How are government schools deficient?

There is no doubt that India certainly ranks in the top three promising economies of the developing world and it has a great future. The country enjoys a great stature in the field of education and Indian students are showing their presence in the global scenario. The developed countries have a great number of Indian students in the field of research and development. Undoubtedly, Indian schools and education system has a lion’s share in this success and all credit goes to the level of education in the country. However, India has a mixed economic structure and the situation is absolutely opposite if we look it from a different angle. Other than the big towns and metros of the country, there is a world of thousands of villages where education is solely dependent on the schools run by the government.

In India, education is the fundamental right and government and non government organizations work very hard to provide it up to the most underprivileged member of the society. Still there are many factors that make the government schools deficient resulting in poor standards of education.

a)      Lack of control: India is a vast country and it is extremely impossible to put stringent controls on the quality of education. There are schools located in the adverse geographical regions and even it is not possible to reach there. It certainly affects the quality of education and the schools are left on the mercy of teachers and administrative people.

b)      Lack of infrastructure: Government schools are run by the government aid and the fees are very nominal as compared to the private schools. Naturally they lack in the infrastructure. The buildings are old, the classrooms are not well-equipped and the laboratories have outdated apparatus.  Villages have very limited electricity supply and the schools can’t afford new age audio-visual methods.

c)       Lack of good quality teachers: Government schools are run by the state governments or the local governance bodies and there are very low pay scales for the teachers. The scenario does not make it a lucrative job for the young generation and therefore, government schools are deprived of good quality teaching staff. It affects the level of teaching and the students also lose interest in the educational system.

d)      Lack of interest for education: India is a land of agriculture and in the rural areas people are least bothered about the education.  They are not interested in sending the children to the schools and this affects the overall educational level in the long run.