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Over 40% govt. schools don’t have power, playgrounds
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- Almost half the government schools in the country do not have any electricity or playgrounds, according to a report on the 2020-2021 demand for grants for school education submitted by the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Human Resource Development (HRD).
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- More in the Report:
(1) Budgetary allocations saw a 27% cut from proposals made by the School Education department.
(2) Despite proposals for ₹82,570 crore, only ₹59,845 crore was allocated.
(3) Noting similar 27% reductions for the central and centrally sponsored schemes as well, the panel recommended that these core schemes get additional funds at the revised estimates stage.
(4) The panel “expressed dismay” at the stark deficits in government school infrastructure, citing the latest survey data.
(5) Only 56% of schools have electricity, with the lowest rates in Manipur and Madhya Pradesh, where less than 20% have access to power.
(6) Less than 57% of schools have playgrounds, including less than 30% of schools in Odisha and Jammu and Kashmir, according to the Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) 2017-18 survey.
Sources
The Hindu