A Mumbai firm's senior executive calculated cost of raising kids in India. Including an international school's tuition fees, cost of books, uniforms, additional coaching, clothes, birthday parties and leisure, the total stood at ₹13 lakh/year. "This means your net salary should be ₹43-44 lakh/year," he said. "I always...wondered why people these days don't want...kids. Now I know why," he added.