03-03-2007, 09:26 PM
In the rural areas, the drop out rate will continue to be high till such time that there is acute poverty and hunger. The mid day meal programe needs to be vigorously implemented and at the same time some more rural employment schemes are required to be implemented. This would increase the earnings of the parents who will than allow the children to study for longer duration in the schools. It will be a gradual process and the situation is unlikely to change overnight.
At the same time, the service condition of the school teacher in the village schools and the facilities at the schools need to be improved. On the health front, the Government should target the rural schools for regular health check up of the students by the doctors and there should be some provision for free medicines.
Lastly, the actual implementation os these schemes should not be in the hands of the civil servants stationed in the big cities, as they do not have any first hand knowledge of the actual ground realities and problems in the rural areas.
At the same time, the service condition of the school teacher in the village schools and the facilities at the schools need to be improved. On the health front, the Government should target the rural schools for regular health check up of the students by the doctors and there should be some provision for free medicines.
Lastly, the actual implementation os these schemes should not be in the hands of the civil servants stationed in the big cities, as they do not have any first hand knowledge of the actual ground realities and problems in the rural areas.