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What was the main objective of the 'Backward Classes Commission' (also known as the Kaka Kalelkar Commission) established during Nehru's era?
Knowledge Node: Jawaharlal Nehru
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Promoting agricultural reforms
Quiz Options
- Promoting agricultural reforms
- Identifying and recommending measures for the advancement of socially and educationally backward classes
- Planning industrial development
- Improving foreign relations
Explanation & Context
The first Backward Classes Commission was set up in 1953 under Kaka Kalelkar under Nehru's government to identify 'socially and educationally backward classes' other than Scheduled Castes and Tribes.
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