Govt must give edu vouchers?

Updated on: Thursday, February 10, 2011

The government can make its investments in education more effective by providing students with scholarship vouchers instead of aiding schools," said management guru and author Gurucharan Das during a lecture at the United World Colleges meet .

According to Das, one out of four teachers at government schools is always absent and those present do not teach. He said the problem cannot be attributed to poor salaries as after recent revisions teachers are earning at least Rs 22,000 a month—seven times the per capita income.

“I have almost given up hope that I will see any reform of government schools during my lifetime. But I am an advocate of scholarship vouchers. If the government gave each child a scholarship voucher of Rs 6,000 per year it would cover the fees at 85 per cent of private schools,” said Das. “Today it is only the rich who can choose the educational institution. With education vouchers the poor too can have a choice of schools. Teachers will also realise that they will get paid only when they perform because parents will send their children to only those schools with performing teachers,” he said.

Govt must give edu vouchers?

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