By Saras Kherwar
Many students were on the verge to complete their degrees this year , but the the Graduation batch of 2020 have to wait for this pandemic to end to receive their degrees. But there are many students ,who want to quit and drop school due to several other reasons ,especially girls in rural areas.The reasons are various that force these students to drop school every year in India.The reasons includes Lack of support from parents to pursue further studies ,Lack of guidance, lack of access to resources ,lack of awareness and financial support also make huge impact on student’s education . The circumstances are much worse amidst the pandemic and to curb this situation the government need to take some appropriate action in order to sustain students lives and ensure that they continue their education. Better education of students creates a better world for them. A series of developmental activities are carried out by these youth which in result lead to development of our country. Social barriers and taboos still exist in rural areas which says girls should not get education , instead they should get married and start a family . Many people still carry that old traditional thought which says that ‘karna to inko chulha chauka hi hai’, what she will do after getting education . But this is not the complete truth, however things are slightly changing and people are starting to accept the importance of girl’s education and we need to work much more in this regard. The people who belongs to poor and financially weaker section of society are more likely to be dropouts because their economical state doesn’t allow them to study further .They start to work anywhere ,out of their interest just for the sake to earn and support their family .If this condition remain prevalent for a long time in our country then students will leave schools and colleges ,leaving their education midway and being unskilled.If they lack the essential skills which is required to get better opportunity then they will end up doing meagre jobs. This is not just an individual’s plight but actually it’s a matter of our country’s development. . Youth are the future of our nation and hence the students achievements and accomplishments decides the future of our country. Many of the parents are not also keen regarding their child’s future and thus there is decrease in the student’s motivation towards studies . Lack of access to better study tools like having no desk, books , good internet connection ,and electronic gadgets like mobile and laptops create a felling of inferiority among them which is also a reason that contributes to their bad mental health , they are not given any choice and they quit the education which is a basic right of a child.Talking on problems and causes will only lead to its increase rather we should focus on the
solutions that is waiting to be implemented by the government . By building good foundation for students with their policies, government need to conduct more awareness programs and strategise it’s implementation .They should ensure that no child in India remain illiterate . Parents need to motivate their child to go to schools and seek education. The programmes related to gender equality need to be promoted by the government. They should support financially weak families with extra care . The government also need to make an awareness among these parents regarding the benefits of education by their policies and propagating their programmes at grassroot level. This pandemic have brought a major shift socially, economically, technically and in various other aspects of society.
Social awareness, financial help ,easy access of facilities and services could make a change in this problem and lead to move towards a better solution. This pandemic have also popped out the question of Government’s action in regard to mental health.Hence , at policy level ,we need a better policy dealing with mental health of our country and providing free counselling to the childrens and parents who are somewhere confused and tensed regarding the ongoing changes taking place in our society .
