1. In Assam, we are not at all concerned about how public money is being spent (or not spent). 2. Government is behaving irresponsibly in this decision -- it looks like kind of bribing a young generation for political mileage than actually trying to create a healthy competitive environment among the students. Is this a 'Government's decision or decision of a political party that is running the Government?' 3. It is actually in a way destroying a possible healthy competition among the students -- you get 60% or 90% the reward is same! 4. Apart from the obvious use of a laptop or a computer for music or videos, have they been already taught in the schools for its uses which are academically beneficial?...report writing, statistical analysis, design, .... 5. There are many other things those government could have taken up (still it can take up!) -
a. Providing merit scholarships or soft loans for post-graduate studies for specialized branches which can strengthen Assam Government's 'functioning' in future - for e.g. water & waste water engineering, highway engineering, construction management, contract management, architecture, urban and regional planning, urban design, transport planning and modelling, urban management, land management, environmental planning, financial management, administrative management, economics, environmental economics, etc b. Revising Acts and legislative frameworks and reorganize departments dealing with infrastructure services (all types), land development and management, urban and regional planning and management, environmental protection and planning, etc and create high-profile jobs with competitive salaries for 'quality people' educated with government's scholarships or soft-loans. c. Providing merit scholarships for research scholars in the tertiary academic institutions, increase assistance for meaningful research projects, increase salaries of university and college teachers to get best of the lots, facilitate associations with foreign universities for any meaningful research related to Assam and surrounding areas. Will we be seeing a government in Assam in our lifetime, which will take up things seriously, will try genuinely solving Assam's problems, will responsibly lead Assam on the path of rapid development (actual)? Multi-storied buildings and number of highly priced cars on roads are not signs of development if we neglect 'everything else'. On Tue, Mar 6, 2012 at 10:41 PM, Priyankan Goswami < [email protected]> wrote: > Dear All, > > Please read the following piece and feedback with your comments: > > > http://www.timesofassam.com/headlines/a-decade-of-free-laptops-to-students-in-assam-reality-check/ > > I feel it is high time we came out of the dreamy reward scheme that helps > no one in reality. The same money could be far better utilized if it was > used in schemes for development of the students. Why not use that money for > free coaching to meritorious students who wants to compete in national > level Exams such as the IIT or PMT. Why not coach and mentor deserving IAS > aspirants with that money, Why not sponsor the smart ones with all expenses > to study in excellent educational institutes abroad and then mandate them > to return back and use what they learnt there, for our motherland’s > development > > If indeed the Government is serious, why not give low interest loans to the > students instead, help them get properly educated, help them with jobs and > get the returns back. Or better, identify potential leaders amongst > meritorious students, groom them up as future entrepreneurs and develop the > state’s economy? > > Regards, > Priyankan > _______________________________________________ > assam mailing list > [email protected] > http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org > _______________________________________________ assam mailing list [email protected] http://assamnet.org/mailman/listinfo/assam_assamnet.org
