The Indian Government had announced capital projects worth ₹11.11 lakh crore in its 2024-25 budget, to be spent on infrastructure. With only 3 months remaining in financial year about ₹5 lakh crore worth of projects have been announced so far.
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This means that 65% of the work is expected to be completed between December and March. Is this possible?
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 ?
पंजाब के गाँवों से चंडीगढ़ आने वाले कुछ युवाओं के परिवार उनकी पढ़ाई और शहर की ज़िंदगी के लिए बड़ा आर्थिक त्याग करते हैं, कई बार इसके लिए खेती की ज़मीन तक बेचनी पड़ती है। लेकिन चंडीगढ़ आने के बाद क्या ध्यान हमेशा पढ़ाई और करियर पर रहता है या महंगी गाड़ियों, ब्रांडेड कपड़ों, कैफ़े, पार्टियों और चमक-दमक वाली लाइफ़स्टाइल की होड़ हावी हो जाती है ? क्या चंडीगढ़ का स्टूडेंट ड्रीम शिक्षा और अवसर से ज़्यादा स्टेटस और दिखावे का सपना बनता जा रहा है ?
The Gen Z-led Cockroach Janta Party movement brought students from different caste backgrounds together around shared concerns such as exam paper leaks and a broken education system. But the growing anti-reservation movement is bringing caste differences back into the spotlight. Can young Indians keep their focus on common problems or will the reservation debate divide a movement that once crossed caste lines ?
