 bill no 206 of  2016 the compulsory teaching of agricultural education in educational institutions bill, 2016 by shri rajeev satav, mp a billto provide for compulsory teaching of agricultural education 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:—2 in this act, unless the context otherwise requires,—definitions(a) "advisory council" means the advisory council for agricultural education constituted under section 6;5(b) "agricultural education" includes imparting knowledge and understanding of basic matters relating to agriculture, farming, cultivation, agronomy, husbandry and horticulture;(c) "appropriate government" means in the case of a state, the government of that state and in all other cases, the central government; and10(d) "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;(e) "prescribed" means prescribed by rules made under this act153 from such date, as the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, specify, the agricultural education 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 councilcompulsory teaching of agricultural education in educational institutions4 the appropriate government shall, immediately after issuance of the notification under section 3, issue directions for compulsory teaching of agricultural education in all educational institutions within its jurisdictionappropriate government to issue directions for compulsory teaching of agricultural education in educational institutions205 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 agricultural education in educational institutionsappointment of teachers for agricultural education256 (1) the central government shall, within three months of the coming into force of the compulsory teaching of agricultural education in educational institutions, act 2016, by notification in the official gazette, constitute an advisory council for agricultural educationconstitution of advisory council for agricultural education(2) the advisory council shall consist of such number of persons, having special knowledge or practical experience in the field of agricultural education, as the central government may deem fit307 the advisory council shall perform the following functions, namely:—functions of the advisory council(a) recommend to the central government the syllabus of agricultural education for each class upto senior secondary level;(b) recommend to the central government the class from which onwards the agricultural education shall be taught in educational institutions;35(c) recommend to the appropriate government the qualifications of teachers to be appointed in educational institutions for teaching agricultural education;| (                                                                                    ||--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|| given recognition for training teachers in agricultural education for the purpose of || their appointment in educational institutions; and                                   |(e) co-ordinate with the appropriate government and educational institutions with a view to ensuring effective implementation of the provisions of this act 8 the appropriate government shall derecognize an educational institution which does not comply with the provisions of section 4, after giving such institution a reasonable opportunity of being heard5derecognition of educational institutions for noncompliance of the provisions of the act 9 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 funds1010 the provisions of this act shall have effect notwithstanding anything inconsistent therewith contained in any other law for the time being in forceoverriding effect of the act power to make rules11 (1) the central government may, by notification in the official gazette, make rules for carrying out the purposes of this act15(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 rule20 statement  of  objects  and  reasonshalf of india's population is directly dependent on agriculture however, when we analyse the level of education imparted for agriculture, it gives a disappointing picture agricultural education is part of some school curriculum till higher secondary, however there is little emphasis from the government and the school authorities the majority of students are those who leave their regular education and end up in agricultural domain however, there are neither sufficient avenues to officially study agriculture nor any exams which can help to monitor its performance thus, we are stuck in traditional ways of agriculture today, agricultural education is available both as an optional subject and a vocational course however, just two percent of higher secondary students take up agricultural education there is an urgent need to focus on agricultural education, especially in relation to job creation and skill development this alone can lead to real impact on the sorry picture of agriculture in our country the country  today  is debating the introduction of entrepreneurship in education however, linking entrepreneurship to agriculture can bring the much needed innovation to provide transformational results in this sector the recently concluded paris climate change summit (conference of parties 21) also pressed for more adaptation and mitigation in the agriculture sectorcreating a vibrant syllabus in agricultural education for schools and linking to job creation will not only increase basic knowledge but also make students naturally interested for advance careers in agricultural sector the government's intervention is thus needed to lead societal focus on this issuehence this billnew delhi;rajeev satavjuly  1, 2016 financial memorandumclause 5 of the bill provides for appointment of teachers for imparting agricultural education in educational institutions clause 6 provides for constitution of an advisory council for agricultural education by the central government clause 9 provides for payment of adequate funds to the state governments for carrying out the purposes of the act the bill, therefore, if enacted, would involve expenditure from the consolidated fund of india it is estimated that an annual recurring expenditure to the tune of rupees five hundred crore will be involveda non-recurring expenditure of about rupees fifty 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 agricultural education in all educational institutions and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto————(shri rajeev satav, mp)gmgipmrnd—1482ls (s3)—27072016