# 2,276 Bihar Government Schools Operate Without Their Own Buildings 2026-08-07T08:46:58+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Data placed before the Bihar Assembly shows that 2,276 primary, middle and secondary government schools across 35 districts are operating without their own buildings. The Education Minister, Mithilesh Tiwari, said some also lack land, and ordered a list of such schools within a week. Of Bihar’s 9,297 higher secondary schools, 720 do not have buildings of their own. The government has approved construction for 677 of them, with administrative approval worth about Rs 834.18 crore and Rs 284 crore already released. The minister told the Assembly that no government school would remain without a building. The Revenue and Land Reforms Department will help secure land where needed, but students face uncertainty until construction starts. ## Coverage - indiatoday.in Tags: Assembly, Bihar, education, government schools, school infrastructure Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/2276-bihar-government-schools-operate-without-their-own-buildings/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/2276-bihar-government-schools-operate-without-their-own-buildings/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes.