EDUCATION AND CULTURE

HIGHER EDUCATION

Higher education : For many years there were no facilities for higher education in Ahmadnagar district. The need to start college in Ahmadnagar district became all the more imperative with the spread of secondary education in the district. In 1950, Dr. Hiwale started the Ahmadnagar College at Ahmadnagar proper, under the management of the Christian Mission, Ahmadnagar. From that time onwards, the number of colleges grew steadily in different part of Ahmadnagar district.

Majority of the colleges in the district are arts colleges. The combined arts and science colleges are situated at Sangamner, Kopargaon, Ahmadnagar and Shrirampur. Commerce courses are also conducted in some colleges in the district. The total number of arts, science and commerce colleges is 10. The post-graduate courses are being run in Ahmadnagar College only. Besides these there is one Ayurvedic college which has an accommodation for about 300 Students.

The statistics regarding number of colleges, enrolment, number of teachers and expenditure for the years from 1965-66 to 1969-70 are given in the following statement:—

N.A.=Not available

In 1969, to promote agricultural education the Government started the Mahatma Phule Agriculture University. The University is located at Rahuri.

Revenue and expenditure : The following statement shows the revenue received and expenditure incurred by the then District Local Board on education since 1893 for a few years:—

From the year 1961-62 the position of expenditure on education is detailed below.

The State Government's share in the year 1961-62 was 87.0 per cent of the total expenditure on primary education and was incurred by the State Government through grant-in-aid to the Zilla Parishad and building loans and grants to primary teachers' training colleges Similarly, wards of parents whose annual income does not exceed Rs. 1,200 (now Rs. 1,800) get free education. The cost borne by the schools on this account is reimbursed by the State Government. Students from scheduled castes and scheduled tribes get free education at. the cost of Government.

So far as the expenditure on secondary schools is concerned the Government's share in the total expenditure was 63.7 per cent in 1961-62 and was incurred through different schemes of grants for maintenance, salaries, buildings, building-sites, equipment, free-ship, scholarships, loans, etc., and special concessions to scheduled castes. scheduled tribes or other backward class students.

Under the General Education Scheme, provision is made for expansion of education by appointment of additional staff, construction of new buildings, grant of scholarships etc. Out of the total expenditure. of Rs. 4.74 lakhs and Rs. 8.57 lakhs during the years 1962-63 and 1963-64, respectively, a major portion was incurred on schemes of normal expansion of primary education. Thus during the two years the expenditure on this scheme amounted to Rs. 4.33 lakhs and Rs. 6.60 lakhs, respectively. Under general education programme. Rs. 21.65 lakhs were spent during 1967-68.

The money receipts and the expenditure incurred on education by the Zilla Parishad from the year 1964-65 to 1967-68 is shown in the following statement:

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