Harijan Ahmedabad - Sunday August 25 1946

What should be the end of our economic policy and the nature of social organization that should be built up and what are the obstacles in the present economic and administrative organization in achieving the goal of rural prosperity — these were the questions that the Ministers for Industries from the various Provinces who met in conference in the Council Hall at Poona on the 31st of July set th [...] As it was the balance was heavily tipped in favour of the former to the disadvantage of the latter. [...] Nevertheless maintained the speaker it held the key to the prosperity of both the soil and the inhabitants living on it. [...] Taking up the thread of the argument from that point Gandhiji explained to the conference in the course of his address on what line that extension should take place and what according to him the duty of the Ministers was in that respect. [...] It should be the job of the inspectors and other officers of the Education Department to go among the people and teachers of schools and by persuasion and argument educate them in the value and utility of the Government's new educational policy.