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2,276 Bihar Government Schools Operate Without Their Own Buildings
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…
The Story in Brief
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.
The Indian Opinion
The loudest claims will either blame teachers for poor learning or treat every sanctioned project as proof that the problem is solved. Neither follows from the data. A school without a building, and in some cases without land, faces a basic delivery failure, while approval and released funds do not guarantee usable classrooms. The government’s credibility should be judged by completed buildings, not announcements. How many of the 677 approved projects will be ready, and by when?
Source: indiatoday.in
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