Question : DILAPIDATED CONDITIONS OF GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS



(a) whether the Government has conducted any survey to identify Government schools which are being run in dilapidated buildings in the country;

(b) if so, the details thereof, State-wise; and

(c) the steps taken/proposed to be taken in this regard?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT(SMT. D. PURANDESWARI)

(a) & (b) As per Seventh All India School Education Survey conducted by National Council of Educational Research and Training (NCERT), (with reference date 30.9.2002), the status of school building in government and local bodies schools is as under:-


Type of Total No. of No. of No. of No. of No. of Schools no. schoolsschoolsschoolsschoolsschools of with with with in in open schoo pucca partly kuccha tents space ls build pucca build ing build ing ing

Govt. 520560 415252 68054 21494 825 14935 School

Local 292783 245865 29425 8734 932 7827 bodies schools

Total 813343 661117 97479 30228 1757 22762

The State-wise figures are annexed.

(c) Under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan, grant for major repair was given to 6483 elementary schools during 2008-09. The recently launched Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan meant for improvement of secondary education, inter-alia, allows for major repair of government secondary school buildings.