 bill no 183 of 2016 the compulsory teaching of psychology in educational institutions bill, 2016 byshri chandra prakash joshi, mp a billto provide for compulsory teaching of psychology in all educational institutions and for matters connected therewith or incidental theretobe it enacted by parliament in the sixty-seventh year of the republic of india as follows:—definitions2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—(a) "advisory council" means the advisory council for psychology education constituted under section 6;(b) "appropriate government" means in the case of a state, the government of that state and in all other cases, the central government;5(c) "educational institution" means a primary or a middle or a secondary or a senior secondary level school imparting education to children, by whatever name such institution is called but does not include a minority educational institution;(d) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act; and10(e) "psychology" means study of behaviour and mind, especially those affecting mental characteristic or behaviour of a person or group 3 from such date, as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette specify, the psychology shall be taught as a compulsory subject in all educational institutions from such class onwards as may be determined by the central government on the recommendation of the advisory council15compulsory teaching of psychology in educational institutions4 the appropriate government shall, immediately after issuance of the notification under section 3, issue directions for compulsory teaching of psychology in all educational institutions within its jurisdictionappropriate government to issue directions for compulsory teaching of psychology in educational institutions20appointment of psychology teachers5 subject to such matters, as may be prescribed, the appropriate government shall ensure appointment of such number of teachers with such qualifications, as may be specified, for teaching psychology in educational institutions6 (1) the central government shall, within three months of  the coming into force of the compulsory teaching of psychology in educational institutions act 2016, by notification in the official gazette, constitute an advisory council for psychology educationconstitution of advisory council for psychology education25(2) the advisory council shall consist of such number of persons, having education, special knowledge or practical experience in the field of psychology, as the central government may deem fit7 the advisory council shall perform the following functions, namely:—functions of advisory council30(a)  recommend to the central government the syllabus of psychology educationfor each class upto senior secondary level;(b) recommend to the central government the class from which onwards thepsychology shall be taught in educational institutions;35(c) recommend to the appropriate government the qualifications of teachers tobe appointed in educational institutions for teaching psychology;(d) recommend to the appropriate government the institutions which may begiven recognition for training teachers in psychology education for the purpose of their appointment in educational institutions; and(e) co-ordinate with the appropriate government and the school authorities with a view to ensuring effective implementation of the provisions of this act408 the appropriate government shall derecognize an educational institution which do not comply with the provisions of section 4, after giving such instituton a reasonable opportunity of being heardderecognition of educational institution for noncompliance of the provisions of the act9 the central government shall, after due appropriation made by parliament by law in this behalf, provide adequate funds to the state governments for carrying out the purposes of this actcentral government to provide funds10 the provisions of this act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in force5overriding effects of the actpower to make rules11 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this act10(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 rule15 statement of objects and reasonspsychology is the science of behaviour and congnitive processes it is a field that seeks to obtain scientific information on everything human think, feel or do the human mind is not static it is always changing psychology is not merely study of as common sense, it provides sophisticated answers to complex questions about behaviourto understand human mind and behaviour, every person must have to know how human mind functions in everyday life through the study of psychology, students work to understand the complex mental processes that dictate human actions along with presenting an interesting academic challenge, psychology has a host of applicable uses those who dedicate themselves to the study of this discipline will find that they are able to apply their understanding of human behaviour to numerous situations and use their knowledge in their everyday lifecurrent education system in schools lay emphasis on imparting quality educationhowever, our current educations is missing out on psychology education and is, therefore, incomplete without itthe bill, therefore, seeks to provide for making psychology education compulsory in all educational institutions right from primary school level to senior secondary level in order to make it a part of school curriculumhence this billnew delhi;chandra prakash joshijuly 1, 2016 financial memorandumclause 5 of the bill provides for appointment of psychology education teachers in all schools clause 6 provides for constitution of advisory council for psychology education by the central government clause 9 provides for payment of adequate funds to the state for carrying out the purpose of the act the bill, therefore, if enacted, would involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india at this stage, it is not possible to give exact estimate of expenditure, both recurring and non-recurring, which will be involved from the consolidated fund of india, if the bill is enacted into a law however, it is estimated that a recurring expenditure of about rupees one hundred crores will be involved per annum 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 11 of the bill empowers the central government to make rules for carrying out the purposes of the bill as the rules will relate to matters of detail only, the delegation of legislative power is of a normal character———— a billto provide for compulsory teaching of psychology in all educational institutions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto————(shri chandra prakash joshi, mp)gmgipmrnd—1483ls(s3)—22-07-2016