Lok Sabha Question No. 2447 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-08-04
Subject: Drinking Water and Toilet facilities in Schools
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Eswarasamy K

## GOVERNMENT OF INDIA MINISTRY OF EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OF SCHOOL EDUCATION AND LITERACY

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2447

ANSWERED ON 04/08/2025

## Drinking Water and Toilet facilities in Schools

2447. Shri Eswarasamy K:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  proposes  to  cover  all  Government  and  Governments  aided schools in the country including Tamil Nadu with drinking water and toilet facilities;
- (b) if so, the details thereof; and
- (c) the number of toilets built in Government schools in Tamil Nadu, district-wise?

## ANSWER

## MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF EDUCATION (SHRI JAYANT CHAUDHARY)

(a) & (b):

Samagra Shiksha scheme is an integrated scheme aligned with the NEP 2020, for school education covering the entire gamut from pre-school to class XII.

Under Samagra Shiksha the Government of  India  is  taking  targeted  and  Saturation approach for ensuring access to clean and potable drinking water to the students and separate boys,  girls'  and  CWSN  toilets  in  all  the  Government  and  Governments  aided  schools  in convergence with the Department of Drinking Water & Sanitation and Ministry of Housing &  Urban  Affairs,  besides  other  infrastructural  facilities  to  ensure  equitable  and  accessible education.

As  per  the  UDISE+  Report  2023-24,  currently  98.6%  Government  and  97.9% Government aided schools have toilet facilities across the country whereas 99.9% Government and 93.8% aided schools have toilets facilities in Tamil Nadu. Similarly, 98.4% Government and 97.4% Government aided schools have drinking water facilities across the country whereas 99.9% Government and 99.6% aided schools have drinking water facilities in Tamil Nadu. The UDISE+ report can be accessed on the weblink: https://udiseplus.gov.in/#/en/page/publications.

- (c): The  district-wise  details  of  the  Government  schools  with  toilet  facilities  in  Tamil Nadu is attached at the Annexure.

## ANNEXURE

ANNEXURE  REFERRED  TO  IN  REPLY  TO  PART  (c)  OF  LOK  SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2447 ANSWERED ON 04 th  AUGUST, 2025 ASKED BY  HON'BLE  MP  SHRI  ESWARASAMY  K  REGARDING  DRINKING  WATER AND TOILET FACILITIES IN SCHOOLS

|      | Government Schools with toilet facilities (2023-24) (Tamil Nadu)   | Government Schools with toilet facilities (2023-24) (Tamil Nadu)   | Government Schools with toilet facilities (2023-24) (Tamil Nadu)   |
|------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
| S.No | District Name                                                      | Total Number of Government Schools                                 | Schools with Toilet facilities                                     |
| 1.   | Ariyalur                                                           | 608                                                                | 608                                                                |
| 2.   | Chengalpattu                                                       | 821                                                                | 820                                                                |
| 3.   | Chennai (Ext. GCC)                                                 | 533                                                                | 533                                                                |
| 4.   | Coimbatore                                                         | 1214                                                               | 1214                                                               |
| 5.   | Cuddalore                                                          | 1435                                                               | 1435                                                               |
| 6.   | Dharmapuri                                                         | 1382                                                               | 1381                                                               |
| 7.   | Dindigul                                                           | 1327                                                               | 1325                                                               |
| 8.   | Erode                                                              | 1289                                                               | 1289                                                               |
| 9.   | Kallakurichi                                                       | 871                                                                | 871                                                                |
| 10.  | Kancheepuram                                                       | 582                                                                | 581                                                                |
| 11.  | Kanniyakumari                                                      | 519                                                                | 517                                                                |
| 12.  | Karur                                                              | 821                                                                | 820                                                                |
| 13.  | Krishnagiri                                                        | 1716                                                               | 1715                                                               |
| 14.  | Madurai                                                            | 1254                                                               | 1251                                                               |
| 15.  | Mayiladuthurai                                                     | 489                                                                | 488                                                                |
| 16.  | Nagapattinam                                                       | 446                                                                | 446                                                                |
| 17.  | Namakkal                                                           | 1014                                                               | 1012                                                               |
| 18.  | Perambalur                                                         | 360                                                                | 360                                                                |
| 19.  | Pudukkottai                                                        | 1572                                                               | 1571                                                               |
| 20.  | Ramanathapuram                                                     | 1065                                                               | 1064                                                               |
| 21.  | Ranipet                                                            | 745                                                                | 745                                                                |
| 22.  | Salem                                                              | 1772                                                               | 1772                                                               |
| 23.  | Sivagangai                                                         | 1120                                                               | 1120                                                               |
| 24.  | Tenkasi                                                            | 455                                                                | 454                                                                |
| 25.  | Thanjavur                                                          | 1379                                                               | 1379                                                               |
| 26.  | The nilgiris                                                       | 416                                                                | 416                                                                |
| 27.  | Theni                                                              | 532                                                                | 530                                                                |
| 28.  | Thoothukkudi                                                       | 716                                                                | 715                                                                |
| 29.  | Tiruchirappalli                                                    | 1303                                                               | 1303                                                               |
| 30.  | Tirunelveli                                                        | 485                                                                | 485                                                                |
| 31.  | Tirupathur                                                         | 718                                                                | 718                                                                |
| 32.  | Tiruppur                                                           | 1333                                                               | 1332                                                               |
| 33.  | Tiruvallur                                                         | 1342                                                               | 1342                                                               |
| 34.  | Tiruvannamalai                                                     | 2004                                                               | 2004                                                               |
| 35.  | Tiruvarur                                                          | 947                                                                | 947                                                                |
| 36.  | Vellore                                                            | 798                                                                | 798                                                                |
| 37.  | Villupuram                                                         | 1295                                                               | 1294                                                               |
| 38.  | Virudhunagar                                                       | 994                                                                | 993                                                                |
|      | Total                                                              | 37672                                                              | 37648                                                              |

Source: UDISE+ 2023-24