In today's Indian
society parents are willing to shell out money for their kid's bright future.
And the educational institutions are very much ready to cash in on this
opportunity.
Whether it's
Government or non-Government, the institution will make no hesitation in asking
money irrespective of their accreditation and status. I remember talking to a
school teacher of a well reputed Government aided school in my childhood. Me
and some of my friends in our inquisitiveness asked why their school takes
donations from parents to which she answered: "I know you little kids want
to put everything straight and are very much aware of such things happening
but, this is how the system works and nobody can challenge it" ('System' a
very important word whose meaning we didn’t understand then in the closed
environs of our school but has now become a staple in our day-to-day language).
This teacher further pointed out that the aid they get from the authorities is
totally spent in the salaries of all the teachers and non-teaching staff. There
are no funds left for development, sports activities and other works. Now if
this is the case with Government aided institutions then you will very much
know how private institutions beat the heat. But this brings up a very
important point of 'Does one evil kill another evil?'
