Panchasakha Shikhya Setu Team
Panchasakha Shikhya Setu Core Team
The Panchasakha Shikhya Setu core team consists of highly experienced professionals from various reputed national and international organisations. All of them believe in the catalytic role of education in the life and development of children.
The Panchasakha Shikhya Setu core team consists of Member Secretary & Chief Executive Officer (MS & CEO) who oversees the administration with support from a Chief Operating Officer who looks after the programme components (COO) and an Officer on Special Duty (OSD) who takes care the Finance & Administration of Panchasakha Shikhya Setu.
The Member Secretary & CEO reports to the Chairperson and Vice Chair. The Chairperson is an eminent independent professional selected by the State. Commissioner cum Secretary, School and Mass Education (S&ME) Department is the Vice Chairperson and State Project Director, Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA) is the Member Secretary & CEO. The core team coordinates with the Department of School & Mass Education (S&ME), Government of Odisha, and its wings including the Samagra Sikhya Abhiyan, Odisha Adarsh Vidyalaya Sangathan and State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT).
A team of government deputed officials: Odisha Education Service (OES) Officer, Odisha Taxation and Accounts Service (OTAS) Officer, Section Officers, administrative support staff – work closely with the core team.
Panchasakha Shikhya Setu Organogram
Panchasakha Shikhya Setu Governing Council
Panchasakha Shikhya Setu Chairperson is the head of the Governing Council (GC).
Principal Secretary, School and Mass Education (S&ME) Department is the Vice Chairperson and State Project Director, Odisha School Education Programme Authority (OSEPA) is the Member Secretary.
Members of the GC include Additional Secretary S&ME, Director ST/SC Development Department, Financial Advisor S&ME, 3 District Collectors, Panchasakha Shikhya Setu Officer on Special Duty (OSD), Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Chief Operating Officer (COO) and 3 nominated professionals.
The GC meets at least once in a quarter. The proceedings and resulting action items of each meeting prepared by the CEO is submitted to the Chairperson for approval.
Role and functions of the Governing Council (GC) are outlined below.
- GC formulates and approves Annual Roadmap / Action Plan and Programmes for the furtherance of the goals and objectives of Panchasakha Shikhya Setu.
- As and when necessary, GC reviews and approves the Project proposals submitted by the Executive Council (EC).
- Administers funds and manages the properties of Panchasakha Shikhya Setu as per the Government of Odisha rules and regulations and wherever required prescribes modalities for receipt and expenditure based on exigencies, following financial propriety and prudence.
- Formulates the Budget Estimate of a Financial Year and Revised Estimate of the concerned year and submits it for approval to the State Government through the S&ME Department.
- Approves the Annual Report and the Audited Statement of Accounts of Panchasakha Shikhya Setu.
- Appoints committees, consultants, study groups or working groups for transaction of any business of Panchasakha Shikhya Setu or for expert advice in any matter pertaining to the Sangathan.
- Prescribes Standard Operational Procedures on development and implementation of Projects in consultation with the S&ME department.
- Approves the decisions taken by Chairperson; these decisions are implemented by Sangathan based on exigencies, following financial propriety and prudence.
- Formulates plans and programmes to raise funds for achieving the objectives of the Sangathan.
- Performs such other functions as are necessary and expedient for furtherance of the objectives of Panchasakha Shikhya Setu and for carrying out its purpose.
- GC can also issue executive instructions, guidelines, circulars, clarifications etc. for proper implementation of the Panchasakha Shikhya Setu.
Panchasakha Shikhya Setu Executive Council
The Panchasakha Shikhya Setu Executive Council (EC) manages the day-to-day affairs of the Sanghatan. It functions as the State Level Committee (SLC). Principal Secretary, School and Mass Education (S&ME) Department is the Chairperson of the EC. CEO of the Sangathan is the Co-Chair. Officer on Special Duty (OSD) of the Sangathanis the Member Convenor of EC.
Other members of the EC include COO of the Sangathan, Director-Elementary Education, Director-TE & SCERT (Teacher Education and State Council for Education Research and Training), OSEPA State Project Director (SPD), OSEPA Financial Advisor and Chief Accounts Officer, Superintending Engineer of the Public Works Department (PWD).
