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Education is a basic
element of any nation, and for that matter every individual.
However, in India because of the widespread poverty, only one
section of society gets the benefit of proper education that
they pay for. The Government, nonetheless, does realize that all
its social maladies are due to a high illiteracy rate. And each
year the education ministry sets out targets wherein to educate
children and adults in slum areas of cities and other
poverty-stricken regions. However, no matter what and how much
the efforts, still it all seems like a pin in a haystack.
The biggest problem is the inability to provide 100% primary
education to the entire nation. If this does happen then most of
social evils will see and immediate downward trend where numbers
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The fact remains that beyond the
government agencies, there are individual social workers, who have taken
responsibility to educate the slum dwelling children in their area, as
well as neighboring villages. Apart from that even non-government
organizations are setting up their own charity-driven primary schools
for the have-not section of society.
Another aspect that is apparent in the schools in India is the disparity
in the categories of education, depending on the certification provided
to the school. The state certified schools are in a pathetic condition,
so to speak. While some may have upgraded infrastructure, yet the
students are not getting the best of educational facilities barring a
select fortunate few. This is because of deplorable teacher-student
ratio. Considering that each class comprises of and average 60-80
students per class, in some going up to 120, what kind of personal
attention can be given to them?
And then there are private ICSE and CBSE schools that maintain an
average of 40-50 students per class. There are also the recently
mushrooming internally certified schools that maintain an average of 20
students per class. At least in these two categories students are
assured of more attention than those of the previous paragraph.
There are also the residential schools in India. Some are the public
ones where the hostel facilities and classroom conditions do not have
much to write home about. But the main thing is that at least they
ensure that children from the lower middle class section of society are
guaranteed complete education. Most of these schools are run on
shoe-string budgets, literally costing the parents a negligible amount.
There are also the private schools that have superior infrastructure and
invite students from all over the world because of the world-class
facilities and faculty they provide.
Vocational education is being given more impetus than ever before. Women
and men are encouraged to join cooking schools in India because of the
ever-expanding hospitality industry. The demand for such qualified and
trained staff is ever-increasing. Its all about making the most of
opportunities available.
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