1. Statement : The Chairman stressed the need for making education system more flexible and regretted that the curriculum has not been revised in keeping with the pace of the changes taking place.Courses of Action: I. Curriculum should be reviewed and revised periodically. II. System of education should be made more flexible.

2. Statement : The State Government has decided to declare `Kala Azar’ as a notifiable disease under the Epidemic Act. Under the Epidemic Act, 1897, family members or neighbours of the patient are liable to be punished in case they did not inform the State Authorities.Courses of Action: I. Efforts should be made to efficiently implement the Act. II. The cases of punishment should be propagated through mass media so that more people become aware of the stern action.

3. Statement : Every year, at the beginning or at the end of the Monsoon, we have some cases of conjunctivitis, but this year, it seems to be a major epidemic, witnessed after nearly four years.Courses of Action: I. Precautionary measures should be taken after every four years to check the epidemic. II. People should be advised to drink boiled water during the Monsoon season.

4. Statement : About 30% to 40% of children who are enrolled, do not attend the school on any given day.Courses of Action: I. More schools should be started. II. Reasons for this absenteeism should be found out.

5. Statement : Employment opportunities in private sector industry declined from 4.50 million in Dec, 1991 to 4.15 million in Nov, 1992 due to large number of `sick’ industries – A report.Courses of Action: I. The Government should start new industries. II. Unemployed should be given concessional loans.