How The Face of Education in Rural India?

BANGALORE: Education is the ladder to personal and professional success. In India, almost 90 percent of the schools are located in rural areas. Though some of them have developed to a great extent, in some remote areas still children fail to receive basic quality education.

The most common problem that hinders the growth of education in rural India is the lack of proper transportation. Most villages do not have easy access to places because of which children find it difficult to go to school. Most of the times children have to walk miles to reach these government funded schools and this demotivates them to attend school on a regular basis.

People belonging to remote rural areas have insufficient income which makes it difficult for a family with four or five members. Most likely, children from these families won’t be sent to schools, instead would be asked to help the earning member of the family.

On the other hand, teachers in rural educational centers in villages are paid poorly. Teaching equipment is limited to a basic blackboard, chalk, and textbooks which also do not always reach the students on time. Most schools have single teacher, this means that if the teacher is ill or absent, the school is closed. Some classrooms have children of mixed age groups studying together, this leads to limited education given to them.

Most have inadequate infrastructure at these rural schools which is another big concern. Most of the schools don’t have proper classrooms, playgrounds, and even basic facilities like electricity, toilets which is one of the reasons for the girls to drop out at puberty. These are some of the main crises that is holding back rural education to match up with the education system in urban educational centers. Education provided in rural areas lack in quality and it is high time the government has to take measures to provide basic education, pursue further studies, and help them in succeeding in career. 

Proper availability of basic facilities, like toilets, drinking water, adequate classroom facilities and timely motivational programs for teachers should be a must. The right improvement can certainly bring about a positive change towards the development of rural education in India.

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