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Opinion:
🎒 2.5 Lakh Rupees for Nursery? Wow, Are Kids Studying or Buying Shares in the School?”*
When taxpayers pay 31% tax and still can’t afford to send their kids to school
So, a Hyderabad school recently went viral for charging **₹2,50,500 per year for Nursery**. Yes, for kids who still can’t pronounce “school” properly, parents are paying more than what some people earn in a year.
Now, before you say, “Arre bhai, this must be one fancy international school,” let’s be clear — this is becoming *normal*.
In cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Pune, and Bengaluru, school fees between **₹2–4 lakh a year** are the new “standard.” Add books, transport, uniforms, and “annual day costume charges,” and you could buy a second-hand car every two years.
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😤 “But we already pay tax!” — says every middle-class Indian ever
You pay **31.2% income tax**, GST on every product, fuel tax, road tax, education cess (oh, the irony), and still have to sell your kidney for your child’s admission form.
India’s government spends **around 4% of GDP** on education. The global average is closer to **5–6%**, and countries like Finland, Norway, and Germany offer *free, world-class education* up to college level.
Meanwhile, we get “Smart Classrooms” in government schools, which means one computer in the principal’s room and a dusty projector that last worked in 2019.
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🤔 What exactly are we paying for?
Schools today charge you for things that sound like a Netflix subscription list:
* Development Fee (we’re not sure if it’s the child’s or the school’s development)
And if you ask, “Why so expensive?” they’ll reply, “We provide holistic development.”
Great! But at ₹2.5 lakh a year, can my child also get free Wi-Fi and lifetime emotional stability?
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💸 Let’s talk about “value for money”
In most countries, paying high tax means the government takes care of basic services — good schools, hospitals, and roads.
In India, paying high tax means… you’re also expected to pay *again* privately, because the public options are, well, “under construction since 1947.”
So we pay tax for government schools we don’t send our kids to, and then pay private schools for facilities the government was supposed to provide.
It’s like buying a meal and being told, “Sir, plate alag se kharido.”
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📉 Education vs. Business
Education is supposed to be a right, not a business plan. But today, schools are run like startups — profit targets, flashy marketing, and tier-based pricing.
“Premium education” sounds like we’re buying a Netflix Premium account for a 4-year-old.
And politicians?
They call themselves “leaders” while their kids study abroad.
They collect **crores in taxes** but can’t even ensure free, decent schooling for the taxpayers’ children.
Stop calling yourselves *public servants* — you’ve become **revenue collectors for the elite**.
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🧠 The Real Question
Why should an honest taxpayer, who already gives away one-third of his income, still have to beg for affordable education?
Where does all that “Education Cess” go? (Maybe on another education survey report, printed and shelved in the ministry’s cupboard.)
In Finland, the government spends over ₹10 lakh per student every year.
In Germany, education is free till college.
In India, we spend **₹2.5 lakh per child** — but from *our own pockets.*
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🪶 The Bottom Line
Education in India today feels like that “service charge” at restaurants — you don’t know why it’s there, but you can’t remove it.
The middle class pays tax, pays fees, and then pays therapy bills because of both.
If the government can collect crores in “education cess,” surely it can make sure a 4-year-old doesn’t need a loan to learn the alphabet.
If not, maybe we should start a new subject in school —
**“How to Survive in India While Paying Taxes.”**
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**Because right now, education isn’t a right anymore — it’s an EMI**
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