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Brain Drain in India – Favorable or
Unfavorable?
Posted by Calcutta Board in Calcutta/Kolkata Jul 6th, 2008 | 46 responses
Brain Drain in India – Favorable or Unfavorable?
A brain drain is a large emigration of individuals with the Knowledge or
Technical skills, usually due to conflict, political instability, lack of
opportunity, or health risks. A brain drain is generally regarded as an economic
cost, because emigrants usually take with them the fraction of value of their
teaching sponsored by government.
Do you believe brain drain, regularly known as a main problem in our country
is essentially a bad thing? I don’t think so. In reality it is a big gift that capable
minds are able to depart the country and track their goals and dreams
elsewhere. At the first glimpse, it seems like a huge loss. A significant number
of young people are parting the country. It looks like the state is loosing a lot
of knowledgeable and educated workforce.
However, what will happen if they seal the borders and detain all this talent
inside the nation? Would they be able to grow and be as creative as they would
like to? Would they cause a technological revolution or will they join the queue
of unemployed people as well as produce more problems for our already
worried society?
The biggest benefit of brain drain is that all those individual brains will get the
opportunity to nurture in another atmosphere where they get more support as
2. well as have more freedom to boom and this is why they leave. From a
universal point of view, it will help talents develop and not be shattered. Here
is a plain example, a very intelligent friend of mine got a medal in the
International Physics Olympics as well as entered the university with no
concourse. He graduated with most excellent marks, passed the Masters
Entrance exam however was failed for some silly reason. For some time he
unsuccessfully tried to get around the difficulty, but at the end he gave up and
determined to study his masters out of the country. Now he is a PhD as well as
lives happily and works in the States. Would someone else in his condition have
done something else? I think no.
Furthermore, the knowledge that those young brilliant people gain overseas
will be very helpful if they choose in a later phase to go back as well as settle
down or engage in their country. The fact that young cultured people leave the
country in the present situation is not only good for themselves however is also
good for the world.
However on the other side, Brain drain is a severe loss due to the flow of the
competent and effective sector of the country particularly oil producing states
which are now in terrible need for trained and highly skilled employees. Brain
drain influences all level of education in the world which suffers illiteracy
estimation at 70 million people. The economy can also be affected due to
expenditure on study whether state funded or privately. The migration even
broadens the gap between the rich and poor countries. Brain drain is
advantageous to the beneficiary countries as well as loss to countries of origin,
because it deprives these countries from the innovations of their subjects. Such
countries as a result have become culturally and technologically dependent on
the West.
An answer to this would be to encourage entrepreneurs to produce
employment. The Government is supposed to give concessions in tax as well as
decrease the hassles concerned in setting up an industry. In this way we could
make India’s workforce one of its major assets.
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3. 46 Responses to “Brain Drain in India – Favorable or Unfavorable?”
1. admin says:
July 14, 2008 at 3:26 pm
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2. uruba siddiqui says:
August 27, 2008 at 6:30 am
Well written.Its true that brain drain is positive as well as negative for the
country.The developed nations are gaining due to brain drain from developing
4. countries.But then what can the youth do if they are not provided with facilities to
study further or establish themselves after studies.In india there is a lot of struggle
for people who are graduates and are looking for jobs.So the immediate option
which they have is to go abroad and live a life which is far more better than what
they will get in india.
3. sherry says:
August 27, 2008 at 8:31 am
brain drain may be favorable or unfavorable.youth of india are finding lot of
opportunity in abroad ,that is good for their future,in other hand it is unfaverable
for a developing country like India because youth’s talent is going outside.
4. Nikhil Devraj says:
December 12, 2008 at 8:14 am
In my opinion brain drain is very bad for the country
But for the people who are emigrating have so many benifits, so they are migrated
to other country for their own comfort and selfishness.
5. Wazim Fazly says:
December 25, 2008 at 5:19 am
Hai its funtastic…….Its good and i enjoyed it
6. Wazim Fazly says:
December 25, 2008 at 5:20 am
Its bad for india..
