I belong to medical field and if you study and work as a doctor, you are expected to complete mandatory internships and other postings in rural or semi urban regions. I worked in a small hospital (PHC and UPHC) during internship postings and also posted for more than a year in a village hospital PHC (primary health center).
Why I am touching these facts is because, we are seeing a large scale migration to cities these days. The rural and semi urban sector actually faces the burnt of climate change, natural disasters (like drought or floods), price changes, bad infrastructure and greater economic disparities, Our government doesn't give as much importance to the administration of these places and the higher ups prefer to live in cities, capitals or even outside country.
The most they do is, give free or cheap foods for rural people, or some cash benefits and as per healthcare, make doctor's posting in these rural sectors compulsory. But, it ignores genuine problems which also affects the mental and social well being of these people
So, I was just going through a news recently about how Chinese government sent the students of some university of agriculture for mandatory posting in villages. The experiences and knowledge of those students greatly helped in the rise of productivity and income of villagers. While admiring the story, I wondered why can't we do the same. We have policies for posting of doctors, why can't be posting of students like agriculture, law, civil engineer, nursing, paramedical, commerce and many more fields.
We already have village infrastructure as in PHC, CHC and District centers. We do have Panchayata homes which can be modified. Why not bring various specialties to have their exposure to the ground realities of rural sector, their problems and solutions for the same. A student of agriculture, soil / water scientists, can give the farmers the proper way to farm, storage methods and get to the market, The engineers can help develop new ways of village infrastructure, exposure the nursing and paramedical staffs gets, will help them in future and may help solves unemployment (like Geriatric care). Commerce students can help develop various business strategies, will increase competition and quality, law students make people more aware of law and solve small disputes.
What more advantageous is that, unlike doctors like us, they can choose the village they wanted to get posted to, let it be their own village, and officially can help solving the problems of their own villages. It can act as a one year project or publication too. By channeling the youth drive, it will further help in the developing of the country as a whole. And may be...we could deal the bigger problems like migration of people, slum development, economic disparities.
So, just wishing that our Indian government should give these kind of ideas some backing.
Why I am touching these facts is because, we are seeing a large scale migration to cities these days. The rural and semi urban sector actually faces the burnt of climate change, natural disasters (like drought or floods), price changes, bad infrastructure and greater economic disparities, Our government doesn't give as much importance to the administration of these places and the higher ups prefer to live in cities, capitals or even outside country.
The most they do is, give free or cheap foods for rural people, or some cash benefits and as per healthcare, make doctor's posting in these rural sectors compulsory. But, it ignores genuine problems which also affects the mental and social well being of these people
So, I was just going through a news recently about how Chinese government sent the students of some university of agriculture for mandatory posting in villages. The experiences and knowledge of those students greatly helped in the rise of productivity and income of villagers. While admiring the story, I wondered why can't we do the same. We have policies for posting of doctors, why can't be posting of students like agriculture, law, civil engineer, nursing, paramedical, commerce and many more fields.
We already have village infrastructure as in PHC, CHC and District centers. We do have Panchayata homes which can be modified. Why not bring various specialties to have their exposure to the ground realities of rural sector, their problems and solutions for the same. A student of agriculture, soil / water scientists, can give the farmers the proper way to farm, storage methods and get to the market, The engineers can help develop new ways of village infrastructure, exposure the nursing and paramedical staffs gets, will help them in future and may help solves unemployment (like Geriatric care). Commerce students can help develop various business strategies, will increase competition and quality, law students make people more aware of law and solve small disputes.
What more advantageous is that, unlike doctors like us, they can choose the village they wanted to get posted to, let it be their own village, and officially can help solving the problems of their own villages. It can act as a one year project or publication too. By channeling the youth drive, it will further help in the developing of the country as a whole. And may be...we could deal the bigger problems like migration of people, slum development, economic disparities.
So, just wishing that our Indian government should give these kind of ideas some backing.
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