Organizations such as OPEN are needed to fund classrooms, benches, desks, scholarships etc. Government policies leave little money for infrastructure or scholarships. The Tamil Nadu Government policies mandate that all of a school's revenue from the Government go towards teacher salaries for Education in Tamil only. Tuition fees from students go directly to the Governments. Government schools have to beg from private philanthropists for funds for classroom buildings, benches, desks and other supplies. Parent-Teacher organizations at these schools raise money and administer spending for these infrastructure expenses, as well as on salaries for English teachers and education in English. Education in English is vital for success in modern India.

Jaigopal Garodia Girls' HSS Annual Budget

As an example, here is the budget for the Jaigopal Garodia Girls' Higher Secondary School, Saidapet, Chennai.

• Income from the Govt.: Rs. 72 lakhs, wholly spent on salaries for teaching and non-teaching Govt. employees.

• Tuition fees from students: Rs. 10 lakhs, given back to the Government.

• Income from the Parent-Teacher Organization: Rs. 2 lakhs - used for salary for non-Government teachers for English Medium & Bills (electricity, phone, maintenance, etc.).

As we can see from the above summary, a typical Government school has no money for the development of the school itself. All monies from the Government go to staff salaries. Organizations such as OPEN are needed to develop infrastructure and provide scholarships for needy students.