"Students have become clients for coaching centres": Super 30 founder Anand Kumar on death of 3 UPSC aspirants

New Delhi [India], August 1 : Calling the Old Rajender Nagar incident where three UPSC aspirants lost their lives "extremely saddening," the founder of the Super 30 educational program, Anand Kumar said on Thursday that students have now become clients for the coaching centres.
He also requested that the coaching centres should not rush just to earn money.
"It was extremely saddening to hear that three innocent students who had come to Delhi to qualify for the UPSC exam died in the accident. I want to express my deepest condolences and pray to god that their souls rest in peace. Such an issue comes to light when these incidents take place but it is the responsibility of the government to carry out inspections from time to time and I request the coaching institutes to not rush just to earn money," he said.
He also asserted that a smaller number of students should be enrolled so that there are proper seating arrangements for them.
"Even though I got a lot of offers from investors to sell the franchise of my coaching institute so that it could be expanded, my conscience did not allow me to do that. I request coaching institutions that education should not become a business but rather, continue the teaching process by keeping the interests of the children at the centre," Kumar added.
The Super 30 founder, further pointed out that in coaching centres today, people addressed parents as "clients".
"Nowadays, most people have created marketing teams in coaching centres. I am surprised that when parents sell their land to educate their children, people there talk about them as clients while serving tea. Students have now become clients. These things have taken a very distorted form. I believe that there should be control over fees as well. For this, the government should create a Coaching Act. Existing acts should be revised. The incident that has occurred should be met with the harshest punishment as soon as possible. There should be monthly inspections wherever such things are happening," Anand Kumar said.
He also emphasized that the student's demands should be fulfilled as soon as possible.
"We want everyone to take responsibility for this. If you have made a mistake, accept it and ensure it is not repeated. The coaching operator made a mistake, and MCD should have kept an eye on it. It is more important to fulfil the students' demands than to see who takes responsibility. After the investigation, strict action should be taken against those found responsible. Students are demanding 1 crore rupees in compensation; we say that the coaching operators should give even more. They have no shortage of money," he added.