Lok Sabha Question No. 3020 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2016-12-05
Subject: All India Education Service
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: K. GOPAL

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 3020 TO BE ANSWERED ON 05.12.2016

## All India Education Service

## 3020. DR. K. GOPAL:

Will the Minister of HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT be pleased to state:

(a) whether the Government is considering setting up an all India education service in the Country;

(b) if so, the details thereof;

(c) whether the Committee on National Education Policy has recommended such thing in its draft report submitted to Government; and

(d) if so, the details thereof?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT

## (DR. MAHENDRA NATH PANDEY)

(a) to (d):     The creation of the Indian Education Service (IES) was envisaged in the National Policy  on  Education,  1986  (revised  in  1992).  The  National  Policy  on  Education,  1986/92 (Section 10.3) states " A proper management structure in education will entail the establishment of the Indian Education Service as an all-India service. It will bring a national perspective to this vital sector. The basic principles, functions and procedures of recruitment to this service will be decided in consultation with the state governments ."

The  Constitution  of  India  was  amended  in  1976  to  change  education  from  a  State subject to the Concurrent list. As envisaged in the National Policy on Education-1986(revised in 1992), development of education is pursued as a 'meaningful partnership between the Centre and the States'. Under a federal structure, the Centre and the States share the responsibilities for the  planning  and  implementation  of  education  development  programmes.  There  exist  welldefined mechanisms for sharing of resources and responsibilities between the Centre and the states, and for harmonious exercise of their respective powers in the planning and management of education programmes in the national interest.

Presently,	t he Government has initiated the process of formulating a New Education Policy  for  which  it  carried  out  a  year-long  highly  participative,  inclusive  and  multi-pronged consultation process, across 33 identified  themes. The Ministry had constituted a Committee for Evolution of the New Education Policy which submitted its report in May, 2016 ,	wherein	it states:	 ' The  earlier  policies  of  1968  and  86/92  had  recommended  creation  of  an  All  India Education Service. This matter can no longer be delayed. An Indian Education Service (IES)

should be established as an all India service with officers being on permanent settlement to the state governments but with the cadre controlling authority vesting with the Ministry of HRD. Persons from IES would progressively occupy higher level policy posts at the Centre and in the States; the services of IES officers could also be loaned to universities and other national and state-level education institutions. It is proposed that recruitment to IES should be done through UPSC. '

Thereafter the Ministry has formulated 'Some Inputs for the Draft National Education Policy, 2016' wherein it reads: ' The State will endeavour to implement the recommendations of earlier  policies  of  1968  and  1986/92  for  the  creation  of  an  Indian  Education  Service  (IES), which is  reiterated  herein  too.  The  IES  which  will  be  an  all  India  service  with  HRD  as  the cadre controlling authority and till the IES comes into existence, an interim step of a one-time special recruitment by UPSC from among the existing academic and administrative positions in the education sector in various states will be made in concurrence with the states '.

Comments/suggestions were invited on 'Some Inputs for the Draft National Education Policy, 2016' from the Government of India Ministries, State Government, Hon'ble Members of  Parliament  and  other  stakeholders  up  to  30th  September,  2016.  A  Committee  under  an eminent educationist will be appointed to prepare final draft NEP.

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