There is some good news. For a change! That too in such a critical part of life - Education.
Education will find its way to our homes through the internet.
Our country is on the verge of educational revolution. And technology would help it; internet, fibre optics, bandwidth are the keywords. There is ambitious plan of connecting all the 700 Universities and almost 26000 colleges in next two years. HRD ministry is working on the modalities and implementation details.
Now the stark reality - gross enrolment ratio of India is 12.4. It is very poor in comparison to 80 of more developed nations.
Moreover who enrol do not essentially complete. On national scale 47% students opt out after the 7th Class. Approximately 20 crore Indian youth don't go to college! For Maharashtra the drop out rate is 30%.
Government has taken a concrete step and done nice thing to pass Right to Education. Then there is Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA). The focus is to expand and improve the standards of secondary education — classes VIII to X.
The government has set up a Rs 700 crore National Innovation Fund (NIF) to encourage ideas to improve enrolment levels and the quality of secondary education in government-run and government-aided schools.
The basic aim is to increase access, equity, quality and improve management at the high school level.
I am one of those who feel that education is very important to lead decent life, apart from basic necessities - Roti, Kapda aur Makaan.
Let's hope everything works out well to convert hardship in to growth prospect.
Education will find its way to our homes through the internet.
Our country is on the verge of educational revolution. And technology would help it; internet, fibre optics, bandwidth are the keywords. There is ambitious plan of connecting all the 700 Universities and almost 26000 colleges in next two years. HRD ministry is working on the modalities and implementation details.
Now the stark reality - gross enrolment ratio of India is 12.4. It is very poor in comparison to 80 of more developed nations.
Moreover who enrol do not essentially complete. On national scale 47% students opt out after the 7th Class. Approximately 20 crore Indian youth don't go to college! For Maharashtra the drop out rate is 30%.
Government has taken a concrete step and done nice thing to pass Right to Education. Then there is Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA). The focus is to expand and improve the standards of secondary education — classes VIII to X.
The government has set up a Rs 700 crore National Innovation Fund (NIF) to encourage ideas to improve enrolment levels and the quality of secondary education in government-run and government-aided schools.
The basic aim is to increase access, equity, quality and improve management at the high school level.
I am one of those who feel that education is very important to lead decent life, apart from basic necessities - Roti, Kapda aur Makaan.
Let's hope everything works out well to convert hardship in to growth prospect.
