Toilets in Government Schools

Under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) programme annual maintenance grant @ Rs. 5000/- per school per year for schools with three classrooms and Rs. 10000/- per school per year with schools more than three classrooms, for the maintenance of school infrastructure including toilets, is provided. In addition to this school grant is also provided @ Rs. 5000/- per primary school per year and @ Rs. 7000/- per upper primary school per year. Similarly, under the Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) programme school grant @ Rs. 50,000/- is provided in secondary schools. In pursuance to the national call to provide functional toilets for girls and boys in the schools, the Public Sector Undertakings / Private corporate have committed re-construction of 69083 dysfunctional toilets. Rs. 56.51crore has been allocated from the Swachh Bharat Kosh for re-construction / repairs of 5245 dysfunctional toilets till February 28th, 2015.