Dear Friends
The recent Supreme Court verdict for private schools on the implementation of 25% seats for EWS(Economically Weaker Sections) of the society was a welcome move even though it carried with itself a 'better late than never!' tag. This was an impending need for millions of children in our country crying for a better education system in order to be at par with the minority of 'over-privileged' children studying in so called 'Branded Schools'.
A land where IIT's, IIM's, AIIMS and end number of Engineering, Medical and Management private and public institutes are funded and promoted by the bigwigs and the political leaders of our country whereas small primary schools and Anganwadi's situated in suburbs, villages and slums are neglected and alienated. Most of these schools have been struggling to survive with the help of NGO's and some volunteering Samaritans.
Every year the national budget allocates grants and plans for these institutions but most of it never reaches them. It gets usurped by the 'blood sucking succubuses' in our system. I have heard and witnessed public employees misusing funds provided by the state. I had a friend, the mother of whom happened to be a teacher at a government school. She used to carry home 'atta' and 'dal' (wheat and pulses) which infact was provided by the government under the 'mid-day meal' scheme for poor schoolkids. The infringement of National Food Scheme under the Public Distribution System for providing subsidized food for EWS and Below Poverty Line families was another instance of the Nation's failure in controlling poverty. Also, equally gory examples of Red Tapism, Nepotism, Bribery and Corruption as a whole are the imprints that we are planting on the future of our country.
"Recent survey claimed that over 500 million children below the age of five are malnourished in our country!"
'What will you expect from impoverished, underprivileged and malnourished children of our country?'
To become a frustrated culpable youth when they grow up!?!
'Corruption and other ill factors hampering our growth cannot be eradicated in a single day or one movement'
It requires consistent endeavors and efforts to promote values and the light of proper education in the minds of the young.
To grow a plant, we must water the root
To build a house, we must strengthen the base
To create a better nation, we must educate the little minds!
The recent Supreme Court verdict for private schools on the implementation of 25% seats for EWS(Economically Weaker Sections) of the society was a welcome move even though it carried with itself a 'better late than never!' tag. This was an impending need for millions of children in our country crying for a better education system in order to be at par with the minority of 'over-privileged' children studying in so called 'Branded Schools'.
A land where IIT's, IIM's, AIIMS and end number of Engineering, Medical and Management private and public institutes are funded and promoted by the bigwigs and the political leaders of our country whereas small primary schools and Anganwadi's situated in suburbs, villages and slums are neglected and alienated. Most of these schools have been struggling to survive with the help of NGO's and some volunteering Samaritans.
Every year the national budget allocates grants and plans for these institutions but most of it never reaches them. It gets usurped by the 'blood sucking succubuses' in our system. I have heard and witnessed public employees misusing funds provided by the state. I had a friend, the mother of whom happened to be a teacher at a government school. She used to carry home 'atta' and 'dal' (wheat and pulses) which infact was provided by the government under the 'mid-day meal' scheme for poor schoolkids. The infringement of National Food Scheme under the Public Distribution System for providing subsidized food for EWS and Below Poverty Line families was another instance of the Nation's failure in controlling poverty. Also, equally gory examples of Red Tapism, Nepotism, Bribery and Corruption as a whole are the imprints that we are planting on the future of our country.
"Recent survey claimed that over 500 million children below the age of five are malnourished in our country!"
'What will you expect from impoverished, underprivileged and malnourished children of our country?'
To become a frustrated culpable youth when they grow up!?!
'Corruption and other ill factors hampering our growth cannot be eradicated in a single day or one movement'
It requires consistent endeavors and efforts to promote values and the light of proper education in the minds of the young.
To grow a plant, we must water the root
To build a house, we must strengthen the base
To create a better nation, we must educate the little minds!
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