Lok Sabha Question No. 3881 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2015-08-12
Subject: Central Advisory Board of Education
Ministry: HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT
Asked by: MALLIKARJUN  KHARGE

# GOVERNMENT OF INDIA

**MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**DEPARTMENT OF HIGHER EDUCATION**

**LOK SABHA**

**UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3881**

**TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2015**

**Central Advisory Board of Education**

**3881.	SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE:**

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

1. the role and functions of the Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE);
2. whether a meeting of the CABE has been held recently;
3. if so, the details of discussions held and decisions arrived at therein and if not, the reasons therefor;
4. whether the Government has revamped or proposes to revamp CABE; and
5. if so, the details thereof and the reasons therefor?

## ANSWER

**MINISTER OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT**

**(SMT. SMRITI ZUBIN IRANI)**

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1. to (e): The Central Advisory Board of Education (CABE) is the highest advisory body to advise the Central and State Governments in the field of education. CABE has an important role to play, particularly in view of significant socio-economic and socio-cultural developments taking place in the country as also the wide ranging reforms taking place in the education sector. On expiry of the tenure on 17 th May, 2015, CABE has been reconstituted vide Resolution No.2-18/2011-PN-I dated 11 th June, 2015 for a period of three years with effect from the date of its notification. A list of members of CABE is annexed. A meeting of the reconstituted CABE is scheduled for 19 th August, 2015.

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**Annexure-I**

**LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO.3881 TO BE ANSWERED ON 12.08.2015 ASKED BY     SHRI MALLIKARJUN KHARGE REGARDING CENTRAL ADVISORY BOARD OF EDUCATION**

**COMPOSITION OF THE CENTRAL ADVISORY BOARD OF EDUCATION**

1. **Chairman**

Minister of Human Resource Development.

2. **Vice-Chairpersons**

(i)	Minister of State for Human Resource Development

(ii) 	Minister of State for Human Resource Development

3. **Representatives of the Government of India**

i) 	Minister of Women & Child Development.

ii) 	Minister of Health and Family Welfare.

iii) 	Minister of Information and Broadcasting.

iv) 	Minister of Labour and Employment.

v)	Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment

vi) 	Minister of Law & Justice.

vii) 	Minister of Minority Affairs.

viii)	Minister. of Tribal Affairs.

ix) 	Minister of  Science & Technology.

x)	 Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development  and  Entrepreneurship.

11. Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Culture.
12. Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs & Sports.

4. **Representatives of State Governments and UT Administrations**

i) 	One Minister-In-charge of Education in each State   Government

(to be nominated by the Chief Minister)

ii) 	Lt. Governor or Minister-In-charge of Education in each UT Administration

5. **Representatives Elected by Parliament (Lok Sabha / Rajya Sabha)**

i) 	Four Members of Parliament from the Lok Sabha

ii) 	Two Members of Parliament from the Rajya Sabha

6. **Ex-officio Members**

i) 	Secretary, Department of School Education and Literacy, MHRD

ii)	Secretary, Department of Science & Technology

iii)	Secretary, Department of Bio-technology

iv) 	Chairman, University Grants Commission.

v) 	Chairman, All India Council for Technical Education.

6. Chairman, Indian Council for Social Science Research.
7. Chairman, Indian Council for Historical Research
8. Chairman, Indian Council for Philosophical Research
9. Chairman, Medical Council of India.

x)	Chairman, Dental Council of India.

xi) 	Chairman, Central Council of Indian Medicine.

xii)	Chairman, Council of Architecture.

xiii) 	Chairman, Central Social Welfare Board.

xiv) 	Director, National Council for Educational, Research and Training.

xv) 	Chairman, Central Board of Secondary Education.

xvi) 	Secretary-General, Association of Indian Universities.

xvii) 	Chairman, National Council for Teacher Education

xviii) 	Chairman, National Skill Development Corporation.

xix)	Chairperson, National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR)

xx)	President, Indian National Science Academy

xxi)	President, National Academy of Sciences.

xxii)	The Institution of Engineers (India)

7. **Vice Chancellors of Universities/Heads of Institutions of National Importance**

i)	Prof. Syed A. Bari, VC, Central University of Gujarat

ii)	Professor J.L. Kaul, Vice Chancellor, HNB Garhwal Central University, Srinagar (Uttarakhand)	iii)	Prof. Chandrakala Padia, Chairperson, IIAS

iv)	Prof. Indranil  Manna, Director, IIT, Kanpur

v)	Shri Sudhir K. Jain, Director, IIT, Gandhinagar

vi)	Dr. Sushil Vachani, Director, IIM, Bangalore

vii)	Dr. Geetha Bali, Chairman, NIT, Bhopal

viii)	Prof. I.K. Bhat, Director, MNIT, Jaipur

8. **Nominated Members- representing different interests.**

1. **Person representing industry with interest in education.**

1. Shri Manish Sabharwal, Team Lease India
2. Shri Sanjeev Bikhchandani, Entrepreneur, Info Edge India Ltd.

1. **Eminent Academicians/Technologists/Scientists**

i)	Swami Atmapriyananda, VC,Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Belur math

ii)    Shri Ramji Raghvan, Chairman, Agastya    International  Foundation

iii)	Dr. Vijay Bhatkar, Chairman, Board of Governors, IIT, Delhi

iv)	Shri Anirban Ganguly, Director,  Shyama Prasad Mookerjee

Research Foundation

**c)     Persons representing Special Interests   (SC/ST/Person with disability)**

1. Ms. Indumathi Rao, Vice Chairperson, National Bal Bhawan
2. Dr. Joram Begi, Ex. Director, Higher & Technical Education, Govt. of Arunachal Prdesh

iii)	Ms. Anjali Deshpande, Founder Secretry of ‘DRISHTI’ Stree Adhayayan Probodhan Kendra, Pune

iv)	Prof. M.K. Sridhar, Professor at Canara Bank School of Management Studies (CBSMS), Bangalore

**d)      Nominees representing School Education**

i)   Shri Vinayak Lohani, Founder of PRIVAAR Organization

ii)  Shri Dileep Ranjekar, CEO, Azim Premji Foundation

**e)	        Nominees representing Creative Arts**

i)     Ms. Swaroop Sampat, Actress

ii)    Ms. Manju Singh, Media Professional and Actress

**f)            Nominee representing Languages**

1. Dr. Pankaj Trimbak Chande, ex-VC, Uttarakhand Sanskrit University, Haridwar
2. Dr. Naheed Abidi, Padma Shri, Literature & Education

**g)            Nominee representing Minority Educational Institutions**

i)   Sh. Latif Magdum, Secretary , Maharashtra Cosmopolitan Education Society, Pune

**9.	Media Representatives.**

Shri Dhirendra Nath Bezboruah

**10.	Member Secretary**

Secretary, Department of Higher Education, M/o HRD

**11** . **Permanent Invitees**

i)	CEO, Niti Aayog

ii)	Secretary, Department of Agricultural Research & Education and DG, ICAR

iii)	Secretary, Ministry of Culture.

iv)	Secretary, Ministry of Environment, Forests &Climate Change

v)	Secretary, Department of Electronics and Information Technology.

vi)	Secretary, Ministry of Labour and Employment

vii)	Secretary, Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment.

viii)	Secretary, Department of Sports

ix)	Secretary, Ministry of Tribal Affairs

1. Secretary, Ministry of Women and Child Development
2. Secretary, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship
3. Secretary, Inter-State Council Secretariat, Ministry of Home Affairs.
4. Secretary, Department of Youth Affairs.