Question

Introduction on basic scheme of education 1937?​

Answer 1

Explanation:

Wardha Scheme of Basic Education (1937) which is also known as Nai Talim / Buniyadi talim was the outcome of thinking of Mahatma Gandhi. He considered education as an effective instrument of national reconstruction.

Origin of Gandhi's Wardha Scheme of Basic Education 1937

At the second round table conference in London in 1931, Mahatma Gandhi pointed out the ineffectiveness of primary education under the British rule. He held the British policy responsible for the painful situation of mass education in India. He criticized English education as it had created a permanent bar between the educated few and the majority, who were mainly illiterate. The origin of Gandhi's wardha scheme of basic education 1937 can be traced back to the year 1937 when Mahatma Gandhi talked about this scheme of education in his weekly Harijan. By education, he meant all round development of person's body, mind, and spirit. He proposed a system of self supporting education.

During this period, Indian National Congress had been pleading for free and compulsory Universal education. When Congress Ministries were elected in the provincial elections of 1937, it became the duty of Congress to implement it into action. However, it required huge amount of funds which was lacking. To solve this problem Mahatma Gandhi put forward his scheme of self supporting education. He placed his basic education system in the Wardha conference of 1937.