Is commercialization of Health and Education good for India?

Health and Education are the two prime responsibility of any government in the countries like India. People do expect much from the government and its intervention in these two major sectors i.e., health and education.

In the modern world, where there is tough competition to reach the top among the companies, the health and education sectors are not in exception list. The government has been presenting and implementing many policies every year for better health and education.

The commercialization could mean the major role to be played by the private players rather than the government. However, the government would be at apex position to guide and give green signal to various measures in this arena.

No doubt, commercialization would have advantage in many folds but could not be a good option for the government either to establish the latter’s political presence in a democratic country.

The education sector has been core in building the nation, and fifty percent (personal opinion) the institution are being run by private groups or individuals. And further the commercialization would affect the country.

Government has been trying to implement and safeguard the ‘right to education’ in India and successful since the five decades.

The government is also successful in reducing the illiteracy rate in India. And the commercialization of education could be a negative to the literacy campaign in many aspects.

Rural health mission is the major flagship project for any government, and would not allow any commercialization in it.

In the country like India, partial commercialization is being good for the state and its people.

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Commercialization of Health Care: Good or Bad?

In a country like India, till date, there are remote places, where medical facilities are not available, even the minimum. There are many more villages, which are in need of a doctor and a clinic to attend to the minimum health problems. Till date there are many people who are struggling to earn money just to fill their stomach. In such circumstances, commercialization of health care is definitely not a welcome change.

Those who can afford can always afford going to private hospitals for treatment. But what about those millions of people, who are struggling every day just to earn for the food. What if, they have some illness? In India more than half of the populations are middle class and lower middle class. What they earn is just sufficient to meet their minimum needs. What happens to their life, if they encounter some health problems?

If we look at it this way, the commercialization of the health care is not at all a welcome aspect. Especially for a country like India. But as in other cases, there is other side of this coin also. The government always, will not be in a position to provide all the latest equipment and treatment facilities to the public. Especially in all the remote areas. So, if they allow commercialization of the health care for some critical illnesses, where the private people will provide facilities and treatment, and charge a sum for that, as per the necessity and the cost of the treatment.

Then in this case, commercialization is good because people can access better treatment and latest medical procedures, which Govt. cannot provide. But even in this case, even though the latest treatment methods, best Doctors, are made available to the public. What is the use, if they cannot pay for it or if it is beyond their reach? So, in any case, commercialization of the health care is not a welcome change.

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