By M.Saraswathi
NEW DELHI, India
(NNN-Bernama) -- After undergoing a
rigorous selection procedure, parents of tiny tots aiming for seats in nursery
schools in Delhi-National Capital Region say they are now facing the biggest
hurdle in the form of 'donation fees’, which ranged from Rs3 lakh (US$5,563) to
Rs8 lakh (US$15,000) per child, a survey revealed.
The fees structure
for nursery and pre-school is costlier than that of Delhi University
Parents’ applying
for primary schools have increased their budget to Rs3 lakhs in 2013 from Rs 1
Lakh (US$1,854) in 2010 on items and activities integral to the school
curriculum, such as fees, transports, building fund and extracurricular,
reveals the survey conducted by Assocham Social Development Foundation (ASDF).
“The survey
showed that parents invest an average 75 per cent of their income in their
children’s education. The cost of education is increasing every year, much
ahead of inflation,” he said in a statement.
About 2,000
parents, with a minimum salary bracket of Rs3 lakh to Rs8 lakh annually, were
interviewed in Delhi-NCR for the survey, which indicated that parents find it
difficult in meeting their ward’s education cost and plan to break their funds
for admission process this year.
The parents'
annual income, on an average, has just risen up to 30 per cent in the past five
years but on the other hand education cost has increased by over 300 per cent
in the last five years, the survey said.
Majority of parents
believe it is difficult for a single parent to fund a child's education in this
current scenario, it said.
”Over 92 per
cent parents in one-member-earning families often find it impossible to pay
even for one child’s education and 85 per cent of parents spend more than half
of their take-home pay on their children's education, extra coaching and
extra-curricular activities, placing significant burden on their family
budget,” it said. -- NNN-BERNAMA
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