Question

First National Education Policy committee was headed by?
1. Daulat Singh Kothari
2. K Kasturiranjan
3. C V Daulat
4. Indira Gandhi

Answer 1

Correct Answer - Option 1 : Daulat Singh Kothari

The correct answer is option 1, i.e.  Daulat Singh Kothari

• Daulat Singh Kothari headed The First National Education Policy Committee.
• It was formed in the year 1964 and on its recommendation, the government announced the National Policy on Education in 1968.
• D. S. Kothari was president of the Indian Science Congress at its golden jubilee session in 1963. He was elected President of Indian National Science Academy in 1973.
• Dr. Kothari's research on statistical thermodynamics and his Theory of White Dwarf Stars gave him an international reputation.
• Committee proposed equal educational opportunities in order to achieve national integration and greater cultural and economic development.
• The policy called for fulfilling compulsory education for all children up to the age of 14, as stipulated by the Constitution of India and specialized training and qualification of teachers.