Governance First: Kejriwal’s Education Model in focus at Cambridge India conference

New Delhi

For a country where political parties still fails to deliver on electoral promises, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal government has put governance first with focus on education and health sectors, bringing revolutionary changes that everyone vie for.

These remarks were made by Delhi Education Minister Atishi at the Cambridge India Conference in Britain who highlighted that, now Indian politics focuses on governance with education and health on top agenda of all states for the first time in 75 years.

“This major shift in Indian politics is brought about by Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal with his exemplary work in the last 8 years.

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Kejriwal, keeping aside all other issues, has given priority to high-quality education for every child and better healthcare facilities for everyone in Delhi.

As a testimony to the impact of the Delhi governance model, even Prime Minister Narendra Modi had to attend school, though a fake one in a portable cabin, before the Gujarat elections to launch an education scheme,” the Minister added.

Atishi speaking on “Education- Building India’s Future at 100” at Cambridge University, also shared various success stories of the Delhi Education Model initiated by the Kejriwal government.

“One of the significant accomplishments of the Kejriwal government’s Delhi Education Model is that during AAP’s participation in the Gujarat Elections, where the BJP had been in power for 27 years, compelled the PM, Home Minister, and the then Gujarat CM to visit schools and have their pictures taken.

It was the first time in 27 years that they had ever visited schools. Although the school the PM visited was a fake one that was housed in a portable cabin, he still had to go there, sit among the children in the classroom, and launch an education scheme.

If political parties across the nation have started recognizing education and health as crucial focal points for election campaigns, then this stands as our greatest achievement,” Atishi added.

She expressed concern over the fact that it took 75 years to deliver on these basic amenities and prioritise key health and education sectors in the country.

Atishi also took on the claim of India’s fastest-growing $3.5 trillion economy and pointed out that the Human Development Index where the country ranks at 132 out of the total 191 countries.

Even several smaller countries or countries considered comparable to India, such as Bhutan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka, have higher ranks in this index, she remarked.

Having the largest number of growing billionaires with the number increasing from 102 in 2020 to 166 in 2022, she said it is also a fact that the number of hungry people grew from 19 crores to 35 crores.

This is alarming considering the fact that India is the second-largest producer of food in the world.

Atishi pointed out that this was due to the kind of politics pursued in India as the younger generation still perceives politics as a negative word, resulting in individuals with questionable backgrounds entering politics and making decisions that affect the lives of the people.

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This is due to a lack of incentives for politicians to do something good and during elections, politicians rely on religious and caste cards, as well as money and liquor to win votes.

“This leads to politicians prioritizing winning elections rather than providing quality education, healthcare and other basic amenities.

This has led to a lack of progress in improving the lives of the people, regardless of which party comes into power,” she said, adding now the onus of changing this and seeing India growing as a global leader at 100 is on educated youth who must take the lead.