Education has become a very lucrative business right from pre-nursery to professional courses.
Why do parents admit their children in private schools, knowing fully well that the fees and related expenses are very high compared to the schools run by the government? Because the quality of education and the infrastructure in the government schools are abysmally poor. Secondly there is not enough number of government run schools as compared to the growing population. The salary and other emoluments paid to the teaching as well as to non teaching staff are low compared to well established private schools. This acts as a deterrent in attracting talented teaching staff.
Private educational institutes have taken advantages of the situation, passively supported by the successive governments by not taking any concrete steps to solve the problems. The government should evolve a long term policy to find a permanent solution this chronic problem. People who are committed to social cause like Mrs. Sudha Murthy of infosys foundation, Mr. Azim Premzi of Wipro, Bill Gates foundation and others should be involved in large scale in providing quality education to all, irrespective of caste, creed and religion. The government should also exercise greater control over private schools and enforce uniform policy of fees, based on gradation of schools.
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