The nominated members include: a practicing Architect, a renowned filmmaker, a pedagogy expert and 2 other distinguished professionals nominated by the CEO and / or Panchasakha Shikhya Setu Chairperson – including but not limited to the field of school education, the arts, literature, design, advertising, science, engineering, social work and sports.
Role and functions of the Executive Council (EC) are outlined below.
- EC runs day-to-day operations of the Sangathan.
- Controls and manages all the affairs and funds of the Sangathan.
- Meets at least once in a quarter, or as frequently as required in each year.
- Implements all the decisions of the Governing Council (GC).
- Works in close coordination with School and Mass Education (S&ME) Department.
- Works in close coordination with the 30 District Level Committees (DLC) and serves as the link between the GC and the DLC.
- Vets project proposals from and recommends projects to the DLC.
- Coordinates with the DLC to ensure proper implementation of the Panchasakha Shikhya Setu.
- Prepares Annual Action Plans specifying projects and quarterly milestones which are presented for approval to the GC.
Panchasakha Shikhya Setu District Level Committee
Odisha has 30 districts. Each district has its own Panchasakha Shikhya Setu District Level Committee (DLC). The District Collector is the Chairperson of the DLC. The District Education Officer (DEO) is the Member Convenor of the DLC.
The DLC includes District Project Coordinator (DPC) of Sarba Sikhya Abhiyan, Principal of District Institute of Education & Training (DIET), 1 Block Education Officer (BEO), 2 citizen representatives of the School Management and Development Committee (SMDC).
The nominated members include: a practicing Architect and a film maker nominated by the Panchasakha Shikhya Setu Abhiyan and 2 other professionals nominated by the Collector – including but not limited to the field of school education, the arts, literature, design, advertising, science, engineering, social work and sports.
Role and functions of the DLC are outlined below.
- DLC leads the alumni mobilization activities and awareness campaigns with help from the DEOs, BEOs, alumni associations and other local bodies / organisations.
- Interfaces with the Head Masters/Mistresses (HM) of the schools and supports the fund raising efforts and volunteerism by school alumni and others.
- Compiles relevant databases with help from local school HMs.
- Submits a comprehensive list of donors and corresponding project proposals to the EC for approval and matching grant from the State.
- Takes active steps for proper implementation of the projects as per the intentions of the donors.
- Ensures district-wide implementation of the Panchasakha Shikhya Setu as per EC recommendations and directions.
- DLC also implements any project which is required as per the procedure envisaged in the Bye-law in consultation with the EC.
Panchasakha Shikhya Setu Board of Advisors
The GC can appoint, with the approval of the government, up to five individuals to the Panchasakha Shikhya Setu (Mo School) Board of Advisors (BoA) with a standard tenure of three years. The BoA comprises experts from diverse disciplines including, but not limited to, education, art, literature, architecture, design, advertising, film making, science, social science and sports.
Two eminent individuals have been appointed to the Panchasakha Shikhya Setu Board of Advisors (BoA):
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Dr. Jatindra Kumar Nayak
Educationist, Literary Expert
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Jatindra Kumar Nayak, Ph. D. is both an educationist and literary professional with a wide range of activities including translations from Odia to English, literary critiquing, column writing, and editing. He studied at Ravenshaw College, Cuttack and then pursued his Ph. D. from University of Oxford. He taught English literature to post graduate students of Utkal University at Bhubaneswar. He has founded an organisation at Bhubaneswar called ‘Rupantar’, which is devoted to the cause of translation. ‘Rupantar’ has already published many volumes of Odia books in English translation.
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Mrs. Nivedita Scudder
Educationist, NGO Chairperson
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Nivedita Scudder is the former Principal of the reputed Rishi Valley School. She completed her graduation, B.Ed. and M.Ed. from Utkal University as a distinguished scholar. She started teaching in the Timpany School of Vishakhapatnam in the early 80s. Then she worked as a teacher in the Rishi Valley School for around 12 years before serving as Head Mistress from 1997 till 1999. She is associated with Unnayan, an NGO as Chairperson since 2000. The NGO works for marginalised communities with a focus on sustainable development.