Tuesday is International Literacy Day, but illiteracy still remains an issue in eastern Indian city of Patna. Although the number of students has increased, there are not enough teachers despite the government's repeated efforts to hire more. [Nilam Kumari, Student]: "There are many students as compared to the teachers available here due to which they cannot keep a check on each and every student. The teachers are very good and they also take our classes but only for half an hour, which is not enough for us. There are a total of 75 students in our class. The level of teaching in our school is not good due to the dearth of teachers." Lack of infrastructure is also a problem. Playgrounds aren't big enough, either. [Kamlesh Kumar, Teacher]: "We want accommodate 2000 students in the school but we are not able to give admission to the students who come here as there are no teachers and no places to sit." The school has asked for help from government officials. [Mohammad Sarfuddin, Local]: "We don't send our kids to the school because there are no teachers and if there are no teachers what will our kids study in school? That is why the children go to school, play for some time and come back." Locals hope the money that is available can be used more wisely in the future.
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