The First Five Year Plan had its beginning in 1951. The aim of the plan was to utilize fully the basic sources for rapid economic development in the future.
In the sphere of education, its various objectives were the following:-
- Reorganization of the educational system.
- Expansion in the various spheres of education, particularly basic and social education.
- Modification of the form of professional and technical education.
- Organizing the secondary education.
- Expansion of women's education.
- Making provisions for the training of teachers in basic schools.
- Providing aid through grants to backward states and areas.
- Providing the necessary facilities for social education.
- Experiment and Research.
- Creation of literature for children.
The achievements of the First Five Year Plan can be stated thus:
(1) Pre-school Education-
In the First Year Plan period, responsibility was fulfilled. Pre-school Education means
training of teachers, giving aid to private institutions, giving grants to local
bodies for establishing spheres and pre-school institutions etc.
(2) Primary and Basic Education- In the First Five Year Plan, primary and basic education mean the national scheme for education.
(3) Secondary Education- A Secondary Education Commission was appointed for the reorganization of secondary education, and on the basis of its report, text-books were produced and organizations established for the guidance of education.
(4) Social Education
- In the sphere of social education, established and training given to social educators and workers.
(5) Others- Among the other activities were the establishment of training centers for the provision of higher education in rural areas, creation of social and child welfare centers, and the establishment of national society of drama, and a fundamental education institution.
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