5. 7. Prerna Nathawat says:
January 15, 2009 at 7:54 am
well i am in favour of emigration of talented stuff because everyone wants to be
best utilized as per their efficiency. if they finds scope they should go but keep the
morals for their motherland to support in any manner. Afterall Patriotism matters
for any concerned person
8. chinky says:
January 16, 2009 at 3:13 pm
The expression ‘brain-drain migration’ was popularised in the 1960s with the loss
of skilled labour-power from a number of poor countries, notably India. Of
particular concern was the emigration of those with scarce professional skills, like
doctors and engineers, who had been trained at considerable expense by means of
taxpayers’ subsidies to higher education
9. chinky says:
January 16, 2009 at 3:15 pm
The expression ‘brain-drain migration’ was popularised in the 1960s with the loss
of skilled labour-power from a number of poor countries, notably India. Of
particular concern was the emigration of those with scarce professional skills, like
doctors and engineers, who had been trained at considerable expense by means of
taxpayers’ subsidies to higher education It is impossible for political reasons to
forbid emigration. This was a strategy closely associated with the repressive
regimes in the Soviet Union and East Germany and would not be feasible or
acceptable in virtually any country today. What, then, are the possible solutions to
the brain drain?
Emigration can be delayed. Normally, delay strategies involve some element of
public service. For example, doctors may be asked to stay on for two years after
their training to ‘pay back’ what they ‘owe’ to society. A more sophisticated
strategy is to incorporate delay within the training period, thus ensuring that
certification follows rather than precedes a spell of public service. (This is the
position advanced by South Africa’s Minister of Health.)
6. Emigration can be inhibited either in the destination or source countries. The main
constraints in the destination countries are the labour market and immigration
policies, but at high skill levels another important consideration is the portability
of qualifications. Increasingly, this inhibition is falling away as educational
franchise operations and international certification expand. Emigration can be
inhibited in the source countries by developing special privileges for scarce
groups through pay incentives, enhanced research budgets and laboratory and
hospital subsidies.
A relaxed, market-driven solution is to ignore the emigration of skilled workers
and let a brain-drain from poorer countries replace lost skills.
A more interventionist variation of the market solution is to recruit in target
countries while developing immigration incentives. (In Canada, for example,
foreign doctors working in rural areas are given accelerated immigration status.)
It might be possible to reduce the negative effects of the brain-drain by promoting
links with skilled nationals and former nationals abroad
10. RAHUL says:
March 16, 2009 at 6:09 pm
i dont think that brain drain is anyway good for India.
11. vinay says:
March 18, 2009 at 2:37 pm
ya i think it’s good very good i really needed that information about brain drain
and i got very good matter thanks………..
12. R.v.satish kumar says:
April 7, 2009 at 12:45 pm
brain drain is good for our future but as a indian you should try to doveloping
work also we have to do…..i cant say its good or bad but every one try them level
best to dovelop the our country….
7. 13. lalish says:
April 19, 2009 at 3:55 am
every great person who have need to our country are gone to abroad bcoz indians
have no respect for that person and in abroad they have great respect
14. ak says:
April 27, 2009 at 3:06 pm
very good lagey raho
15. nidhi singh says:
May 5, 2009 at 8:59 am
ya its true that brain drain has both positive and negative points but for india its
not good because we are developing and we really needs to educated and skillfull
persons to be a developed country because only they can creat the change in
India.
16. ARIF KHAN says:
May 10, 2009 at 3:14 pm
from my side it will give very dangorous result for India. because our youth
talient work for other country and thet particular country is devolping. some
people go forign for only earn money and hey dont understand thet the wat they
will do? i know our india never respect but this is our country loss not other, so
we have to think about this problem.
our political intrupted sometime, our corruption is also respnsible for thi problem.
17. sruthi says:
8. May 15, 2009 at 10:14 am
awesome…….thanx 4 helping me in my project on this topic by giving ur views
18. ALOK SHARMA says:
May 18, 2009 at 6:25 am
The expression ‘brain-drain migration’ was popularised in the 1960s with the loss
of skilled labour-power from a number of poor countries, notably India. Of
particular concern was the emigration of those with scarce professional skills, like
doctors and engineers, who had been trained at considerable expense by means of
taxpayers’ subsidies to higher education It is impossible for political reasons to
forbid emigration. This was a strategy closely associated with the repressive
regimes in the Soviet Union and East Germany and would not be feasible or
acceptable in virtually any country today. What, then, are the possible solutions to
the brain drain?
