The first committee constituted after independence by the Government of India on women's education was the
ADr Radhakrishnan Commission
BMudaliar Commission
CShri Sri Prakasa Committee
DDr Durgabai Deshmukh Committee ✓ Correct
Correct answer: (D) Dr Durgabai Deshmukh Committee
Explanation
The first post-independence committee on women's education was the Durgabai Deshmukh Committee, the National Committee on Women's Education of 1958.
The Radhakrishnan Commission dealt with university education, not specifically women's education.
The Mudaliar Commission examined secondary education broadly.
The Shri Prakasa Committee looked at religious and moral education, not women's education.
The Deshmukh committee recommended a national council for women's education.
It highlighted the need to close the gender gap in schooling.
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