Sargent Scheme
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A central goal of the Sargent Scheme was the educational reconstruction of India.[3] It recommended the introduction of free and compulsory education for all Indian children in the 6-11 years age group.[3] The plan aimed to bring about universal literacy in India within 40 years of its introduction, i.e. by 1984.[4] The scheme went as follows:
- Establishment of elementary schools and high schools.
- High schools of two types :
- A. Academic.
- B. Technical and Vocational
- Abolition of intermediate courses.
Although the 40 year time-frame was derided at the time by leaders of the Indian independence movement as being too long a period to achieve universal literacy,[4] average literacy levels in post-independence India had only reached about 65% in 2008 (64 years after the scheme would have been launched) and were increasing only "sluggishly" at 1.5% per year.[5]
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