tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37939648.post7160722064171543068..comments2010-03-16T04:00:30.747-07:00Comments on Saving Mumbai from herself: Medical Education in Maharashtra – 2AGworldhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08156302311566152049noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37939648.post-89931061116642542192007-07-25T09:35:00.000-07:002007-07-25T09:35:00.000-07:00AshutoshSuggest you think of the hundreds of sushi...Ashutosh<BR/><BR/>Suggest you think of the hundreds of sushilas who do not get an education AT ALL due to the government's monopoly on education.<BR/><BR/>Since you find this rather amusing, do you have a better solution?<BR/>Oh.. perhaps you're saying the government should spend another 100 crore in making 10 more (white elephant) IITs.<BR/><BR/>After 50 years of the IITs, why are we still behind so badly?AGworldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08156302311566152049noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37939648.post-1493001539638163142007-07-24T14:46:00.000-07:002007-07-24T14:46:00.000-07:00I have read many of your posts; sometimes with dis...I have read many of your posts; sometimes with dismay and sometimes with shear amusement.Please let me know your comments regarding this piece that I came across:<BR/><BR/><BR/>Patna: It's a classic tale of small towns and big dreams -- only this time round, the dream almost came true for Sushila Mishra, a resident of Nadda Village in the Bangah District of Bihar. <BR/>She scored 91 per cent in her class XII boards and also cleared the IIT-JEE exam, but Sushila wasn't able to get a seat at IIT because her father couldn't afford to pay Rs 40,000 as admission fee.<BR/>"It was my dream to study at IIT. I heard from somewhere that the state government is helping poor students. I was hopeful, but I didn't get any help," says the dejected girl.<BR/>Sushila's father approached various banks for a loan, but failed to get any because of his weak financial status.<BR/>"My daughter is really bright and with a little help she could have really done well. We went to everyone for help, even the Chief Minister but nobody helped us," says her father, Surinder Mishra.<BR/> <BR/>Have you faced problems filling the new Income Tax Return forms?<BR/>Tax expert Subash Lakhotia will solve your problems on IBN Money this Friday at 6:30 pm. Write to us<BR/> <BR/>Are you being served right?<BR/>Are you getting value for your money as consumer? Tell us, we voice your concern<BR/>Meanwhile, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar says an inquiry is on to find out why Sushila was denied financial help. <BR/>"An inquiry is on. For students from Bihar who clear IIT entrance, usually the government spends Rs 50,000 from the Chief Minister's Relief Fund," said Nitish Kumar.<BR/>However, all that matters little to Sushila for now that the last date for submission of admission fees has expired, her dreams of making it to IIT might just remain that -- a dream!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15932207352378381012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37939648.post-36520511510090149272007-07-20T12:17:00.000-07:002007-07-20T12:17:00.000-07:00Although I agree with your larger argument about o...Although I agree with your larger argument about opening up the education sector, I am still not convinced it is the ultimate panacea for the problems that continue to plague our system. <BR/><BR/>Considering the babudom does manage to wake up in the next few years and implements large-scale reforms, would it still be enough to ensure that there will be adequate doctors to cater to the non-urban sector? The dismal state of primary healthcare centers all over India is well-known, as is the large-scale corruption that continues to go unnoticed. The only doctors who work in these areas are ones in Govt. jobs who have no say in where they are posted. <BR/><BR/>Reg. increasing supply of medicos, what is your opinion on the plethora of homeopathic and ayurvedic medical colleges that have mushroomed all over the place? I had friends who went to some of these institutions, and although the students are almost nearly as competitive as those who get into mainstream medical schools, these fly-by-night places grossly underserve them by offering a vastly inferior curriculum. Their degrees have no recognition anywhere, and the rules on whether they can qualify for graduate studies keep changing all the time. One way of bridging the demand-supply gap would be to start making their degrees more recognizable through stringent licensing exams. <BR/><BR/>So I believe the larger issue of how much control the Govt should have in matters of healthcare. The American system based on insurance and drug company driven is at a near-collapse. (On a related note, would you review Michael Moore's Sicko on your blog ?) But India is in no position right now to offer universal free healthcare as some developed countries do. <BR/><BR/>Ok, that was my long and rambling comment. Would love to hear back from you.Soniyahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01224616934195148142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-37939648.post-70133240953942208392007-07-16T17:28:00.000-07:002007-07-16T17:28:00.000-07:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05723553759588826566noreply@blogger.com