With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, Rani Lakshmibai Rajawade is well-known for-
With reference to the Indian freedom struggle, Rani Lakshmibai Rajawade is well-known for- Correct Answer Being a member of a separate planning committee for women established in 1938
The Correct Answer is- Option 3.
Additional Information
- Dr. Rani Laxmibai Rajwade was born in 1887.
- She was the eldest child of Moropant Joshi who was a social reformer.
- She passed her matriculation from Calcutta University and thereafter joined the Grant Medical College in Bombay.
- Winning a number of scholarships, she earned the degree of L.M.S. with distinction.
- She practiced medicine in Bombay for four-teen years and took an active interest in the work of the All India Women's Conference (AIWC).
- Later, she was elected as the Secretary of the AIWC for two years, and thereafter became its President.
- When, as Congress President in 1938, Bose set up the National Planning Commission, he insisted that there should be a separate planning commission for women.
- This committee was chaired by Rani Lakshmibai Rajawade and was to deal with the role of women in the planned economy in the future India. Hence, option 3 is the correct answer.
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