COMPULSORY
PRIMARY EDUCATION IMPLEMENTATION MONITORING UNIT,
MINISTRY
OF PRIMARY AND MASS EDUCATION
Background
To
fulfill the constitutional obligation of Universal Primary Education, the
Government promulgated the Primary Education (Compulsory) act 1990. To implement
this act and to co-ordinate, monitor and observe the progress of implementation
of this act at the field level, Compulsory Primary Education Implementation Cell
was created under the Ministry of Education in 1990. Subsequently the word
"Cell" was replaced by the word "Unit". Officials were
posted in the financial year 1990-91 with the approval of the Ministry of
Establishment and Finance; The Unit started Preparatory Activities for
implementation of Compulsory Primary Education from January 1991 as a wing of
the Ministry of Education.
Considering the management aspect and to give priority of the primary education, Government has created Primary and Mass Education Division in 1992 with the status of an independent Ministry and placed Compulsory Primary Education Implementation Monitoring Unit under this Division. Compulsory Primary Education program has started all over the country on January 1, 1993. This unit was engaged in overall supervision of implementation of this Programme.
This unit is headed by a Director General and has three Directors and other supporting staff.