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for a better tomorrow THANKS to the role played by the Press, TV, education and information revolution, an average Indian today is aware of the political, economic and social stalemate prevailing in the country. The older generation is critical of the youth and hold them responsible for the violence lawlessness and indiscipline in the society. However, little effort has been made to seriously analyse the causes of the growing unrest and discontent among the youth. Time and again, various schemes aimed at the welfare and development of the youth have been launched. But these could not produce tangible results due to a lack of will in implementing them. The country has made tremendous progress after Independence in fields like agriculture, industry, education, science and technology and information technology. The country has also produced engineers, doctors, scientists and technocrats who have excelled in their respective fields. But certain realities cannot be ignored. The population of the country has crossed the one-billion mark. Poverty, illiteracy, corruption, lack of infrastructure and political opportunism have played havoc with the dreams of the common man. |
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| The situation today needs sincere
attention and efforts to bring back to the people a sense
of security, peace, confidence and respect for law and
authority. Despite radicle changes in the structure of
education, expansion of educational institutions and
marked improvement in the pay structure and service
conditions of teachers, we have not been able to make the
educational system productive and effective. the quality
of education has gone down. Education has, in fact,
failed to improve the thinking and mould the attitudes of
the youth. Substandard teaching institutions have
mushroomed all over the country. Privatisation of
education, reservation of seats in institution, political
interference, and unfair selection and recruitment for
various have destroyed the faith of the youth in justice
and fair play. The problem of unemployment among the
youth needs special attention and should be tackled on a
war footing. The NCC and the NSS which were launched by the government to discipline, self-reliance and leadership qualities to the youth have lost their credibility. These schemes should be implemented in the right spirit. Only if our youth is disciplined can we hope to compete with the developed nations of the western world. No education can be considered complete without the proper assessment of these qualities. Parents and teachers, too, should provide the right kind of role models for the youth to emulate. This will solve the problem of unrest among the youth to a large extent. |
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