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Shri Mahavir Jain Aradhana Kendra
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Acharya Shri Kailassagarsuri Gyanmandir
શ્રી આત્માનંદ પ્રકાશ.
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Bombay. 28 th August 19 To,
The Hon. Secretaries, The Jain Swetamber Education Board. pydhowni, Bombay. Dear Sirs,
Education among Jain in Bombay
Presidency. I beg to forward herewith my suggestions on tho question of Education among Jains in the Bombay Presidency and the duty of the Education Board as roviawed from the Director's Report of the Public Instnution of the Bombay Presidency for the year ending 31 st. March 1916 and to request the favour your kindly placing the same bof ore the next meeting of the members of your Board. 2. As mentioned therein the total school going Jain Students number about 19,800/- which is arrived at as follows:
Primary Schools 17,064. Secondary 2,235. Speciali
259. Colleges
242.
Total Number 19,800. The number of Jains Students in primary Schoois is 17064 while that of These for secondary is only 2235 which is only 13.09 % of the formerin fact nearly 87% of Jain Students of the Primary Schools stop advancing in Secondary Education looking at which one surely cannot, but surprise at such a horrible decrease. It is therefor advisable that we must strive to find out the cause of all this and improve the stato of affairs. 3. I beg to be allowed to suggest for the kind consideration of the members of the Education Board to start enquiries through those Hon. Secretaries of eachoprovince in the Bombay prosi. dency who may be reques ted to furnish the Education Board
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