Education must for benefiting from Demographic Dividend

India is now at crossroad. We are having number of youths in the world. This means we have large workforce. This is one of the reasons for growing GDP, though our political leaders claim otherwise. GDP growth would have been much higher, if we would have allowed our citizens free hand to choose the areas, they want to excel. 

We have created impediments by putting hurdles by way of differential form of education. We have two standards of education systems at primary level, one Govt.-aided schools with little or no fee and other Private Schools with high fee structure-often out of reach of larger section of the society. Thus it is compulsion for choosing the school. This forces the students mainly from poor background to opt for Govt. Schools. With majority of guardians ill-educated, the quality of education imparted by these institutions is not monitored. This system creates a majority of future citizens as second-class one. 

It is therefore necessary that there should be uniform education for children at primary level. This will provide a level playing field for all till a particular standard. With children of elites going to the same school, the education standards will be monitored, which will help the entire society. This will also help children from different society mingle with each other.

At the secondary level, we may introduce the scholarship to meritorious students, with condition that wards of ministers, Grade I officers in Govt. do not enjoy them. Better educational levels to general public, specially in the rural sector will help migration of skilled workforce out of villages. This will also help their percapita income as there will be smaller population to share the same booty.

Better primary level education will also help the higher education institutions to attract better talent and lead to more professionals.

One of the major reason for poor healthcare infrastructure is shortage of enough qualified medical professionals including support staff like nurses and attendants.

If we do not do it, we are in for serious law and order problem forced by uneducated, unskilled and jobless youth.

 (Class X standard should be considered as primary as this is minimum standard, one is educated).