Rajen-da,
I think the mindset must change. There has to be a group which can hold the govt accountable. I was going through this website on Education
, which shows that one third of schools in India are private but funded by the govt. So all these schools are already NGOs. I wonder how many private schools -funded by govt are in Asam.
People even at Harvard have heard about a school run by a Gandhian couple in Lucknow - City Montessori School - now with 33,000 students and in the Guiness Book. People helped them set it up. Their daughters are now educational researchers at the world level. So moved were they by Mahatma Gandhi that they changed their surname from (some Business caste one -Gupta or Goyal) to Gandhi.
So govt is not taking up all the tasks - it is asking/supporting private initiatives in school education. Thus, if there are no private initiatives in Assam and the govt continues to follow its polciy of not taking initiative - then education of Assam will suffer.
So it is imperative the private initiative (by group of individuals or some couple) who start schools and do some info gathering as well. Many Delhi educated elite oung people, join hands with UNICEF, CARE etc to conduct the research on their behalf. Helps in capacity building.
Umesh
PS: The weblink also shows that India spends only 2.5% of its GDP on edu (1998) whereas OECD (rich) countries spend about 5% (Pg 27)
Rajen Barua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Rajen Barua <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
People donot believe in NGOs in Assam. Govt is already there to do your service, Why you need NGO?To have a NGOs is to declare that the Democracy has failed. - Their argument.Hobo diok.Rajenda----- Original Message -----From: umesh sharmaTo: Rajen Barua ; [email protected]Sent: Monday, May 02, 2005 11:11 PMSubject: Re: [Assam] what will it take to improve Assam's secondary school and highereducation?Rajen-da,Why is that? Does the government object to it or is it a funding problem?>Any local NGO in school education in Assam?Don't talk about NGO is Assam. NGO is a taboo in Assam.Rajen Barua_______________________________________________----- Original Message -----From: umesh sharmaSent: Monday, May 02, 2005 10:01 PMSubject: [Assam] what will it take to improve Assam's secondary school and highereducation?I would like to raise this issue if anyone is willing.Any information on the students from Assam getting every year into IITs, national Pre med. exams, Banking PO, IAS exams, National Law Univ Bangalore, IIMs each year or highest percentage in CBSE or ICSE board exams or NTSE scholars.Any local NGO in school education in Assam?UmeshSend instant messages to your online friends http://uk.messenger.yahoo.com
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