85% Indian moms want school fees reduced

Eighty five per cent of mothers who participated in a survey demanded a reduction in this year's budget while 81 per cent demanded more schools for children with learning abilities.

The study surveyed 1,317 mothers across India with a combination of working mothers (36.9 per cent) and homemakers (66.1 per cent).

Eighty four per cent demanded more breastfeeding rooms in public places, while a similar number sought more day-cares in big offices in the cities.

Eighty two per cent wanted clean and hygienic toilets and 79 per cent wanted more sports facilities for children, a survey found.

Eighty two per cent of mothers wanted more job options for those who plan to go back to work after maternity break, and a similar number wanted more hospitals for children while 79 per cent wanted cheaper vaccines for children.

Eighty four per cent of those surveyed wanted a reduction in the prices of day-to-day household goods and services.

On a regional basis, the priorities of mothers in the north and west were more day-cares in offices.

While those in the south demanded a reduction in school fees and those in the east wanted hospitals for their children and clean and hygienic toilets.