Off-side: The paradox of India’s Olympic ambition
The HinduIn Gujarat — most likely the potential host for the 2036 Olympics assuming India fends off competition from the likes of Saudi Arabia, Qatar and Turkey and gets the nod from the International Olympic Committee — over five thousand government primary schools, currently, don’t have a playground. Across India, according to a survey published by the Department of School Education and Literacy, Ministry of Education, Government of India, in 2022, around 3.5 lakh schools don’t have playgrounds. In Tamil Nadu, earlier this year, the State government increased the number of students per Physical Education Teachers in schools to 700 from the old ratio of one teacher per 250 to 400 students. Even with the relaxed ratio, Tamil Nadu still has around 1,300 vacancies for PE teachers, and primary schools in the State don’t even have positions for PE teachers currently.
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