Some people from poor and rural backgrounds find it difficult to get a university education. Universities should make it easier for such groups to enrol. To what extent do you agree or disagree?

Some people argue that Universities should provide a special reservation to students who come from poor rural families. I completely agree with

this

because of 2 reasons

that is

it helps in increasing literacy rates and

also

ensures that

poverty

is eradicated.

Firstly

, Literacy rates in urban cities are usually very high, but in the villages,

this

number is significantly low because of the lack of financial support and educational facilities. If universities help

such

groups by reserving a seat for them it would help in improving

this

figure.

For example

, in the USA most of the universities reserve 10% of the total seats for individuals who come from rural areas,

as a result

, the illiteracy rates from

such

places have dropped by 7%.

Hence

, I believe that

such

reservation programmes are very much needed.

Secondly

, Education is one of the best solutions to problems like

poverty

.

Hence

, colleges need to admit people who are poor and belong to small towns, as

this

would help the nation to eliminate

poverty

. When poor people graduate from college and get a job they start earning really well,

therefore

they achieve financial stability in future.

For instance

, an article published in 'The Hindu', in 2019, provided statistics on 100 families,who were belonging to an economically weaker section, who came out of

poverty

when their children graduated and got a job because of their regular income.

Therefore

, I believe that free education or direct admission for

such

individuals would really help the nation to grow economically.