Will this budget give a boost to children's Right to Education? - Write to the Finance Minister NOW.

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Dear Friend,

We, the volunteers of CRY, request you to join us in demanding that in the upcoming annual budget of the government of India, at least 6% of the GDP be allocated for education of children. To create awareness and build public pressure, it will take each one of us to make our voices heard. Please copy & paste the content of the letter given below and email it to our Honourable Finance Minister, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee at the following address pkm@sansad.nic.in.
Click here to read CRY's wish list from the Union Budget 2011 (on indianshowbusiness.com).

Warm regards,
Manorath
A CRY Volunteer Initiative
To
Sri Pranab Mukherjee,
Honourable Finance Minister,
Government of India.
Dear Sir,

Over the course of the last 63 years, generations of children have not had access to education. Many of those who have been able to access it, have got very poor quality education due to shortcomings in infrastructure, teacher numbers and/or teaching quality.
We need to ensure that future generations of children, those born in the 21st century, are not deprived of their right to education and a childhood. As responsible citizens, we must ensure that all children get quality education.

This right is highly dependant on how much financial resources do we commit to our children's education from the public exchequer.
The Indian government's expenditure as a percentage of GDP has been a dismal 3.40% in 2008-2009. In 2000-2001 it was 3.94% and had dropped drastically to 3.01% in 2004-2005. The target of an expenditure of 6% of India's GDP was set as far back as 1968 by the Kothari Commission but is yet to be achieved.The target of 6% of GDP’s expenditure also finds a mention in manifestos of all the political parties.
With the upcoming Annual Budget of the Union Government of India, we request you to increase the budgetary allocation towards education, especially elementary and secondary education, so that it achieves the target of 6% of the GDP of India.
Sincerely,

(Your Name)

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