BRAIN DRAIN IN INDIA

A few decades back, working or studying in abroad was indeed a huge milestone in a person’s life. Coming to today’s timeline we see it has become much more common than ever before. People are now moving to various countries in search of better jobs, good education, and greater work environment, this concept is called “brain drain” when a highly qualified individual moves away from his/her own country to another one to work there for adequate job opportunities. According to the ministry of external affairs currently more than 750,000 Indian students were reported to be studying in foreign universities and yet in another survey, 94% students showed an interest in pursuing a course from overseas.

The factors that can give rise to this concept is dependent on many things. Perhaps low remuneration, Distress from over time jobs could be counted a major cause of it. In some cases, the higher position of job is taken by an unskilled worker by just a recommendation from an influential person and the talent of a deserving person is often ignored, such instances provoke the citizens to relocate to another nation. The names of famous personalities like Sundar Pichai, Satya Nadella are the finest examples.

The negative effects of brain drain are very much observable, the 2nd wave of corona virus hit India and was a huge disaster and it once again made the citizens to see the lack of provision of health facilities, corruption that India face even during the time of a deadly pandemic.

When well skilled workers start leaving the country and unskilled workers start working, it results in poor administration, corruption, bribery and many more crimes. The economy of a country comes in danger by having limitations in business growth, national development and India may always come under the term of “developing country”.

The solution lies in the strengthening of the basic facilities like education, health facilities that India has, formation of affordable world class institutions that may attract not only Indians but also foreign students, increasing salary packages in jobs. India has a lot of potential and power that it may overcome by proper implementation of good policies.