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Rising cost of books Sir, If not totally free of cost, books, copies, and uniforms should have been made available at lower prices. The amount charged on these things is quite high. It sends a shudder to the spine to estimate the cost on books etc. from Nursery class which is one of the worries of the parents of grassroot. Not only the cost of books etc. even the monthly fee which commences rightly from admission in the school is as heavy as anything. See a child carrying an ass load of books, copies in his satchel too heavy to carry on frail and feeble shoulders is sufficient to testify the standard and system of education. The weight of books is more heavier than the wright of the boys. Possibly the growth of private institutions, charging exorbitant fee and cost of books etc. a back breaking affair, has escaped from the notice of the Government to understand how the poor and down-trodden remains bereft of this vital need. On the one hand, parents are worried to provide education to their ward at par with others and on the other hand economic stringency and limited means crush their aspirations. The Government is advised to look into such niceties, work out a fool proof modus operandi making education accessible to the marginalised class who become first casualty of economic recession. We need to build sound and solid infrastructure, if we mean to stamp on illiteracy enabling the needy to get educated and remove the shackles of child labour. Illiteracy and child labour are two burning problems both tantamounts to Human right violation. A matter of serious consideration. Similar is the medical treatment. Skyrocketing prices of medicines, cost of tests, doctors fee is not generally availed of by the patients of grass root level. It will be my wishful thinking to aspire for classless society nevertheless moral code of conduct demands to extend the benefit to the extend it merits. We have numerous private nursing homes, some registered and some un-registered where common man can ill-afford to hospitalize their patients. Such inequality and discrimination generates class struggle between haves and have nots resulting in chaos, strikes, lock-ups and vandalism. Life is divine, let us not rebuke it when the way and means are with us. The Govt is suggested to intervene in such things, thereby allowing the needy to meet their urges and aspirations. Keeping all these things in focus, the Govt. should ask all the private educational institutions and private clinics, nursing homes to display the rate list conspicuously covering fees, cost of books, copies, admission fee & similarly for nursing homes and private clinics about rent, operation fee and other charges. Yours etc... |
