Lok Sabha Question No. 2709 (UNSTARRED), answered on 2025-03-17
Subject: Lack of Infrastructure Facilities in Government Schools
Ministry: EDUCATION
Asked by: Shri Dhaval Laxmanbhai Patel, Shri Chandra Prakash Choudhary

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

## LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO-2709

ANSWERED ON 17.03.2025

## Lack of Infrastructure Facilities in Government Schools

†2709. Shri Dhaval Laxmanbhai Patel: Shri Chandra Prakash Choudhary:

Will the Minister of EDUCATION be pleased to state:

- (a)  whether  the  Government  has  conducted  any  survey  to  assess  the  availability  of  drinking  water facilities  and  toilet  infrastructure  in  Government  schools  particularly  in  Gujarat  and  Jharkhand  States and if so, the details thereof, district-wise including Valsad Lok Sabha Constituency of Gujarat;
- (b)  the  percentage  of  Government  schools  equipped  with  computer  in  infrastructure  and  functional internet connection in Gujarat and Jharkhand, district-wise including Valsad Lok Sabha Constituency of Gujarat;
- (c) whether the Government has assessed the number of Government schools, particularly primary and upper primary schools which do not have facilities such as swings, benches to sit and playgrounds, etc. in these States and in Valsad Lok Sabha Constituency of Gujarat, district-wise;
- (d) if so, the details thereof; and
- (e) the reasons for the lack of digital infrastructure in Government schools in Gujarat and Jharkhand, district-wise?

## ANSWER

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

- (a) : The Department of School Education and Literacy (DoSEL), Ministry of Education has developed the  Unified  District  Information  System  for  Education  Plus  (UDISE+)  system  to  record  data  on indicators of school education provided by all the States and Union Territories. As per UDISE+ 202324, district-wise percentage of government schools having drinking water, girl's toilet and boy's toilet facilities in Gujarat and Jharkhand is at Annexure-I.
- (b): As per UDISE+ 2023-24, percentage of government schools having computer and functional internet connection are given below:
- (c) and (d): As per UDISE+ 2023-24, district-wise percentage of primary and upper primary government schools having furniture and playground in Gujarat and Jharkhand are at annexure-II:

| Facility                       | State/District   | State/District   | State/District   |
|--------------------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
| Facility                       | Valsad           | Gujarat          | Jharkhand        |
| Computer                       | 98.6             | 98.4             | 76.6             |
| Functional internet connection | 92.3             | 95.4             | 50.2             |

(e):  Education  is  in  the  Concurrent  list  of  the  Constitution  and  majority  of  the  schools  are  under  the administrative control of respective State Government and UT Administration. The Department of School Education and Literacy is implementing Samagra Shiksha- an Integrated Scheme for School Education from 2018-19. Samagra Shiksha is an overarching programme for the school education sector extending from pre- school to class XII and aims to ensure inclusive and equitable quality education at all levels of school  education.  Samagra  Shiksha  is  implemented  in  partnership  with  all  the  States  and  UTs  and financial  assistance  is  provided  to  all  States  and  UTs  including  Gujarat  and  Jharkhand.  Like  other components of Samagra Shiksha, the funds for ICT and Digital initiatives are released to State/UTs based on  the  proposal  submitted  by  them  in  the  Annual  Work  Plan  and  Budget  (AWP&B).  For  internet connectivity,  an  advisory  has  been  issued  by  the  Department  of  School  Education  and  Literacy, Government of India to all the States and UTs to enter into an MoU/ Agreement with BSNL and provide FTTH Internet connection to all the Government Schools which have computing devices.

ICT and Digital Initiatives component of Samagra Shiksha covers Government and Aided Schools having classes VI to XII. Under this component financial assistance is provided for establishing ICT  Lab and Smart Classrooms in schools. 1,42,745 ICT Labs and 1,30,536 Smart Classrooms have been approved in the Government and Government Aided Schools since its inception

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ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2709 ANSWERED  ON 17.03.2025 ASKED BY HONB'LE MP'S SHRI DHAVAL LAXMANBHAI PATEL AND SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY REGARDING 'LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS'

District-wise percentage of government schools having drinking water, girl's toilet and boy's toilet facilities in Gujarat for the year 2023-24

