Knowledge and Awareness Mapping Platform (KAMP), which is working to prepare Indian students as per global standards and promote STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) education, has found in its latest study that there is a deep gap in the quality of education and availability of resources in government and private schools of North India, which is continuously increasing. Government schools, which lay the foundation of the future of millions of children, are today considered to be schools chosen out of compulsion. While private schools have become a symbol of quality education and opportunities, government schools are considered reserved for the deprived sections. This inequality is a big challenge for both our society and nation.

Ashish Mittal, Project Director of Knowledge and Awareness Mapping Platform (KAMP) established by Council of Scientific and Industrial Research-National Institute of Science Communication and Policy Research, says that the feeling of inferiority in the minds of children of government schools in comparison to private schools not only hurts their self-esteem, but also has a deep impact on their entire life. Therefore, government schools need to be made not "schools of the poor", but "temples of dreams" and centers of "national pride". This change will not only improve the lives of children, but will also strengthen the sense of equality and justice in the society.