The Rajasthan Education Department is intensifying efforts to bolster school infrastructure to protect children in government schools across the state. Following the collapse of a school building in Piplodi, Jhalawar, during last year’s monsoon, the department swiftly identified schools in unsafe conditions. Repair work on over 2,000 such school buildings is underway and is expected to be completed by March.
Additionally, waterproofing and repair work in 21,000 schools by the SDRF will ensure safe classrooms for students during the upcoming monsoon season. The construction of 175 new school buildings, announced in the previous budget, is in progress and slated for completion within a year. Construction activities for girls’ toilets in all schools are also ongoing, as reported by the Civil Branch of the Rajasthan School Education Council.
More than 2,250 science labs in 900 schools, dining-cum-study halls in 229 Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalaya Hostels at DIET centers in seven districts, and repairs of over 3,000 Anganwadi centers are part of the department’s initiatives. In response to the Piplodi incident, the department demolished the unsafe structure and began constructing a new school on a larger land parcel. Despite a slight delay, the construction is progressing rapidly, and the school will soon operate from its new location.
