It's easy for some privileged people to take basic things like education and health for granted. After all why should they think of it as a privilege when for them these are one of the most easily accessible thing.
But not everyone takes these basic amenities for granted, as when earning a livelihood and taking care of the members of the family becomes a primary matter of concern in one’s life, education and proper hygienic standards stand a little or, very often, no chance of pursuance. For the underprivileged people in India, these are perceived as a high-priced luxury, and this negative outlook continues on with every new generation.
Here are some shortfalls on the part of Indian Government reasons that lead to the intensification of this problem of Child Dropouts :
1. According to a study, more than 30% of educational funds are allocated towards higher education, leaving the primary education in India in sway.
2. India is fourth among the top 10 nations with the highest numbers of out-of children in primary level. Furthermore, the rate of school drop-outs among students is very high, and most of whom belong to under privileged class.
3. Healthcare is, by far, out of a poor man’s reach. About 75% of healthcare resources are concentrated in urban areas, where only 27% of the total population resides. 31% of the rural population in India has to travel over 30 km to get even the most urgent medical treatment, as Most of the health posts are located in rural areas are outside the slum areas, making accessibility difficult.
4. Healthcare is every child’s right but problems like lack of quality infrastructure, shortage of experienced medical functionaries and non-access to basic medicines and medical facilities avert its reach to over 60% of the child population in India, mainly comprising of the deprived classes of the society.
5. As per studies, one in three of the world’s malnourished children lives in India. In India, each year, an estimated 27 million children are born—nearly 2 million of which do not survive the fifth birthday. A major cause of this is malnourishment. Over 200 million people in India do not have access to good food, and more than 40% of the children who manage to survive beyond the age five are malnourished.
But not everyone takes these basic amenities for granted, as when earning a livelihood and taking care of the members of the family becomes a primary matter of concern in one’s life, education and proper hygienic standards stand a little or, very often, no chance of pursuance. For the underprivileged people in India, these are perceived as a high-priced luxury, and this negative outlook continues on with every new generation.
Here are some shortfalls on the part of Indian Government reasons that lead to the intensification of this problem of Child Dropouts :
1. According to a study, more than 30% of educational funds are allocated towards higher education, leaving the primary education in India in sway.
2. India is fourth among the top 10 nations with the highest numbers of out-of children in primary level. Furthermore, the rate of school drop-outs among students is very high, and most of whom belong to under privileged class.
3. Healthcare is, by far, out of a poor man’s reach. About 75% of healthcare resources are concentrated in urban areas, where only 27% of the total population resides. 31% of the rural population in India has to travel over 30 km to get even the most urgent medical treatment, as Most of the health posts are located in rural areas are outside the slum areas, making accessibility difficult.
4. Healthcare is every child’s right but problems like lack of quality infrastructure, shortage of experienced medical functionaries and non-access to basic medicines and medical facilities avert its reach to over 60% of the child population in India, mainly comprising of the deprived classes of the society.
5. As per studies, one in three of the world’s malnourished children lives in India. In India, each year, an estimated 27 million children are born—nearly 2 million of which do not survive the fifth birthday. A major cause of this is malnourishment. Over 200 million people in India do not have access to good food, and more than 40% of the children who manage to survive beyond the age five are malnourished.