HRD Minister Smt. Smriti Irani has stated in the Parliament on 26th November 2014 that ” 2.03 lakh government Schools lack toilet facilities, 54,533 have do not have drinking water and 5.57 lakh do not have electricity connection”.

The number might be much more, since many state governments may not be giving the correct picture to justify themselves.

It is more than 67 years after India got Independence from the British. But even after 67 years, this is the pitiable condition of the government schools where our future generation have to educate themselves. It is no surprise that many people who want their children to study in government schools are compelled to send them to private schools, paying hefty fees and incurring other extra expenditure. Many governments are purposely neglecting their own schools, delaying funds and not equipping them with even minimum requirements. It is, in fact, helping the private schools in this way. The Congress/UPA and BJP/NDA governments, which ruled the country for all these years, should be made to answer for the neglect of the government schools.

The latest news is the statement the Minister of State, HRD, Shri Upendra Kushwaha that there are vacancies of 7,556 posts of teachers unfilled in the 1,102 Kendriya vidyalayas in the country.

Shame to the Government! What are you doing for the lakhs of children, the future citizens of  the country, who want to study and learn!  Is there no ‘Achha Din’ fir the future generations?