GOOD NEWS : BAD NEWS

DNA ( 18^th Jan 2013 ) reports ,

·     Good News / Food Securuty Bill

·     National Food Security Bill is likely to be placed before Parliament in forthcoming budget session, under which,

·      800 million poor people ( 67 % 0f Indian population ) will each get ,5 Kg of rice or wheat or millet , every month for Rs 5 / 2 / 1 per kg

·     Hopefully , this will save those 1.6 Million children ( under age 5 ), currently starving to death every year. Better late than never !

·     May be we should hold National Elections every alternate year !

·     Bad News  /  Decline in Education Standards

·     Annual Status of Education Report ( 2012 ) found following decline in education standards :

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Students Tested…………Test……………% age of students who failed test in

     2010……………2011…………….2012

Class 3…………………… Read Textbooks

Of Class  1 ………….54.4 ………….59.7……………..61.3

Class 5…………………… Read Textbooks

Of Class  2…………….46.3……………51.8……………53.2

Class 5………………… Solve Division

Problems…………………  58.6…………….67.2………….77.4

As it is , India has the dubious distinction of having the largest illiterate population in the World – with or without Right To Education Act

Soon, we will also boast the largest “ Unemployed “ work-force in the World !

Hemen  Parekh