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Which of the following was a key initiative launched by Tagore in Silaidaha?

AJoint Public work

BRural education

CWomen's empowerment

DCraft revival

Answer:

A. Joint Public work

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Experiment at Silaidaha and Patisar

  • " Silaidaha in Nadia district was chosen as the centre of his first experiment for rural work.

  • With help of a group of enthusiasts, prominent among them Kalimohan Ghosh, Tagore attempted to deal with the rural problems in a more organized way.

  • Workers and villagers jointly carried out such work as repairing roads and drains, clearing jungles, tanks.

  • In Kusthea, a weaving school was established.

New businesses like jute, brick kilns, sugar crushing mill were introduced and introduction of commercial crops. like potato was attempted to give practical demonstration of manures.

In 1919 his rural work was shifted to Kaligram Pargana of Pabna district.

In patisar, he introduced facilities for medical treatment, public works - like digging of wells, repairing of roads, security for cultivation workers from indebtedness.

Three centres were started at Patisar, Kamta and Ratowal, each with a hospital and dispensary.

Money collected for welfare Society Fund was utilized for public services.

Kaligram provided the first example in Bengal where public works were carried out with the voluntary contribution of individual labour.

Agriculture credit was regulated.


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