STUDENTS PROBLEMS OF RURAL AREAS

By: Tarique Hussain

Rural Education:
Right to Education is the primary right of every citizen of Pakistan. Majority population of our country living in rural areas so schools in rural areas are promoted to raise the level of education and literacy in rural Pakistan. More than 45.8 percent of Pakistan's population is illiterate and cannot read or write. The conditions of rural education in Pakistan is improving steadily and the government is also providing full support and providing with many initiatives. The fee structure in these schools is also free so that every child can study and afford it. Govt: should create awareness about the need for education and world literacy. Many indirect benefits of a basic rural education include poverty reduction, disease control, enhanced employment opportunities and increasing rate of literacy. Rural education can play key role in the development of Pakistan.

Students problems in Rural areas:

1) Financial problems 2) Transportation 3) Lack quality teachers 4) Lack of infrastructure 5) Receiving very poor level of education

Financial problems:
As we know that poverty level in our country is very high and majority of population living in rural areas suffering from poverty they are unable to fulfill their basic needs as like food etc. Their income resource mostly based on the agriculture they give preference to their children to work in field as compare to get education .

Transportation:
Rural areas people do not have personal convince there is also lack of public transport. Students walk kilo meters to reach their schools to get education because in rural areas schools are located at far distance for example 7,8 villages have only school so students of that villages faces many difficulties to reach the school. Mostly students do not like walk many kilo meters to reach their school.

Lack of quality teachers:

Schools in rural areas located at distance from so the qualified teachers refuse to go their. In case teachers transferred in rural areas they did not go school regularly . Even govt: give them convince allounce for teaching in rural areas schools. Mostly teachers in rural areas as I seen often come late and go back before the official timing of school. This is main cause which decrease the interest of students.

Lack of infrastructure:
Lack of infrastructure like class rooms, playground and road connectivity. The students of rural areas sit on floor due to non-availability of furniture. The students of rural areas face many difficulties specially in summer and winter season. This is also reason for decreasing the teachers interest

Receiving very poor level of education:

Mostly teachers teaching in rural areas are unqualified. The teachers get very less income so most of teachers do not teach students properly. Students of rural areas totally unaware about computer education. Rural areas students not involve in other activities like sports, co-curriculum activities and competitions such event and activities help in over all development of the rural areas students.

Thank you!!!