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Kamarajar the great Visionary of education

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Kamarajar the great Visionary of education:

Kumaraswami Kamaraj, better known by his stage name Kamarajar, was an Indian independence activist and politician who served as the governor of Tamil Nadu's Madras State from 13 April 1954 to 2 October 1963.
He died on 2 October 1975. Rajaji's 1953 Modified Scheme of Elementary Education, which was based on family occupation, was repealed by Kamaraj while he was Chief Minister.
Along with the 6000 schools that C. Rajagopalachari's previous administration had closed due to financial constraints, he also reopened 12,000 additional schools.
Both trade and education saw significant State advancements. The opening of new schools cut the travel distance for a poor rural student to school to no more than three kilometres. Existing facilities got improvements.
There were primary schools in every village and high schools in every panchayat, respectively. In an effort to eradicate illiteracy, Kamaraj established free and compulsory education up to the eleventh standard.
To ensure that the thousands of disadvantaged schoolchildren received at least one meal each day, he established the Midday Meal Program.
He introduced free school uniforms to get rid of caste, creed, and class distinctions among young minds. For his contributions to public education, the Kamaraj Statue in Marina Beach, Chennai, was erected in his honor.
During the colonial era, the local education rate was only 7%; after Kamaraj's reforms, it was 37%.