ICSE Class 10 Answered

Following are Bipin Chandra Pal’s significant contributions in the field of social and economic reform:

1. Bipin Chandra Pal opposed the caste system and other discriminatory rules concerning inter dining and inter mixing.
2. He was a supporter of widow remarriage.
3. He believed that educating women was the most effective way of women empowerment.
4. He impressed upon the masses the importance of indigenous industries. He preached Swadeshi and Boycott of foreign goods for eradicating poverty and unemployment.
5. For a more egalitarian State, he demanded that the rich be taxed more than the poorer sections of society.
6. He demanded 48 hours of work in a week and an increase in the wages.