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Why do we always wait for the Govt to do something? The main problem in India is that we have no dignity of labour. Both parents and the children would be shocked if, as students, you are supposed to wash dishes or cook food or deliver pizza etc as part-time job to earn your pocket money. The only ‘respectable’ option is to give tuition to younger students and earn money. You can also go for temporary survey jobs which pay you on weekly basis.

Culture differs on a lot of common things. At the age of a student, chinese students do not feel guilty or ashamed to be supported by parents. The feeling might come up after graduation from college, if they cannot find a job. According to oriental culture, it is the best wish of the parents to see their kids concentrating on schooling and make good progress. A happy face and a comforting greeting will be enough for whatever hardship they are bearing. Their hope is to see the growth and success of the younger generation. As for why the government does not provide some kind of project for students to learn and earn. At this time of difficulty, the priority is to provide job opportunities for the newly graduated, not the students. In my place, government is arranging probational jobs with enterprises for the newly graduated, so that they have somewhere to work and earn, further developing their skills, while looking forward to the situation turning for the better. Meanwhile, the college or the student club, provides help the students who has financial problems with part time service jobs on the campus, in addition to the subsidies or scholarships, if they are entitled to.

Our Indian culture is such that parents feel it is their duty to care for their children up to their education and till they are able to support themselves. Even If the parents themselves are struggling to make ends meet, they still allocate funds for their children's education .I have known many cases where the father raises a loan for the son's education and provides all withinhis means.This being the case you would naturally feel guilty to ask them for some extras which you know they may not consider as a top priority.Their desires may not be cared for by the less affluent because they are themselves struggling.Their only expectation is that the children would do their best in their chosen field and not give rise to distractions that are typical of that age and show a level head and maturity . Once this is achieved, then each student finds and charters his own path and works very hard to support himself.Till then, do not feel guilty when you have done your duty and your requirement is genuine, say for books or to pay your exam fees etc.., They would certainly support you.

Acutally, I would rather ask why the government is not coming up with policies to help raise the average wages without causing a proportionate rise in inflation rate. The best education system is to ensure that the students can focus on their studies rather than earning a living. I do understand that students may feel that it is tough for their parents to cover all expenses. If people do earn more, children's education will be more affordable. In Singapore, there is a compulsary savings that citizens have to contribute to call Central Provisional Funds (CPF). The contribution is a joint effort between workers (20% of gross salary) and employers (14%). This savings can be used to pay for housing loans, children's University Education expenses, medical bills and medical insurance to a certain limit. When one retires, he will be able to withdraw part of the amount in cash to support themselves till the end of their journey. So teenagers studying in a local university (full time course) do not need to worry about their course fees if their parents have adequate CPF savings. In addition, a 40% sudsidy will be awarded to Singaporeans studying full time in a local university. This lighten the load of the parents having to cover the expenses of their children. Students with exceptional academic results will be given grants and scholorship to aid their studies. Being a responsible parent, I should purchase a child education policy at around SGD120/mth to ensure that my child is fully covered if they go into the University in the future. A standard projection of between 5 - 9% in interest plus bonus, my child should be expecting around 39k at the age of 25. This is part of the public education programme to promote early family planning among the younger generation. The only reason when a local full-time student will have to work is to join a company as part of an internship programme. This is to help the students gain some relevant experience in the workplace. Else, having to work and study concurrently will be taxing the students and they may not be able to achieve excellence in their studies. Cheers and Happy MyLotting...

hi shrimant, in a way you have a point but you can't expect government to do everything for us. we have to find ways to earn ourselves. now look in this site you can earn money and make your pocket money and this site is allowed in India that means actually government have gave every Indian who knows little bit of computer and English can earn.

Shrimant, if anything do not expect the Government to work for you. To a great extent till globalization came in, the Government had made education a lot cheaper in India. I understand and like the fact that you are not wanting to be a burden to your parents.When I was a student right from my school I used to tutor some kids whose ages are smaller than me. I might have earned a pittance then, but that gave me enough money to buy books that I loved. Well, that was my love and reason to go for tutoring. If yours is something else you could do that. While I was in college I could do that groups of boys and I can say with pride all my book expenses have been borne by me this way. The Government was benevolent to provide professional education at a very low cost. Well conditions are different today. So are the abundant opportunities. You could do summer jobs. You could enroll for conducting market surveys. May be many of these have moved online. But still in India these are conducted by personal visits by such part time workers pitching in. You might find it hard finding jobs in the recession time.Tuhin here has stated some very good opportunities. Shrimant, every experience is helpful. You can mention this in your resume. The respect you would get from a prospective employer would be very high. In fact in our college days every one of us me, my sister and my brother have taught lower class people to make our pocket money.

What do you mean "some time students feeling gilty to demand for money". You don't have a right to demand anything from your parents. That will be the day a kid of mine demands something. Here in the U.S. many students get part time jobs to make a little money, so the students where you are should do the same thing.

well here in the usa its hard for a student to find a job right now too. ever since the economy is so bad i pretty much just try to make some money here on mylot or on other websites. either that or look for job postings, but i never seem to be able to find any for students. maybe you can start your own buisness or something.