Q. Which of the below is / are correct features of Gandhiji's Wardha Scheme of Basic Education?
1. Free and compulsory education to the age group 6 to 14
2. Focussed on Mother tongue as the medium of instruction
3. Abdicating the conventional method of giving education
4. No religious education would be provided
Choose the correct option from the codes given below:

Answer: 1, 2, 3 & 4
Notes: Gandhiji's Harijan magazine was the first to irradiate the Wardha scheme of basic education. In the year 1937, a National Conference was held on this matter. The president of the conference was Mahatma Gandhi. As per the resolution, free and compulsory education to the age group 6 to 14. It focussed on Mother tongue as the medium of instruction. Abdicating the conventional method of giving education and adoption of providing education by productive work was suggested. It was decided that no religious education would be provided.
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