Emigration can be delayed. Normally, delay strategies involve some element of
public service. For example, doctors may be asked to stay on for two years after
their training to ‘pay back’ what they ‘owe’ to society. A more sophisticated
strategy is to incorporate delay within the training period, thus ensuring that
certification follows rather than precedes a spell of public service.
THANKS for helping me in my project
19. Mohini says:
May 26, 2009 at 11:56 am
Especially India it is still developing country bcoz every one go abroad.In my
openian every one feels that this is our country we strive for our country. Every
educated person use the knowledge for our country India is also developed.
20. varsha says:
May 27, 2009 at 10:31 am
Its true that going to abroad for studies is good for the people. But what about the
younngsters who don’t feel like coming back to the country and make it progress
9. 21. Rohit Shrivastava says:
June 6, 2009 at 10:27 am
i think brain drain is not good for India. At this time the condition of india is not
so good, but an indian can make the country good. If u have a talent and u go
outside the India then u r not a truely Indian.
so be true Indian and avoid Brain drain.
22. Amit says:
June 9, 2009 at 7:56 pm
Brain-drain is better than brain-waste.
In and after the recession period affected people know the importance of brain-
drain.
Well talking about the *patriotism* :
Sleeping on the earth (mother india) instead of the bed means more patriot..?..!
Patriotism will help when needed.well you dont need to show patriotism and sleep
on road.
Who ever here is talking about patriotism ,will know the truth when you will face
the fact(i hope u dont).When u dont have a buck and u dont get a job I hope u
dont show patriotism. Plz comment on this.
23. surinder says:
June 17, 2009 at 1:18 pm
brain drain is becoming big problem for the development of india.i know its
wrong but its only because of our irresponsible govt. it cannot stop till the
govt.will not care of it.
24. Kasvi Singh says:
June 27, 2009 at 3:48 pm
10. THANX for helping in my project bt the fact that is really true is the biggest
reason for every loss our country is facing is because of the government and
because of them it has become necessary for people to leave their country and
migrate outside for better opportunities.
25. sunil says:
July 2, 2009 at 5:22 am
hi u had written a far better beyond the limits i would suggest u to add some
points of patriosm in it . for the sake our great persons did free from outsiders but
now we are going to serve them like slave i really admire uuuuuuuuuuuuuu
26. Sureena says:
July 10, 2009 at 12:51 am
I think brain drai is not at all good for iIndia as india is giving us the requierd
facilitiees n after that we r going to earn money n settelingdown there it self. what
r we doing for our home land country ????????????
27. jai says:
July 13, 2009 at 8:32 am
i think tht’s it’s good for us b’coz we get lot of money &information from
it………………….
28. priya says:
July 16, 2009 at 5:39 pm
by this brain drain india losses $ 2 billon a year because the emigration of
computer experts
11. so i think staying at our native land to earn money is better to develope our
country
29. Anurag says:
July 28, 2009 at 5:05 pm
Brain drain is obviously bad .
Why should other the country get the fruits and benefits after getting nourishment
from our country????????????
30. arun says:
July 29, 2009 at 2:53 am
according to my opinion,emigration of indian skilled peoples to abroad is because
of less job oppurtunity in india..{india,if they provided a reasonable salary like for
a certain degree holder we have to give salary like this from 5000 to 15000?
(according to their ability)….india contains lot of politics,so only,brain drain still
occurs……..
31. arun says:
July 29, 2009 at 2:55 am
like “education for all” india must give announcement like”job for all”….it will
only put full stop for “brain drain”……..
32. ASHISH SHARMA says:
August 3, 2009 at 10:32 am
thnx 4 providing me ideas 4 my seminar presentation.
12. 33. harshu says:
August 6, 2009 at 7:39 am
i think that brain drain in India is very bad thing bcaz we all know india is
developing country and india need skillful youth for technological,socialand
economical development…………thanks
34. harshu says:
August 6, 2009 at 7:41 am
i think that brain drain in India is very bad thing bcaz we all know india is
developing country and india need skillful youth for technological,socialand
economical development…………so that our India should develop very
fast………thanks
35. PRIYADARSHAN says:
August 10, 2009 at 12:27 pm
sir…… i am totally disagreed from your opinion on brain drain.
we are still developing country even after the 62 yrs. of independence.and one of
the main cause is brain drain.skilled people serve for other country make them
more advanced& our country remain a developing country.
