Which committee or commission, while emphasizing women’s education, stated:…

Concept

Educational commissions are identified by their period, mandate, and the specific recommendations in their reports. A quotation should be matched to the commission whose report contains that wording, not merely to a commission that discussed the same broad theme.

Application

The University Education Commission (1948–49), chaired by Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, discussed women’s education and stated that women’s and men’s education should share many elements but need not be identical in every respect. Therefore, the quoted statement belongs to the Radhakrishnan Commission.

Contrast

• Kasturirangan Committee: prepared the 2019 draft National Education Policy and belongs to a much later reform context.

• Radhakrishnan Commission: the 1948–49 University Education Commission whose report included this formulation on women’s education.

• Anandakrishnan Committee: its 2005–06 expert report examined upgrading selected technical institutions to institutes of national importance.

• Kothari Commission: the 1964–66 Education Commission, known for a system-wide review of education and national development.

Cross-check

The date and mandate corroborate the attribution: the quotation appears in discussion of women’s education in the 1948–49 University Education Commission report, whereas the other bodies belong to different periods or mandates.

The answer is the Radhakrishnan Commission.