| State/District   |   Drinking Water |   Girls' toilet |   Boys' toilet |
|------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
| Gujarat          |             99.9 |            98.8 |           98.4 |
| Ahmedabad        |            100   |            99.7 |           99.3 |
| Amreli           |             99.8 |            98.6 |           99   |
| Anand            |            100   |            99.8 |           99.9 |
| Aravalli         |            100   |           100   |          100   |
| Banas Kantha     |            100   |            96.8 |           96.1 |
| Bharuch          |            100   |            97.9 |           97.2 |
| Bhavnagar        |            100   |            99.8 |           99.5 |
| Botad            |            100   |            97.9 |           97.9 |
| Chhotaudepur     |            100   |            98.6 |           98.1 |
| Devbhoomi Dwarka |             99.5 |            98.9 |           98.1 |
| Dohad            |            100   |            97.5 |           96.6 |
| Gandhinagar      |            100   |            99.3 |           99.5 |
| Gir Somnath      |             99.7 |            97.8 |           99.1 |
| Jamnagar         |             99.9 |            99.1 |           99   |
| Junagadh         |            100   |            99.1 |           98.8 |
| Kachchh          |             99.9 |            97.9 |           98.3 |
| Kheda            |             99.9 |            99.4 |           98.6 |
| Mahesana         |            100   |            99   |           98.8 |
| Mahisagar        |            100   |            99.7 |           99.1 |
| Morbi            |            100   |            97.5 |           96.1 |
| Narmada          |             99.9 |            99.5 |           99.6 |
| Navsari          |            100   |            99.4 |           99   |
| Panch Mahals     |             99.8 |            99.9 |           99.9 |
| Patan            |            100   |            98.9 |           98.6 |
| Porbandar        |            100   |            99.7 |           99.1 |
| Rajkot           |             99.9 |            98.3 |           97.1 |
| Sabar Kantha     |             99.8 |            97.8 |           96.7 |
| Surat            |            100   |            99.4 |           98.8 |
| Surendranagar    |             99.7 |            99.6 |           99.5 |
| Tapi             |             99.9 |            99.1 |           98.5 |
| The Dangs        |            100   |            99.8 |           99.3 |
| Vadodara         |            100   |            99.1 |           99.2 |
| Valsad           |            100   |            99.6 |           99.5 |

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (a) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2709 ANSWERED  ON 17.03.2025 ASKED BY HONB'LE MP'S SHRI DHAVAL LAXMANBHAI PATEL AND SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY REGARDING 'LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS'

District-wise percentage of government schools having drinking water, girl's toilet and boy's toilet facilities in Jharkhand for the year 2023-24

| State/District      |   Drinking Water |   Girls' toilet |   Boys' toilet |
|---------------------|------------------|-----------------|----------------|
| Jharkhand           |             98.4 |            99.3 |           98.6 |
| Bokaro              |             98.7 |            99.7 |           99.2 |
| Chatra              |             99.1 |            99.2 |           98.5 |
| Deoghar             |             98.5 |            98.6 |           98.5 |
| Dhanbad             |             99.4 |            99.5 |           99.1 |
| Dumka               |             97.9 |            99.4 |           97.6 |
| Garhwa              |            100   |            99.9 |           99.4 |
| Giridih             |             99.8 |            99.8 |           99.6 |
| Godda               |             93.8 |            99.7 |           99.1 |
| Gumla               |             96.7 |            98.9 |           98.1 |
| Hazaribag           |             99   |            99.5 |           99   |
| Jamtara             |            100   |            99.8 |           97.2 |
| Khunti              |             98.6 |            98.7 |           98.3 |
| Kodarma             |             99.7 |            99.7 |           99.1 |
| Latehar             |             98.1 |            99.3 |           99.1 |
| Lohardaga           |            100   |           100   |           99.8 |
| Pakaur              |             99   |            99.6 |           99.7 |
| Palamu              |             99.1 |            99.1 |           98.9 |
| Pashchimi Singhbhum |             97.3 |            98.1 |           96.1 |
| Purbi Singhbhum     |             99.8 |            99.7 |           99.4 |
| Ramgarh             |            100   |            99.8 |           99.5 |
| Ranchi              |             99.6 |            99.4 |           99.1 |
| Sahibganj           |             89   |            97.6 |           95.8 |
| Saraikela-Kharsawan |            100   |            99.6 |           97.2 |
| Simdega             |             98.4 |            99.7 |           99.2 |

## Annexure - II

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) AND (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2709 ANSWERED ON 17.03.2025 ASKED BY HONB'LE MP'S SHRI DHAVAL LAXMANBHAI PATEL AND SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY REGARDING 'LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS'

district-wise percentage of primary and upper primary government schools having furniture and playground in Gujarat for the year 2023-24

