Why Average Indian family cannot afford quality education for their Child?

The Indian media most often touts about India becoming a Superpower, and the pitiable listener too often buys into this media hype.

There are 21 requirements that any Country, aspiring to ascend to the superpower status should have in its arsenal, before even attempting to ride the Superpower cloud.

Of the 21 requirements, there are few which are too indispensable. This post will aim at these indispensable assets, one at a time, so you have a series to read and chew on. The first among them being Education.

It is imperative for a Nation to provide all its Citizens with quality education. More so this education should be given free of charge. But this doesn’t happen in India.

Look at the cost of quality schooling. Imagine you wish to have your child educated in a school of repute and seriously contemplating of securing an admission. But, are you aware of the fees that these schools charge? Anywhere from $18,000 per year and, upwards.

Still further, are you aware of the salary a daily wage earner gets, $2 a day, and an employee working in the public sector, $ 18 a day.

If you were to do the math, the daily wage earner, earns a sum total of $730 a year, while the public sector employee, earns a sum total of $6570.

Now with salaries such as these, where on earth would people of the neglected sector would be able to provide an opportunity for their children.

Education is Privatized

Since Education is privatized no one can have a say on the fees that these so called private education institutions charge for their services.

Take for example the NEET exam, which is the requirement for every student aspiring to pursue a Medical degree in India.

Now to get a qualifying score, he or she should be offered the best of training and course content as preparation materials, of course, the first level of content and course comes from the school, the child studies. But as we all know, Test preparation is an area within and hence we ought look at it with an alternate dimensional foci in mind.

So, from test preparation stand point, the student ought to be provided with the right environment, right course materials and more so practice tests and rehearsals.

But the predicament is, seeing the NEET exam as an opportunity to fleece, private Online websites, such as the Shahruk khan private ventures and the Zukerberg private ventures, all under the name of providing quality training content were quick to capitalize on the Market potential.

With some good advertisement, they have prized their related content and test preparation notes at cloud 11 rates. Of course these agencies will draw the gullible minds based on their show business reach, but whether they can deliver or not remains lateral.

But in any cases, to the average aspirant, these prices are beyond the scope.

That leaves us to wonder, if a child which has the true desire to serve the society by donning the role of a medical doctor has what options left or what assistance afforded to realize the dream if the economic condition of the child poses a barrier.

Would that not be the state’s responsibility to bring that dream a reality, irrespective of the child’s economic barriers?

The take home tit bit is, the Dreams of quality Education is not for everyone to dream and aspire for, if you are from an average Indian family.

It is also imperative to understand that the situation mentioned here is not just a year old story.

This situation has been in existence since the Colonial times when the elite sent their children to Oxford, Cambridge and King’s college, London, while the pitiable masses, grinded corn in fields and served their life out in bonded labor.

The present day is merely an Economic induction of the colonial times. The only difference being, the poor have become even poorer and the middle class is trying to keep their heads above the rising economic water levels

The worst of all, no one wants to talk about this. the India main stream theme is not to provide information for the upliftment of the average Indian, but to keep him/her there for ever at the bottom, with talkshows such as coffee with karan, the simigarewal shows, movie songs, classic songs, all of which enables the average man or woman to stay in his or hers vegetative state forever.

The Average Indian can never start a business

Even if you make an attempt at gaining economic independence, the big sharks will run you down. They control their market monopoly.

Most of the times, the average Indian will not have the right education even to launch his or her career in business. Take for example the Business education in India.

If you are an aspirant and wished to look at the fee structure, then a mere look will turn you into a pillar of salt. To finish a course, you will have to shell out anywhere in the range of $37,000.

Isn’t that the state of sanctimonious extremities, when a daily wage earner has his earning at $730, a year and here you are placing a fee structure which is beyond the mortal visualization of any free and clear thinker.

There is just one lesson to be learned from here, “We are not for the commoner- MBA institutions”

In other words, The average will never make it, why? the system is designed to keep him or her merely at the survival state.

That would mean, even start a small business in India, for the average, would be way out of the bounds.

If everything fails to stop you, Paypal will

So, fighting all odds, you gather this idea of running a small service industry say, “Drop shipping“, so you set up a small website, and place your $5, products on it, and then you need a payment gateway, so you create the, Paypal account.

Then you move forward to connect your shop with Paypal, and for this to happen you would first need to activate the Paypal account and then on to obtain the API-Key.

Now, this should be a walk in the park years ago, but do you know, to get this going now, Paypal will erect all the funny absurd hurdles of validations and requirements that will drive you to the extinct that you might even feel that a jump into a Croc infested Amazonian river would be much simply that Paypal registration.

The Malpractice of Paypal?

Paypal, will ask you for your National Id [why do they need your National Id? We don’t why? for Paypal is For profit company and can and will use your data for their Profit].

When you provide them with your National Id, they will send you a message saying that your picture on the Id is just not clear, and will ask you to re-upload it from a better system.

So you search for a better scanner and then re-upload it. Only this time, they will send you a message that due to the verification process, you will have to wait a few days for the verification to complete.

Now after a week, you will receive a message saying that you will have to provide Paypal, with your GST number [why Paypal wants your GST number, we don’t why? you are not doing Business with Paypal, you are just using their services for which Paypal holds your money and more so, you pay Paypal a hefty fee], and the Business registration, then wait for their validation email.

The Paypal long ride syndrome

Thinking that Paypal is an agency of repute, you will supply them with everything, in anticipation that you will receive a working Paypal Account. But this will only be in your dream, for they are taking you on a long ride.

Days will pass, after that you will receive a email, saying that your Current status is put on Hold,and that your Account is Partially functional, you will be able to use your account to make Purchases, but never receive payment from anybody or any business.

The Heights of Idiosyncrasies

Would you believe this? Paypal wants your money but will never want you to progress and earn your living.

When the rich to the likes of Ambani, has a family house with 27 floors, for a family of 5, while the poor live in stinks and rot in house boards.

Where everyday fights are the general weather, even to use basic amenities is an herculean affair, where modesty for women and safety for children is under the whims and fancies of the mobs and gangs which control them.

Is there a ray of hope for the Average Indian family?