MHRD - Member
2. Shri S.C. Khuntia, JS(SE), MHRD - Member
3. Shri R.L. Jamuda, Commissioner, KVS - Member
4. Shri Amit Khare, Commissioner, NVS - Member
5. Prof. G. Ravindra, JD, NCERT - Member
(Representative of Director, NCERT)
6. Prof. R. Govinda, Vice-Chancellor, NUEPA - Member
7. Shri Vineet Joshi, Chairman, CBSE - Member
8. Dr. (Mrs.) Shyama Chona,
9. Shri Alok Verma, JC (Admn), NVS - Member
Secretary
At the outset, the
Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya Samiti extended a warm welcome to the Chairman
and other members of the Executive Committee. Thereafter, the Agenda Items were
taken up for discussion with the permission of the Chairman and the following
decisions were taken: -
ITEM NO. 1
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BRIEF REPORT ON THE ACTIVITIES OF THE SAMITI |
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The
activity of the Samiti, highlighted by the Commissioner, Navodaya Vidyalaya
Samiti, was noted. During discussion, the following decisions were taken by the
Executive Committee: - a) The members appreciated the CBSE Board Exam- 2009
result of NVS, which was the highest in the country for any school system.
For achieving further improvement, Hon’ble HRM desired that the CBSE Board
result be analyzed subject wise. b) Shri S.C. Khuntia, JS (SE) was of the view that, the communication
skills of the students need improvement. He suggested that the assistance of
British Council be taken to improve the English language and also the
communication skills of JNV students. Hon’ble HRM desired that a
comprehensive program be made for achieving the above goal. c) Members appreciated that a NRI had come forward to
help the JNV students in preparing for IIT-JEE Exams. Out of approx. 350 students who were
provided coaching, 75 students were selected in IIT-JEE 2009, and 154 students
were in the extended merit list. Appreciating these results, Hon’ble HRM
desired that a proposal be submitted for creating additional infrastructure
so that the bright students of the Region can stay together and be provided
with intensive coaching. The
feasibility of providing coaching through ICT mode is also to be explored. d) On the migration issue wherein 30% students from
Hindi speaking districts migrate to non-Hindi speaking districts for a year,
it was suggested by Prof. G.
Ravindra, Joint Director, NCERT and Dr. Shyama Chona that the views of Principals, Parents and Students
be taken so that the migration policy can be reviewed in totality. e) Sh. Amit Khare, Commisisoner, NVS informed the
Members that a large number of students are taking coaching for securing
admission in JNVs. The Hon’ble HRM
desired that the examination pattern for JNVST be reviewed every year so as
to ensure that the students of rural areas who cannot afford undergoing
coaching, are not at a disadvantage while appearing for JNVST. f)
While discussing the norms of Mess Expenditures, Hon’ble HRM desired
that the mess norms for the students should be reviewed every year. g) Since the JNVs are spread all over the country, Shri S.C. Khuntia, JS(SE) stated that
the monitoring of the Vidyalyas through 8 Regional Offices was difficult and hence there was a need to
create additional Regional Offices.
The Committee approved creation of additional Regional Offices and
directed that the proposal pending in
the Ministry of HRD be expedited h) Shri S.C. Khuntia, JS (SE) stressed about
the need to improve the teachers’ training programme. Shri S.K. Ray, AS &
FA was also of the same view. Hon’ble HRM
desired that the Samiti should have its own facility for training of its
teachers. The committee decided that the proposal of the Samiti to create
seven Navodaya Leadership Institutes for providing training to its
teachers/employees, pending in the Ministry, be expedited. i)
Dr. Shyama Chona suggested that the Samiti should increase the intake
of the students so as to have optimum utilization of resources. Sh. S. C.
Khuntia, JS (SE) suggested establishment of a second JNV in large districts
having populations over 10 lakhs. The Hon’ble HRM directed that the Samiti
should submit a proposal to the Ministry for establishing a second JNV in districts
having population of over 10 lakhs. In
case of smaller districts, steps should be taken to increase intake of students by adding one more
section at Class VI. j)
Sh. S. C. Khuntia, JS (SE) informed the members that KFW Germany has
proposed to pilot climate change mitigation activities in JNVs. KFW has
submitted a proposal for carrying out a base line survey and project
feasibility of potential intervention for energy saving in JNVs which is
pending in Department of Economic Affairs, Ministry of Finance, for approval.
The Hon’ble HRM desired that a model plan for JNV be made with the help of
reputed Institutes. All efforts should
be made to have a green campus. k) Hon’ble HRM desired that an external evaluator should review the entire working of JNVs. |
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ITEM NO. 2 |
CONFIRMATION OF THE MINUTES OF THE XXVIITH
MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
HELD ON |
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The minutes of the last meeting of the Executive
Committee held on |
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ITEM NO. 3 |
ACTION TAKEN ON THE MINUTES OF THE XXVIITH
MEETING OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
HELD ON 27TH JUNE 2008 AND APPROVAL TAKEN THROUGH
CIRCULATION OF PAPERS. |
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Members of the Executive Committee were informed
about the action taken by the Samiti on the decisions taken in the last meeting
of the Executive Committee held on |
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ITEM NO. 4 |
CONSIDERATION
/ ADOPTION OF MINUTES OF THE 42ND, 43RD & 44TH
MEETINGS OF THE FINANCE COMMITTEE OF THE NAVODAYA VIDYALAYA SAMITI HELD ON
8.07.2008, 3.2.2009 AND 30.06.2009. |
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The
Committee confirmed the minutes of the 42nd, 43rd &
44th meetings of the Finance Committee held on 8.07.2008, 3.2.2009
and 30.06.2009 respectively. |
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ITEM NO. 5 |
APPROVAL OF THE ANNUAL ACCOUNTS OF THE SAMITI FOR
THE YEAR 2008-09 |
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The Committee approved the Annual Accounts of the
Samiti for the year 2008-09. |
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ITEM NO. 6 |
UTILISATION OF THE BUDGETARY SUPPORT (GRANT-IN-AID)
FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2008-09 |
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The Committee approved the utilization of budgetary
support (Grant-in-aid) for the financial year 2008-09. |
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ITEM NO. 7 |
PROPOSED UTILISATION OF BUDGETARY SUPPORT
(GRANT-IN-AID) FOR THE FINANCIAL YEAR 2009-2010 AS PER B.E. PROVISIONS. |
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The
Committee approved the proposal for utilization of funds for the financial
year 2009-10 with the recommendation to the Ministry of HRD for granting
permission to carry forward actual closing balance of the year 2008-09 (i.e.
Non-Plan – Rs. 28.16 crore and Plan – Rs. 152.84 crore) for utilization
during the current financial year over and above the budgetary support
(grant-in-aid) fixed both for Non-plan and Plan at B.E. 2009-10 stage. |
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ITEM NO. 8 |
PUBLIC PRIVATE PARTNERSHIP IN CONSTRUCTION OF JNVs
AND FOR REFURBISHMENT OF OLD JNVs |
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The Committee approved the proposal for the
construction of new JNVs and refurbishment of old JNVs in PPP mode, as a
pilot project. It was decided that the work relating to construction /
refurbishment of JNVs, under the PPP mode, will be allotted through an open
bidding process. Assistance of DFID will be taken for providing necessary
help/support to the Samiti in carrying out work under the PPP mode. The proposal of the Samiti for undertaking
a pilot project of one JNV was thought to be an unviable size of the
project. It was, therefore, decided
that 10 to 20 works in nearby JNVs, in a particular State, would constitute a
viable project under the PPP mode. |
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The meeting ended
with a vote of thanks to the Chair. |
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