Band 5+: The best way to reduce poverty in developing countries is by providing at least six years of free education for each child, so that all children can read, write and use numbers.To what extent do you agree or disagree?

To eradicate poverty in developing nations, bestowing free education up to six years is being proposed. In my opinion, this initiative may lower the illiteracy level, but is not productive enough to curb poverty overall.

Those who have a consensus on bestowing fees less study put forward the benefits of an educated society, particularly the young ones. As people become aware of their duties and responsibilities, their endeavours regarding the elevation of their poor condition get successful. The learning of fundamental skills incorporating reading, writing and numerical ability makes them self-reliant by acquiring relative jobs. In recent years, these kinds of study programs, which are orchestrated by the government in India, have been delivering satisfactory outcomes as the literacy rate has surged coupled with potential job opportunities thereby people earn livelihoods to meet their basic needs.

However, education exclusively can not make all the difference in limiting poverty. The cases above can only be justified for a few individuals, but considering one of the main catalysts of destitution, which is unemployment, triggering resentment among youth who despite having graduation degrees are not welcomed for jobs. Every year in India, tens of millions of students graduate from colleges and universities and only a handful of them acquire public jobs. Others, however, opt for private jobs where they fall victim to the over-exploitation of their relative skills; they fail to advance their living standards. It is therefore not an efficient way to tackle poverty.

In conclusion, offering education to the youth is of course essential and everyone would be able to reach it if it were free, but cannot solely curb poverty unless other elements behind the latter are not solved.