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What had the Sir Charles Wood Despatch of 1854 primarily dealt with?
What had the Sir Charles Wood Despatch of 1854 primarily dealt with?
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The correct option is C Educational reforms
In 1854 Charles Wood, a British Liberal politician sent the “Wood’s despatch” to the Governor General Lord Dalhousie. It primarily dealt with educational reforms. It recommended that the existing Board of Control for Education be abolished and the office of the Director of Public Instructions should be established in the states. The result was Education Departments were established in every province and universities were opened at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras.
In 1854 Charles Wood, a British Liberal politician sent the “Wood’s despatch” to the Governor General Lord Dalhousie. It primarily dealt with educational reforms. It recommended that the existing Board of Control for Education be abolished and the office of the Director of Public Instructions should be established in the states. The result was Education Departments were established in every province and universities were opened at Calcutta, Bombay and Madras.
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