. Name the British Government Officials given the charge of Pathshalas *
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Prior to the British rule, there were nearly 1 lakh pathshalas in India. Each had about 20 students. The classes were held in the guru's house, at a village temple, under a tree or in a shop.
There were no separate classes and teaching was oral. The fees was charged on the basis of the parent’s income. During the harvest no classes were held because many rural children worked in the fields.
In 1854, the British decided to reform the pathshalas. Pundits were appointed to improve the teaching standards and supervise the activities of the pathshalas. The gurus had to follow a regular time table. They had to use textbooks to teach and submit periodic reports. It was made compulsory for the students to attend regular classes, pass in the exams and pay a fixed fee.
The pathshalas which agreed to follow these rules were given government grants. The ones which disagreed were not given any support.
The new system was not suitable for poor students. They could not pay the fixed fees and follow the regular time tables so they stopped going to school. Many gurus who wanted to work independently found it difficult to compete with the pathshalas which were aided by the government.