Highlight the education policy of the government in Jammu and Kashmir during bakshi's period
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The period from 1953 to 1963 in Jammu and Kashmir saw the strong and regimentalized government apparatus centered around the person of Bakhshi Ghulam Mohammad, who assumed charge as Prime Minister of state. Since Bakhshi Ghulam Mohammad was very unpopular at the beginning he adopted two dimensional policy to establish himself firmly and to manufacture consent in his favour. On the one hand, he very sternly coerced the dissent voices and on the other hand, he promoted the subsidy culture and corruption in the state. Besides, on the one hand during Bakhshi era state of Jammu and Kashmir witnessed tremendous development in every sphere but on the other hand he used force and denied democracy to theose elements who remained opposed and refused to give their consent.
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Bakshi government throughout their regime made every possible effort at all levels to eradicate illiteracy in the state and to provide people best possible education. In order to realize this objective, within weeks of being installed Bakshi government made education free upto university level.This policy was one of the cornerstones of the Naya Kashmir’s Manifesto. This policy impacted 1.5 lakh student population in state alone in its first year. The budget for the education went from being nearly six percent of the state’s total revenue in 1950 to twelve percent by 1956, and the total expenditure increased upto 500 percent.By the year 1957, the Bakshi government formulated and later implemented Basic Education Scheme under which 50 existing primary level schools were converted into basic activity schools. During the period under reference an increase in the number of educational institutions at all levels viz. primary, secondary and higher level were witnessed. The number of educational institutions nearly tripled from 1330 in 1950 to 3653 by 1960. In addition to all these, an Arts college were established in Jammu and an Islamia College of Science and Commerce in Srinagar. In order to keep a wider network of institutions under the state patronage, the Bakshi government provided grant-in-aid to various private and religious institutions. Technical and vocational education also received great impetus. On this behalf state got its first Medical College, a Regional Engineering College, two agricultural Colleges and one Unani and Ayurvedic College. Besides, a number of institutions were established to train the ancillary personals for hospitals and dispensaries.
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The vision of ultramodern education entered lesser motivation during Bakshi’s reign with the full financial backing of the Central Government.
The hires of the preceptors were significantly increased and education from primary to University positions was made free.
Ø A network of educational institutions for primary, middle and advanced education was opened and job-acquainted education was also incorporated into the class.
Ø Handbooks were handed to the poor scholars and ways were taken to develop languages like Kashmiri, Dogri, and Bhoti piecemeal from other indigenous languages.
Ø System of education was constituted for poor scholars.
Ø Women education entered special attention and there was an unknown increase in women seminaries and sodalities.
Ø Medical and Engineering Colleges were established in Srinagar.
Ø National Institute of Technology and Government Medical College were innovated during Bakshi’s governance.
Ø In 1955, G.M. Sadiq as the Education Minister under Bakshi Ghulam Mohammad drafted the Educational Policy of the State.
Ø Emphasis was laid on progressive education that was primarily to meet the profitable pretensions of the State.
Ø Mobile seminaries were also set up for the tribals like Gujjars and Bakkerwals.
Ø The far observed vision behind such a comprehensive educational policy was to give a practical shape to the State’s thing of an indifferent society.
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