|                  | Primary    | Primary   | Upper Primary   | Upper Primary   |
|------------------|------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
| State/District   | playground | furniture | playground      | furniture       |
| Gujarat          | 80.9       | 89.3      | 86              | 93.1            |
| Ahmedabad        | 88.5       | 91.8      | 91.8            | 92              |
| Amreli           | 91.6       | 95.4      | 94.6            | 94.6            |
| Anand            | 81.8       | 93.1      | 87.7            | 96.1            |
| Aravalli         | 87.3       | 97.2      | 83.9            | 95.9            |
| Banas Kantha     | 80.6       | 78.7      | 83.2            | 91.4            |
| Bharuch          | 66         | 90.5      | 81              | 97              |
| Bhavnagar        | 81.4       | 89.3      | 80              | 91.4            |
| Botad            | 81.3       | 75        | 87.4            | 96.1            |
| Chhotaudepur     | 65.1       | 92.3      | 74.6            | 89.1            |
| Devbhoomi Dwarka | 95.5       | 96        | 90.8            | 94.1            |
| Dohad            | 69.3       | 57.2      | 81.1            | 79.2            |
| Gandhinagar      | 87.8       | 90.2      | 83.2            | 94              |
| Gir Somnath      | 92.9       | 76.5      | 89              | 86.2            |
| Jamnagar         | 89.9       | 91.8      | 88.9            | 87.9            |
| Junagadh         | 93.3       | 95.2      | 93.9            | 97.5            |
| Kachchh          | 86.5       | 88.9      | 84.1            | 90.9            |
| Kheda            | 87.6       | 97.4      | 90.5            | 97              |
| Mahesana         | 93.1       | 95.8      | 89.1            | 97.4            |
| Mahisagar        | 88         | 94        | 87.4            | 95.8            |
| Morbi            | 95.4       | 93.5      | 91.7            | 96.1            |
| Narmada          | 62.9       | 90.6      | 77.8            | 91.8            |
| Navsari          | 66.7       | 95.5      | 84.9            | 97.4            |
| Panch Mahals     | 70         | 94        | 73.4            | 95.6            |
| Patan            | 88.8       | 84.5      | 82.5            | 89.4            |
| Porbandar        | 89         | 85.4      | 80.6            | 93.8            |
| Rajkot           | 92.5       | 92.5      | 90              | 92.7            |
| Sabar Kantha     | 80.1       | 95.3      | 82.9            | 95.7            |
| Surat            | 83.2       | 96.4      | 87.6            | 95.7            |
| Surendranagar    | 81.4       | 85.5      | 88.1            | 92.6            |
| Tapi             | 90.6       | 93        | 95.1            | 94.5            |
| The Dangs        | 89.2       | 82.3      | 89.6            | 93.1            |
| Vadodara         | 94.1       | 91.4      | 95              | 95.9            |
| Valsad           | 62.2       | 93.8      | 83.2            | 95.6            |

## Annexure - II (cont.)

ANNEXURE REFERRED TO IN REPLY TO PART (c) AND (d) OF LOK SABHA UNSTARRED QUESTION NO. 2709 ANSWERED ON 17.03.2025 ASKED BY HONB'LE MP'S SHRI DHAVAL LAXMANBHAI PATEL AND SHRI CHANDRA PRAKASH CHOUDHARY REGARDING 'LACK OF INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES IN GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS'

district-wise percentage of primary and upper primary government schools having furniture and playground in Jharkhand for the year 2023-24

|                      | Primary    | Primary   | Upper Primary   | Upper Primary   |
|----------------------|------------|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|
| State/District       | playground | furniture | State/District  | playground      |
| Jharkhand            | 68.5       | 96.6      | 68.8            | 98.1            |
| Bokaro               | 43.1       | 98.8      | 49.6            | 99.8            |
| Chatra               | 66.9       | 96.7      | 58.2            | 98.7            |
| Deoghar              | 85.0       | 99.3      | 87.8            | 99.8            |
| Dhanbad              | 90.6       | 98.4      | 90.1            | 97.6            |
| Dumka                | 81.8       | 98.0      | 79.8            | 99.3            |
| Garhwa               | 98.3       | 83.3      | 98.3            | 82.2            |
| Giridih              | 60.2       | 99.6      | 60.4            | 99.8            |
| Godda                | 46.4       | 91.3      | 50.2            | 98.1            |
| Gumla                | 56.3       | 94.3      | 70.1            | 98.7            |
| Hazaribag            | 71.2       | 96.5      | 67.8            | 97.4            |
| Jamtara              | 87.4       | 98.0      | 85.8            | 98.9            |
| Khunti               | 69.8       | 98.5      | 81.9            | 98.3            |
| Kodarma              | 90.9       | 99.2      | 85.1            | 99.6            |
| Latehar              | 82.2       | 97.0      | 80.9            | 98.5            |
| Lohardaga            | 95.1       | 99.3      | 97.1            | 99.4            |
| Pakaur               | 58.7       | 95.9      | 56.9            | 98.5            |
| Palamu               | 35.0       | 96.1      | 38.2            | 97.8            |
| Pashchimi Singhbhum  | 57.0       | 96.4      | 64.9            | 99.1            |
| Purbi Singhbhum      | 81.6       | 100.0     | 81.8            | 100.0           |
| Ramgarh              | 63.8       | 99.4      | 73.8            | 100.0           |
| Ranchi               | 72.9       | 99.0      | 78.4            | 99.7            |
| Sahibganj            | 59.6       | 93.6      | 60.0            | 98.0            |
| Saraikela- Kharsawan | 59.8       | 93.2      | 63.0            | 95.1            |
| Simdega              | 71.6       | 92.3      | 81.4            | 99.2            |