Two events highlighted in most media this week, must trouble us all deeper than what it portrays. One,that of the unabashed copying in school exams and the other,the brazen sale of rail tickets by touts. Clearly the education system is in great disrepair as the teaching standards are so poor that students find exams as an ordeal. Perhaps many schools would turn a blind eye to mass copying so that poor pass results do not betray their lack of teaching standards / ability.
Dubious marketing in Rail tickets was expected to come down drastically on computerisation. It has boomed instead.The government had soft pedalled the issue for too long to have allowed the racket to take deep and professional roots.The best amenity for a rail passenger is a hassle free confirmed ticket. All else come later.
It is to be noted that touts,in any description, are a by product of a neglected educational system that blocks avenues of normal employment.Systemic neglect in any area, be it social,educational, economic or in administration sets up a by product, what has come to be accepted as , jugaad that gains legitimacy over time.Repair then becomes extremely difficult .
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