In Punjab, there are only 598 teachers for over 47,000 students with special needs. As per estimates, among those, only 123 have regular posts. What about the rest and their future?
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In which direction is education for special needs children heading?
With Rahul Gandhi’s proposed Punjab yatra now being discussed ahead of the 2027 Assembly elections, Congress appears to have a rather awkward task: Get its own leaders on the same page before asking Punjab to vote for them. Reports say the continuing differences between factions in the Punjab Congress have become a concern for the central leadership. Can Rahul Gandhi’s yatra actually unite Punjab Congress or will it become another episode of Congress trying to fix its own house ?
2027 के विधानसभा चुनावों से पहले राहुल गांधी की प्रस्तावित पंजाब यात्रा की चर्चा के बीच कांग्रेस के सामने एक असहज चुनौती है: पंजाब से वोट मांगने से पहले क्या वह अपने ही नेताओं को एकजुट कर पाएगी। पंजाब कांग्रेस के अलग-अलग गुटों के बीच जारी मतभेद केंद्रीय नेतृत्व के लिए चिंता का विषय बने हुए हैं। क्या राहुल गांधी की यात्रा पंजाब कांग्रेस को एकजुट कर पाएगी या यह कांग्रेस द्वारा अपने ही संगठन को संभालने की एक और कोशिश बनकर रह जाएगी ?
For some young people coming to Chandigarh from Punjab’s villages, families make major financial sacrifices, sometimes even selling agricultural land to support their children’s education and city life. But once in Chandigarh, is the focus always on studies and careers or does the race for expensive cars, branded clothes, cafés, parties and a flashy lifestyle take over ? Is the Chandigarh student dream becoming more about status and show-off than education and opportunity ?
