Romancing with public money

The relation between heart and brain has never been very useful. And when you get the powers to spend public money, you tend to prefer your hart over your brains. Therefore, the government is considering another stupid idea, namely The Right to Education Bill. It is expected to be on the agenda at next Cabinet meeting. The Bill envisages free and compulsory education to all children between 6 and 14 years.
The Bill quotes Article 21A that envisages "free and compulsory education" and provisions for "equitable quality". It envisages that government schools shall provide free education to all children and the schools will be managed by school management committees. Private schools shall admit at least 25 per cent of the children in their schools without any fee.
The government schools are facing acute shortages of students. No parents, in their proper sense, will like to put their children through such schools. Therefore, many steps, like mid-day meals, are being taken. So, government schools have been practically turned into dhabas. The latest Bill is a new step in that direction only.
Such measures have another use, too. They give ample room for the public servants, and the politicians as well, to make money on the sides. So, wait for the next move.