Leave aside Internet, some schools in Karnataka still do not have even functional toilets
2 years, 4 months ago

Leave aside Internet, some schools in Karnataka still do not have even functional toilets

The Hindu  

During the worst phase of COVID-19 spread, as academic calendar was thrown out of gear and the only way to keep a semblance of classroom going was through the Internet, there was much talk on the need to ensure connectivity to all schools in Karnataka. A total of 2,830 schools have digital library facility, according to the recently released Unified District Information System for Education Plus 2021-22 report. No toilets for girls For instance, despite all the rhetoric on “beti padhao, beti bachao”, as per UDISE+ 2021-22 report, 1,532 schools in Karnataka do not have separate toilets for girl students. We don’t drink much water during school hours to avoid going to toilet.” Interestingly, as per data, total of 8,153 schools have no handwash facility, a habit much-emphasised in post-COVID times. Enrolment declines Compared to the academic year of 2021-22, the current academic year enrolment in the State schools has declined by 79,843, with one of the factors leading to it arguably being poor infrastructure.

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59,772 government teacher posts vacant in Karnataka
3 months, 1 week ago

59,772 government teacher posts vacant in Karnataka

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: A staggering 59,772 posts of teachers remain vacant in government schools in Karnataka. Educationists argue that the government is eroding educational standards at all levels, from primary to high school, due to widespread teacher shortage and inadequate facilities that fail to attract even teachers. They argue that shortage of teachers is a clear violation of the Right to Education, …

Glaring infrastructure deficiencies: 105 Gujarat Government schools lack toilets
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Glaring infrastructure deficiencies: 105 Gujarat Government schools lack toilets

New Indian Express  

AHMEDABAD: Despite the Gujarat government championing its development narrative, unsettling data presented in the Lok Sabha on Thursday revealed significant shortcomings in the state’s basic infrastructure. Central government statistics disclosed that 105 government schools in Gujarat still lack toilet facilities, and 12 schools remain without access to drinking water—raising serious concerns about the state’s claims of progress. These figures starkly …

Only 10.68 per cent of government schools in Karnataka have internet access
3 months, 4 weeks ago

Only 10.68 per cent of government schools in Karnataka have internet access

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: Only 10.68% of government schools in Karnataka have internet connectivity, while 71.98% of private schools have this facility. However, the state needs to evolve a roadmap for strengthening its government schools in a holistic manner where we need internet connectivity also,” he said, adding that priority should also be given to basic infrastructure such as classrooms, teachers, toilets, drinking …

Will Upgrade Govt Residential Schools on Par with Private Ones: Karnataka Minister
10 months ago

Will Upgrade Govt Residential Schools on Par with Private Ones: Karnataka Minister

News 18  

Buoyed by the tremendous performance of students of the Karnataka Residential Educational Institutions Society run schools in class 10 board examination, the state government has vowed to upgrade these schools on par with the sophisticated private schools. According to official sources, there are 833 residential schools in Karnataka named after Morarji Desai, Kittur Rani Chennamma, B R Ambedkar, Atal Bihari …

Supply water at subsidised rates: Pvt schools to Karnataka government
1 year ago

Supply water at subsidised rates: Pvt schools to Karnataka government

New Indian Express  

BENGALURU: The private schools in the city are facing the brunt of water scarcity in the city, rendering students and teachers helpless. The Associated Managements of Primary & Secondary Schools in Karnataka, which has all private schools under its ambit, met with Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and Deputy CM DK Shivakumar on Sunday and submitted a memorandum requesting the government to …

28% of high schools and 32% of primary schools lack access to drinking water: Report
1 year, 7 months ago

28% of high schools and 32% of primary schools lack access to drinking water: Report

The Hindu  

Several government schools in Karnataka lack basic facilities, with about 28% of high schools and 32% of primary schools lacking access to even clean drinking water on the premises, says the State Achievement Survey 2022-23 report. Though there was much talk about the need for computers as learning aids during the pandemic, to this day, around 41% of high schools …

3.1 million students from Classes 1 to 10 do not have online learning gadget access: Karnataka
3 years, 9 months ago

3.1 million students from Classes 1 to 10 do not have online learning gadget access: Karnataka

India Today  

A survey conducted by the department of public instruction at the end of previous 2020-21 academic year found that over 3.1 million students from Classes 1 to 10 in Karnataka did not have gadget access that is needed for online learning. Kids without online learning gadgets to receive special attention The department has now stepped forward to look into the …

37% Govt Schools Have No Girls' Toilet; No Safe Drinking Water In 40% : Report Before Karnataka HC
3 years, 9 months ago

37% Govt Schools Have No Girls' Toilet; No Safe Drinking Water In 40% : Report Before Karnataka HC

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the state government to submit a plan of action for spending the Rs 100 crore allocated towards infrastructure development in government schools across the state. The state government, while placing on record data of work being undertaken in schools, said that a sum of Rs 88 crore was allotted for infrastructure in the …

Karnataka High Court Seeks Specific Details From State Govt On New Class Rooms Built Or Repaired
4 years, 1 month ago

Karnataka High Court Seeks Specific Details From State Govt On New Class Rooms Built Or Repaired

Live Law  

The Karnataka High Court on Thursday directed the state government to furnish a list giving addresses and other details of the schools wherein new classrooms, new toilets will be built and repairs of existing classrooms found in dilapidated conditions will be undertaken.A division bench of Justice B V Nagarathna and Justice M G Uma during the hearing of the petition …

This Lucknow govt school has no water, no toilets and no electricity
5 years, 7 months ago

This Lucknow govt school has no water, no toilets and no electricity

India Today  

A government primary school in the Lalbagh village in Lucknow is devoid of all basic amenities- including water, washroom and electricity. I go out of the school to drink water as well as to use the toilet as the school's water tank is not functional," said a class 3rd student, Vishesh. Another class 1 student, Nida complained of the same …

Uttar Pradesh school has no building, toilet, drinking water
5 years, 8 months ago

Uttar Pradesh school has no building, toilet, drinking water

India TV News  

Students in a primary school in Shahjahanpur in Uttar Pradesh are forced to sit on the ground under the open sky and travel back to home to use the toilet as the school lacks basic infrastructure. Megha Agarwal, a teacher at the school, said: "Students go to their homes if they are thirsty or need to go to the toilet …

No water: Avoiding toilet only option for students
7 years, 9 months ago

No water: Avoiding toilet only option for students

Deccan Chronicle  

Chennai: R. Sanjana, a class eight student of Anakaputhur Government Higher Secondary School, could be seen running to her residence after school every evening, to relieve herself. The pathetic restrooms coupled with the water scarcity problem are keeping many girls like Sanjana to avoid using the restrooms in their school. Broken pipelines, lack of buckets and filthy overhead tanks is …

No water connections in toilets at 16,000 Telangana government schools
8 years, 6 months ago

No water connections in toilets at 16,000 Telangana government schools

Deccan Chronicle  

Hyderabad: Having a working toilet in their school is still a dream for lakhs of government school students in Telangana. Around 16,000 of the 25,966 government schools in Telangana do not have water connections in toilets. However, in reality, the scheme is a big failure as lakhs of students in 16,000 government schools in Telangana are unable to use these …

30 million Indian school children have no access to toilets
12 years, 11 months ago

30 million Indian school children have no access to toilets

India Today  

Nearly 30 million school children in the country still have no access to toilets, even as schools have made significant progress in providing the facility in recent years, a study by UNICEF's Water,Sanitation, Hygiene programme revealed on Wednesday. The Right to Education Act requires all schools to have separate toilets for boys and girls and adequate safe drinking water facility. …

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