PM insists on transparent and efficient regulation of edu system

Prime Minister launched ‘Global Education and Leadership Programme’ in New Delhi on Monday (April 28), on India’s education system, contribution of private sectors in this field and to make its regulation more efficient and transparent.

He offered his satisfaction on the participation of private organisations in the field of education and training.

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Reflecting on the same he said, “The private sector has for a long time shown interest in promoting education, particularly higher education in the country. We also have several creditable examples in the voluntary sector including initiatives taken by social, cultural and religious trusts and organisations.”

He asked the private players to follow the examples of excellence and commitment shown by both private and public sectors in the field of education and to draw on the inspirational example of some of the best initiatives in the field of education and training.

Showing his dissatisfaction over the quality of teachers and facilities including libraries he said, “It is a sad reality that both in our public sector and the private sector far too much attention is paid to the hardware of education and not enough to the software, namely, the quality of teachers and of facilities offered, including libraries. I hope your initiative will redress this important imbalance.”

Prime Minister talked of the difficulties faced by the government to monitor, to regulate and to guide the massive growth of education by private sector. He said that this may be the reason that private sector consider government as an impediment.

However he maintained that regulation is a necessary feature of liberalisation and essential to the fair functioning of free markets but opted for transparent and efficient regulation mechanism.

He assure on the behalf of government which is committed to fight such corruption and to ensuring free, efficient and transparent regulation of the educational system.

Emphasising Teacher training as an essential part he said, “Teacher training is an extremely important aspect of education policy and that State Governments must pay greater attention to improving the quality of teacher training across this vast country.”

He asked civil society and local communities to play an important role in improving education system. He hailed the achievement of Indian youth who have made their presence felt in every nook and corner of the world and their tremendous achievements in different fields.

He shared his experiences and marked that it is quality of education in India and abroad that has made many to acquire enviable position in all over the world. He said, “We are all products of that schooling system. I too went to a village school and a small college in a small town before I landed at Cambridge and Oxford University. I hope every Indian child can dream of such possibilities living in his own village, in his own mohalla.”

Education in India has become a booming industry and since many private sectors are contributing towards fulfilling the need, quality of education has to be given attention. Manmohan Singh’s remark to regulate the education system as well as to infuse quality teaching is a welcome gesture.