As far back as 1986 Cheap Jordan Future , the National Policy of Education recommended that the government must spend 6per cent of the GDP on education. Yet the government hasn’t crossed the 2 per cent barrier. What’s holding it back? Time for new thinking for India Education.


Optimum utilisation of existing educational infrastructure in the country is one of the best ways to tackle the problems confronting the education sector of India. India have around 230,000 public sector institutions functioning under various government departments, including defence, labour and information technology. These educational institutes can be effectively utilised for imparting training and for capacity building.


With the population of young people in the employable age expected to rise to 500 million by the year 2020, India need at least 10 times the amount that is now being allocated in the budget to take care of this population segment’s educational needs. But then it is impossible for the government to provide the entire money. What we have to think about at this juncture is in finding solutions.


Following an innovative approach, the public sector institutions in the country can enhance the enrolment rate by at least 5 per cent. Even Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh had written a letter to the chief ministers of all the states for the optimum utilisation of the infrastructure available in the public sector.
Most of these public sector institutions function at fixed timings. If they are able to find at least 10 hours of additional time every week, the institutions will be able to contribute immensely in enhancing enrolment rates and building capacity in the population that has left schools.


Under the Indira Gandhi National Open University - Army community college scheme launched in November 2010, for instance, the open university has started a process of certification of higher education of soldiers. Through this collaboration between Indhra Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) and the Army, the men in olives will get appropriate certification for the skills they have acquired while in service. The certification process will help them launch a new career option at the end of their stint with the Army. Government departments can achieve a lot through a planned utilisation of their vast resources for the cause of india education.


Yet another way to rejuvenate the indian education sector is through collaboration with suitable private sector players. The government of india has to find innovative ways to generate more resources for india education.


KYIRONG, Tibet, May 1 (Xinhua) -- Sajan Bolon prefers talking in Mandarin with the Chinese, even when they start a conversation in English.


He pulled over at the roadside Monday afternoon to wait for entry into China at the Gyirong land port in Xigaze of Tibet Autonomous Region, and joined a dozen Nepalese truck drivers for a chat.


"I carry apples for sale in China," Bolon said in Mandarin. A newbie in the trade, he only got his license two years ago.


His friend Jack Shrestha, however, was more experienced. "I drive into China almost every day, carrying apples and clothes," he said.


When a massive earthquake hit Nepal two years ago, the port of Gyirong on the China-Nepal border served as the shelter for Nepalese who had to flee from their homes.


Last year, Gyirong resumed two-way traffic as the only land port for bilateral trade.


"Driving on the border is an adventurous journey, with falling rocks from the cliffs on either side of the road. But it's exciting, too," Shrestha said.


Not everyone enjoys such adventures.


Scared of the falling rocks and other potential risks on the road, Resham Bahadurlo, 34, gave up driving at the end of 2015 and secured a cleaner's job at a grocery store in Kyirong township, 24 km from the land port.


"In Nepal, driving is a dangerous and tiring job, and does not necessarily pay well," Bahadurlo said. "I have a big family to feed, so I need to stay safe and bring home money."


With his cleaning job, he said he could mail home 2,000 yuan (290 U.S. dollars) a month. "I spend very little here, because meals and lodging are free."


When the store was short of workers last month, he recommended his nephew Binod Lo, 18, to join him. "It is a good job for young people to start with," he said.


Bahadurlo has never felt lonely because he has many Nepalese friends in Kyirong.


His close friends Deny Tamang and Mingma Tsomo, a couple, run Norling Restaurant that serves the best curried rice in town.


"Norling means good fortune in Nepali," Tamang said. True to its name, the restaurant, which opened in 2012, was a big success.


"Diners keep flooding in at any time of the day. In the busiest hours, the guests have to wait for an hour for a table," he said.


The couple often receive guests from faraway cities including Beijing and Shanghai.


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