Infrastructure Facilities in Schools
There has been a marked improvement in infrastructure facilities in schools during the last 4 years. As per Unified District Information System for Education (U-DISE) data 55.2% schools had girls toilets, 74.4% schools had boys toilets and 92.9% schools had drinking water facility during 2009-10. These figures increased to 90.5%, 85.8% and 95.1% respectively during 2013-14. The requirement of infrastructure facilities in schools are worked out every year by the respective State/Union Territory on incremental basis depending on their need and priority and this is reflected in their Annual Work Plan and Budget. The Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) scheme supports the States/UTs to provide and augment their school infrastructural facilities as per RTE norms. Under SSA 3.11 lakh school buildings, 18.54 lakh additional classroom, 2.36 lakh drinking water facilities and 9.95 lakh toilets have been sanctioned so far across State / UTs.
Further Swachh Vidyalaya Initiative has been launched to provide separate toilets for girls and boys in all government schools within a year, in collaboration with Public sector undertakings and Private Corporates.
This information was given by the Union Human Resource Development Minister, Smt. Smriti Irani in a written reply to the Lok Sabha question.
