Vasantraoji Naik‘s Contribution:To The Social And Educational Field Of Maharashtra State

Prof. D. S. Rathod

Volume : VIII, Issue : VI, June - 2019

Vasantraoji Naik‘s Contribution:To The Social And Educational Field Of Maharashtra State

Prof. D. S. Rathod

Abstract :

There is a great tradition of social awakening in Maharashtra State by saints and social reformers. From the middle of the 19th century, the work of social reforms began. Seedlings of this work can be found in the work of Marathi saints and social reformers and in their literature. In this way, Vasantraoji Naik is the former Chief Minister of Maharashtra State, India and the revolutionary social reformer and worked for social and educational upliftment of Maharashtra State. In this research article, I have tried to provide information about the contribution of Vasantraoji Naik in the social and educational field. He is widely known throughout the country as the father of green revolution and modern Maharashtra. Education is a sacrament and the foundation of social change is the importance of education. The entire misery of society is illiteracy. Identifying this, Mahatma Phule established private educational institutions in Maharashtra for spreading education. Similarly,Vasantraoji Naik has created Maharashtra‘s basic infrastructure by paying more attention to education, which is a very effective medium of social change as well as progress, He also acknowledged the importance of agriculture to Maharashtra. Agriculture is a major component of the industry and he knew that our country could surely grow. And not only to Banjara community but also to Maharashtrian, he taught the importance of agriculture business and which has been ought to the mainstream of the nation. Not only this, he has also done great social work to eliminate the evil customs, traditions and practices of the Banjara community in which he was born. He also endeavored to stop the exploitation of the farmers and to make them capable and self–supporting in the matter of food grains. Vasantraoji Naik not only gave importance to agriculture and education, but also decentralized industry and democracy.It seems thathe has done a great job in the development of rural and urban areas of Maharashtra State by providing a large number of facilities where have not been properly reached. He showed an effective solution to an unemployment in the state by setting up an employment guarantee scheme. He also founded the Agricultural University to further develop farming technology.