8,663 new schools, 46k toilets constructed till March 31: govt

As many as 8,663 new secondary schools and 46,280 toilets in schools have been constructed in different parts of the country till March 31 under the centrally-sponsored Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA), Lok Sabha was informed on Monday.

Union HRD Minister Ramesh Pokhriyal Nishank said under the RMSA till 2017-18 and Samagra Shiksha effective
from
2018 -19,
12,896 new secondary schools, 53,789 additional classrooms, 66,286
toilets and 11,933
Out of these, states and UTs have reported that 12,100 new schools have become
functional and construction of 8,663 new
schools, 37,546 additional classrooms, 46,280 toilets and provision
of drinking water
facility in 10,093
schools has been done till
Besides, Pokhriyal said, approval has been
given for up- gradation
of 44 secondary schools
The
RMSA was under implementation from 2009 to 2017-18 for universalising
secondary
The RMSA programme provided a number of incentives to encourage
enrolment
and retention of children in
These included
enhancing access to secondary schools, strengthening
school infrastructure like school building, additional classrooms, laboratories, libraries, arts
and