280 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Resolution No. 5.
Education :
(a) That the Conference is of opinion that the percentage of education of females amongst the Depressed Classes is very low and that to further the cause of spreading education in them this Conference requests the Government that in each Province the Provincial Government should run at its own expense hostels of at least 50 Depressed Classes girl-students in every Province.
(b) That this Conference further requests and appeals to the Government that in view of the dire proverty of the Depressed Classes which makes it impossible for them to take secondary and higher education in schools and colleges, each Provincial Government should give freeships and scholarships to such students of the Depressed Classes as are desirous of taking secondary and college education.
(c) That taking into consideration the general illiteracy amongst the females of the Depressed Classes this Conference requests all the Provincial Government in the country to immediately take steps and enforce compulsory primary education by law amongst them.
This resolution needs no speech and I commend it to you for your unanimous acceptance.
Miss Latika Gajbhiye seconded the resolution.
The resolution was further supported by the following :
(i) Miss Sulochana Naik (Amraoti)
(ii) ” Virendrabai Tirthankar (Nagpur)
(iii) ” Chandrabhaga Patil (Gondia)
(iv) ” Kausalya Nandeshwar (Nagpur)
The President declared the resolution earned unanimously.
Mrs. Radhabai Kamble moved resolution No. 6.