Dear Misenkiser,

Read my blog carefully. I have written about a mid-way approach that combines the benefits of private sector and public sector approach in legalizing capitation fee.

Dear Krishnan Bala,

I think you are missing the point on critical need for private sector participation in education. I have talked about a mid-way approach that combines the best of both worlds.

-TBT

Today education has become a booming business thanks to the big barons who call the shots to supply a huge demand.As the Government is unable to fund all the institutions it is quite obvious that the private sector will have to step in.Make no mistake but No one starts an organization for charity. The good old days when the real teacher disciple relationship existed has no relevance anyone. It has become a pure commercial activity.Today if capitation fees were to be legalized tomorrow the demand may be for gambling and other illegal activities. If only people who patronize such institutes refuse to pay up and bring it to the attention of the media such incidents may reuce. After all no institute wants a bad press

The subject written about is a very serious one deserving emergent action at the top most level as it forms the fountain head of political corruption. If a person with the minimum qualifying marks is able to obtain a seat in the medical college, he will also be able to pass the various examinations by bribing the authorities during the course of his medical education which is a fact that is very much in actual practice.If these persons are licensed to practice as doctors on emerging out of their colleges, one can imagine the quality of medical treatment they will be able to render to the suffering public, besides subjecting them to all modes of un-wanted examination in the name of diagnosis to literally bleed them and enrich their coffers,if not to retrieve the bribe they have handed down to the greedy politicians at the time of admission.Most of the private colleges in Tamilnadu are known to be delving in this corrupt practice which has the silent approval from the ruling party, which gets a due share.All those who have earned a seat by reservation or by paying capitation must be seperately identified by adding the alphabet (R) and(C) after their professional degree, to enable the clients seeking their service on payment.