“YOUTH COMES FORWARD FOR INDIA & MAKE IT A MORE
ADVANCED & AS A DEVELOPED NATION”
JAI HIND
36. kirti says:
August 15, 2009 at 7:35 am
i think that brain drain is really creating problems for a developing countries like
india.i would like to ask all those people who are in the favour of brain drain that
what makes a nation like america developed i think the answer to this is
technology,skilled persons,and many of them are indians then why not those
13. indians live in their country make it soon to be come under the list of developed
nations from the developing one.
37. vivek aggarwal says:
August 20, 2009 at 9:46 am
AS FAR AS I THINK BRAIN-DRAIN IS EXTREMLY BED FOR
DEVELOPING COUNTRY BECAUSE SKILLED AND TALALENTED
INDIVISUALS SHOULD NOT BE MONEY MINDED,THEY ARE
TALENTED AND GET OPPORTUNITY FOR LUXURY LIFE THEY
SHOULD NOT LEAVE THEIR COUNTRY
38. vivek aggarwal says:
August 20, 2009 at 9:50 am
AS FAR AS I THINK BRAIN-DRAIN IS EXTREMLY BED FOR
DEVELOPING COUNTRY BECAUSE SKILLED AND TALALENTED
INDIVISUALS SHOULD NOT BE MONEY MINDED,THEY ARE
TALENTED AND GET OPPORTUNITY FOR LUXURY LIFE THEY
SHOULD NOT LEAVE THEIR COUNTRY .DUE TO EMIGRATION OF
YOUTH DEVELOPING COUNTRY LOOSE THEIR DEVELOPMENT THEN
HOW CAN A DEVELOPING COUNTRY BECOME A DEVELOPED
COUNTRY.GOVERNMENT SHOULD TAKE SOME STERN STEPS
TOWARDS THIS.
39. Jannat says:
August 21, 2009 at 5:33 pm
Sir! It’s easy to say that one should go abroad , earn skills , serve there for some
time and eventually come back but in reality no body wants to come back in lure
of money, comfort ,satisfaction and infact there next generations also get settled
there. India is developing but because of brain drain we’ll take twice the time to
come in the list of developed countries.So this is particularly not beneficial for our
country.
14. 40. shivani says:
August 27, 2009 at 5:07 am
In my opinion ,brain drain is not bad . some people are looking for their benefit
that”s why they are migating from one country to another …….. and i don”t think
that it is bad thinking about ourself.
41. Manoj Bhqardwaj says:
September 1, 2009 at 12:32 pm
in my openion brain drain is not good for our country………..
1) our country looss 2 billion dollers every year bcoz of brain drain.
2) our country still developing from 1962
not fully developed due to brain drain
3)our country also provide all facilities to the students but due to selfissness india
is far away from
development……………………………………………………………
42. rajeev ranjan says:
September 3, 2009 at 7:12 am
i think why not to go abroad if we study we work hard throughout the day and
night and ultimatly we get a chance to show our tallent which we can not do in
india
43. Kasthuri says:
September 9, 2009 at 3:41 pm
Let’s not talk about others…one should first look if he/she is right.Let’s build our
talent & work for our mother country…all talents lie dormant so let’s wake up &
work for our nation!
15. If each of u have the thought of making oneself talented & work for the nation,we
are sure to reach the top of the world!
LET US START THE MISSION-JAI HIND!
At the same time there is no problem in gaining knowledge from abroad(going
abroad)…just go ahead ,but investment of the gained talents should be in our
motherland
44. karthik says:
September 9, 2009 at 3:45 pm
save your motherland, mother country, save earth
45. saravana kumar... says:
October 2, 2009 at 6:13 am
Even it emerges our talents to other country people, it will not useful for
developing our country… priority must be given to our mother country first…
46. nisha madaan says:
October 21, 2009 at 6:13 am
i my opinion brain drain is bad for india..we are indian and we must serve for
india..we proud to be an indian
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