# Gurugram government schools use unsafe buildings as funds wait 2026-08-25T02:16:51+00:00 | Governance | Indian Opinion Desk Corroboration: 1 independent outlet Gurugram's government schools are grappling with ageing buildings, waterlogged premises and unsafe classrooms that officials admit they cannot fix without approvals from higher authorities. The Government Girls Senior Secondary School in Hailey Mandi, around 150 years old, has been declared completely unsafe, but officials said its 600 girls cannot be relocated because no other space exists. After overnight rain on Saturday, the Government Primary School in Kadipur was entirely submerged, with staff saying a weekday downpour would disrupt access. Education department officials told HT they are aware of the deficiencies but are waiting for budget approvals. In some cases, three schools now operate from a single premises after students were shifted from unsafe buildings. Teachers in remote schools with 30 to 40 students said the neglect is particularly acute, as lower enrolment brings less attention. The city's modern image, the report notes, masks a reality where children in government schools study in conditions that should have been addressed long ago. ## Indian Opinion Analysis Haryana's education department has faced recurring criticism over school infrastructure, with a 2023 Comptroller and Auditor General report flagging structural deficiencies in 40% of the state's government schools. The Gurugram district administration runs over 200 government schools, yet the school-level committees that can spend maintenance grants, typically Rs 25,000 per school per month, remain underutilised in many cases, education activists say. The Government Girls Senior Secondary School in Hailey Mandi, a 150-year-old building, sits on land whose ownership is disputed between the department and the municipal corporation, complicating any reconstruction. With the monsoon session of the Haryana assembly beginning next week, the opposition is expected to raise the issue. The district education officer is due to submit an updated list of unsafe school buildings to the state directorate by 10 September. ## Coverage - hindustantimes.com leads with vivid ground-level detail and quotes teachers/officials sympathetically, without criticising any political party directly This story was synthesised by AI from the source linked above. Tags: government schools, Gurugram, Haryana Education Department, Mihika Basu Canonical: https://indianopinion.org/gurugram-government-schools-use-unsafe-buildings-as-funds-wait/ License: Summary and commentary (c) Indian Opinion, reusable with attribution. Facts belong to the linked sources. Cite: https://indianopinion.org/gurugram-government-schools-use-unsafe-buildings-as-funds-wait/#story-in-brief Review state: restored archive article, accurate at time of publication, not offered to search indexes. How this brief was made: an AI model read the report linked above and wrote this summary and analysis, which were published automatically. Published briefs are sampled every hour by an automated quality check; the editor verifies its findings and approves corrections, and corrected briefs carry a dated correction line. We do no original reporting. Methodology: https://indianopinion.org/ai-use-policy/