EDUCATION AND CULTURE

TECHNICAL EDUCATION

Professional and Technical Education.-The technical and industrial education in the district is controlled by the Department of Technical Education, Bombay. The Deputy Director of Technical Education, Nagpur, is responsible to the Director in all matters and looks after the activities of the department in the district. The Government have appointed a State Council for training in vocational trades which carries out the policies of the National Trade Certificates in engineering, buildings and leather trades and other similar trades. Until 1963, the department was also conducting examinations of diploma and some certificate courses offered by the polytechnics and some other institutions in the State. A separate board was constituted in 1963 to take over this responsibility. The Director conducts annual examinations in the courses approved by the State Council and awards certificates or diplomas.

In the Buldhana district there are a polytechnic, an industrial training institute, a technical high school, a pre-vocational training centre and a crafts and needle crafts centre. At present the following courses are conducted in the Industrial Training Institute, Buldhana: -

There are at present three institutions imparting technical education in the district two of which are managed by the State Government. The Industrial Training Institute located at Kham-gaon conducts courses for electricians, fitters, machinists, turners and welders. In 1964-65 the institute had 80 students on its roll. The Government Technical High School Centre at Khamgaon also provides training in various technical subjects. The centre had 71 students undergoing training during 1964-65. The Samagra Gramkala Shikshan Samiti at Khamgaon conducts courses in tailoring, carpentry and welding and is under private management. In 1964-65 the number of students in the institute was 39.

According to the number of seats per million population for technical training upto diploma level during 1963-64, the district ranked 3rd and 13th in the division and the State of Maharashtra, respectively. In so far as technical training at craftsman's level is concerned, the district ranked 6th in division. The following statement gives the number of institutions for technical education during 1961-62, and 1965-66 and pupils attending them in Buldhana district: -

From this statistics, it is seen that though one technical institution was opened in 1965-66, the strength of the pupils has registered a decrease. In the field of technical education, it may be pointed out that, there was not a single girl student enrolled for engineering, agriculture and veterinary courses.

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