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The Foundations of National Progress a Scheme of Constructive Progress Work of an Indian Province

1927

The poverty and illiteracy of the masses of the people the unemploinent of the literate middle classes on account of the paucity of industrial and other suitable employments the low state of indutrial progress reached by the country and its consequent economic tutelege the injurious social laws and customs which still hold sway and the prevalence of disease and other remedial causes of il [...] The poverty and illiteracy of the masses of the people the unemployment of the literate middle classes on account of paucity of industrial and other suitable employments the low stage of industrial progress reached by the country and its consequent economic tutelage the injurious social laws and customs which still hold sway and the prevalence of disease and other remedial causes of ill-health [...] But unfortunately up to now the introduction of representative institutions and the consequent transference of ampler powers and opportunities to the people have not been followed by a commensurate advance in the moral and material prosperity of the people ; and the outstanding feature of the present day situation would still seem to be a great deal of dissipation of energy and the neglect of grea [...] For many years past I have realised that the principal aim of all servants of the Government should be to serve the people and to the District Officer of to-day the moral and material progress of the people of his district is as much his concern as the efficiency of the administration Accordingly my energies were chiefly devoted to the task of organising all the forces for good which were availa [...] I have always held that the most important work which we have now before us is the amelioration of the condition of the massses of the people and bridging the great gulf which now separates the educated and advanced sections of the Indian people from the great mass of the people who are unfortunately even now poor unresourceful and steeped in ignorance and that the bulk of this work will have t
development
Pages
299
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.144396
Segment Pages Author Actions
Frontmatter
i-xvii Baron Sinha, J.N. Gupta view
Chapter I. The Goal
1-6 Baron Sinha, J.N. Gupta view
Chapter II. Our Method of Work—a Retrospect
7-19 Baron Sinha, J.N. Gupta view
Chapter III. Health and Sanitation
20-44 Baron Sinha, J.N. Gupta view
Chapter IV. Malaria and Kala-Azar
45-81 Baron Sinha, J.N. Gupta view
Chapter V. Rural Water-Supply
82-93 Baron Sinha, J.N. Gupta view
Chapter VI. Agriculture
94-139 Baron Sinha, J.N. Gupta view
Chapter VII. Agriculture and Co-Operation
140-175 Baron Sinha, J.N. Gupta view
Chapter VIII. Industrial Development
176-217 Baron Sinha, J.N. Gupta view
Chapter IX. System of Distric and Provincial Administration
218-253 Baron Sinha, J.N. Gupta view
Chapter X. Patriotism and Citizenship
254-282 Baron Sinha, J.N. Gupta view

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