430 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
- The other proposal which I wish to make is to give:—
(4) Representation to the Scheduled Castes on the Central Advisory Board of Education.
- The constitution of the Board consists of—
(1) The Honourable Member in charge of the Department of Education, Health and Lands (Chairman);
(2) The Educational Commissioner with the Government of India;
(3) Ten nominees of the Government of India, of whom one at least shall be a woman;
(4) One member of the Council of State elected by the Council of State;
(5) Two members of the Legislative Assembly elected by the Legislative Assembly.
(6) Three members of the Inter-University Board, India, nominated by the Inter-University Board of India.
(7) A representative of each local Government, who shall be either the Minister in charge of Education (or his deputy) or the Director of Public Instruction (or his deputy) or such other person as the Provincial Government may nominate in this behalf.
- The functions of the Board are :—
( a ) To advise on any educational question which may be referred to it by the Government of India or by local Government.
( b ) To call for information and advice regarding educational developments of special interest and value to India; to examine this information and to circulate it with recommendations to the Government of India and to local Governments.
- From the functions of the Board it is quite clear that the board can study the educational problem of the Scheduled Castes as that of special interest and frame recommendations and advice Central and Provincial Governments in that connection. Such a thing can be of immense importance in focussing the attention of the Governments and the Universities on the spread of higher education among the Scheduled Castes.