Opinion On our feet
Government and social workers have worked hard to make India virtually polio-free.
On our feet
Government and social workers have worked hard to make India virtually polio-free. But while we have been able to take care of one problem,another warrants attention and that is malnutrition of children in our country. Our approach to child healthcare has to be holistic. A focused child health policy will ensure that our future generations are healthy.
Virendra Kumar Singh
New Delhi
Schooling needed
Apropos Not just their roll call by Ila Patnaik (IE,January 20),for a nation of billion-plus citizens aspiring to be a global leader,it is a paradox that thousands of children are deprived of quality primary education that is their right. While the Sarva Shiksha Abhiyaan has been able to increase enrolment and curb dropout,the quality of education being provided can be gauged from the latest ASER which says half of Class V kids cant read Class II texts.
Rishi Kaushik
New Delhi
Let live-in
While a sessions court has observed that live-in relationships are an infamous Western cultural product (No two views,IE,January 19),the apex court has given such relationships the importance it deserves. It is imperative that the observations of the judiciary are in consonance with the radical changes being witnessed in Indian society.
Jasleen Kaur
Explain this
AS more and more details of General V.K. Singhs just stand over the issue about his age come out,the governments embarrassment becomes clearer. It is intriguing why,in the first place,the government took such a tough stand against the general who was not only noted for his impeccable character but was also a recipient of the Param Vishisht Seva Medal,one of Indias highest gallantry awards. The government must come clean on this.
Vijay Mohan
Power struggles
The disparate experiences of the institution of the state ombudsman,Lokayukta,described in Whose Lokayukta (IE,January 20),make it a case of horses for courses. Our opportunistic legislators realise that a pliant Lokayukta is as threatening as a powerful one. The bogey of federalism masks the reluctance of the political class to create an alternative seat of power to countervail their hitherto unbridled rule. A nominated governor could be a proxy for the Centres say in a Lokayuktas appointment,and could lead to future face-offs similar to the one in Gujarat. A directly elected Lokpal might be a technical impossibility,but a directly elected Lokayukta is certainly feasible,and could be funded with the cash the Election Commission seizes at every election.
Sudipta Das
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