The Government should really be bonkers if it wants the “Private Schools” to take on the responsibility of imparting basic education. Basic education should be made complusory for all in the age group between 6 to at least 16 (if not 18), and it should be provided “free” of cost to the entire population. Almost all Countries in the World have a system of State run Schools providing basic schooling “free” of cost. In fact on an average only 6% to 8% Children across the World comprising of G-10 group go to “Private” Schools. We in India in fact have a very disturbing trend, where the Basic schooling has taken control and has networked into a mushrooming business opportunity. The Industry is now milking this very promising “business” where the ROI is a foregone conclusion. It has become a fail safe business opportunity.

The recent judgement by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India, making it mandatory for the Private Schools to reserve 25% seats has emphatically stamped its approval of this failure of the Government. instead of rapping the Government hard on its knuckle to get its act together and improve the system of basic education in the Country. This is going to trigger a very disturbing trend which would spell doom for the future of basic education in this Country.