bill no 45 of 2011 the commission for imparting science, engineering and medical sciences education in indian languages bill, 2011 byshri hansraj gangaram ahir, mpa billto provide for setting up of a commission for imparting science, engineering andmedical sciences education in indian languages and for matters connectedtherewith or incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-second year of the republic of india as follows:—(3) it shall come into force on scuh date as, the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, appointdefinitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(i) "indian languages" includes the languages included in the eighth schedule to the constitution; and5(ii) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act3 the central government shall set up a commission which shall be known as the commission for imparting science, engineering and medical sciences education in indian languages (hereinafter referred to as the commission)setting up of commission for imparting science, engineering and medical sciences education in indian languages4 (1) the commission shall consist of the following:—10composition of the commission(i)  a chairperson, who shall have not less than twenty years of experience in the field of teaching at university level and in administration, to be appointed by the central government;15(ii) thirty other members having fair knowledge of atleast any one of the languages included in the eighth schedule to the constitution and not less than twenty years experience of teaching science or engineering or medical sciences at the university level, to be nominated by the central government in consultation with the chairman20(2) the salary and allowances payable to, and other terms and conditions of service of chairman and other members of the commission shall be such as may be prescribed(3) the commission shall have its headquarters in new delhi (4) the central government shall provide such number of officers and staff to the commission, as may be necessary for its efficient functioning25(5) the salary and allowances payable to, and other terms and conditions of the officers and staff of the commission shall be such as may be prescribed by the central government5 the commission shall perform the following functions:—functions of the commission30(i) working with the state governments with a view to providing secondary, higher secondary, college and university level education in all science stream subjects in indian languages in all the educational institutions in such manner as may be prescribed;(ii) giving such assistance as may be prescribed to all institutions imparting education in technological, engineering and medical sciences with a view to provide such education in indian languages;35(iii) causing the preparation of syllabi of all science stream subjects at all levels of education in indian languages in consultation with universities and institutions providing engineering and medical education and such other experts as it may deem fit;40(iv) causing the preparation of glossary of 'technical terms' of all the subjectsrelating to science, technology, engineering and medical sciences in the indian languages;(v) organizing seminars and workshops inviting suggestions from expertsand such other persons including general public to ensure the high standard of technical, engineering and medical education in indian languages6 one year after the commencement of the act, it shall be the duty of government of every state to impart technical, engineering or medical science education in the official language of the state or in any of the indian languages spoken by majority of the people in the state:state governments to impart technical, engineering or medical science education in the official language of the state5provided that any student studying in any of the institutions imparting technical,engineering or medical sciences education may also continue to pursue his studies in a language in which he was receiving instructions before the commencement of this act7 the central government shall, after due appropriation by parliament by law, provide adequate funds for the implementation of the provisions of the actcentral government to provide funds108 the provisions of this act shall be in addition to and not in derogation of any otherlaw, for the time being in force, regulating any of the matters dealt within this actact not in derogation of other laws power to make rules9 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purpose of this act15 20(2) every rule made under this act shall be laid, as soon as may be after it is made,before each house of parliament, while it is in session, for a total period of thirty days which may be comprised in one session or in two or more successive sessions, and if, before the expiry of the session immediately following the session or the successive sessions aforesaid, both houses agree in making any modification in the rule or both the houses agree that the rule should not be made, the rule shall thereafter have effect only in such modified form or be of no effect, as the case may be; so, however, that any such modification or annulment shall be without prejudice to the validity of anything previously done under that rule statement of objects and reasonsmother tongue is the best medium of expression our thoughts are best expressed in our mother tongue and it plays an important role in our upbringing therefore, if the medium of instructions for imparting education in schools and colleges is the mother tongue, it will enable the students to obtain better results and to stimulate their cognitive development and ability to study the use of english as a medium of instruction in schools and colleges education was chosen during the british rule and is still being used as a sole medium of instruction in higher education particularly for science subjects but we should not forget that all indian languages have depository of knowledge today, imparting education in english language has become a symbol of so called civilization mother tongue is seen with inferiority and infirmity but, the countries which are on top and leading the world in the areas of development, viz china, japan, russia, germany, etc chose to impart education of science, technology and medical sciences in their mother tongue they are unaffected without introducing english as a medium of instruction in education, instead they have been continuously leading in the field of science and technologyin our country, many languages are spoken and this fact represents our 'unity in diversity' these languages are advance and rich if we intend to become a super power and join the league of such nations, we need to take urgent steps to promote and implement the use of indian languages as a medium of instruction in all subjects not only in schools but also in institutions of higher learning had we imparted education of all basic subjects including science, technology and medical sciences in our mother tongue, we would have made sweeping reforms in our system of educationit is therefore, necessary to promote and impart education of science, technology, engineering and medical sciences in indian languages so that students can learn better in their own language and utilize their potential to the fullest extent moreover, such a step will ensure development of all indian languages and safeguard our heritage the bill seeks to provide for setting up of a commission for facilitating and imparting education including science, engineering and medical sciences in indian languages and for other related mattershence this billnew delhi;hansraj gangaram ahirjuly 15, 2011 financial memorandumclause 3 of the bill seeks to provide for setting up of a commission for facilitating and imparting science, engineering and medical sciences education in indian languages clause 4 provides for composition, salary and allowances to be paid to the chairman and other members of the commission clause 5 of the bill provides that the commission shall perform certain functions like preparation of syllabi of all science stream subjects, preparation of glossary of 'technical terms' of all subjects, organization of workshops and seminar, etc clause 7 provides that the central government shall provide funds to the commission after due appropriation by parliamentthe bill, therefore, if enacted is likely to involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that an annual recurring expenditure of rupees five hundred crore is likely to be incurred from the consolidated fund of indiaa non-recurring expenditure of about rupees one hundred crore is also likely to be involved memorandum regarding delegated legislationclause 9 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the billas the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character———— a billto provide for setting up of a commission for imparting science, engineering and medical sciences education in indian languages and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto————(shri hansraj gangaram ahir, mp)gmgipmrnd—843ls(s3)—09-08-2011