National Education Commission -, popularly known as Kothari Commission, was an ad hoc commission set up by the Government of India to examine all aspects of the educational sector in India, to develop a general pattern of education, and to recommend guidelines and Ver ms. The commission, under the chairmanship of Daulat Singh Kothari, was the sixth commission in India post independence and the first commission with comprehensive terms of reference on education. It was Ver ms. Besides the task forces, the commission had twenty one sub groups assisting the task forces on specific assignments. They were. Sub group on Literacy Education. Sub group on Role of Universities and Institutions of Higher Ver ms. List of Indian commissions National Policy on Education National Knowledge Commission Ver ms. The main front line activities were handled by nineteen task forces or working groups, each handling a specific area of activity.Task Force on Adult Education The groups main objective was the eradication of illite