'Shortfall of over 16,000 classrooms in Guj due to RTE Act'

There is a shortfall of over 16,000 class rooms in state-run primary schools in Gujarat due to implementation of the Right to Education (RTE) Act a few years ago, the Legislative Assembly was told today.
This situation has arisen due to implementation of the Right to Education Act in the state some years back, as per a written reply submitted by Minister of State for Primary and Higher Education Vibhavari Dave during Question Hour.
Out of the total 33 districts in Gujarat, tribal-dominated Dahod tops the list with a shortfall of 1,416 classrooms, followed by Banaskantha (1,104), Anand (856), Panchmahal (835), and Sabarkantha (828).

In all, the government needs to build 16,008 classrooms across the state to overcome the shortfall, it said.
Dave shared these details while responding to a query raised by Congress MLA Pradyumansinh Jadeja about the shortage of classrooms.
The minister stated the need to build new classrooms in state-run primary schools has arisen after standard 8 became part of primary education under the RTE Act.
"After the Act was implemented in the state, we faced a shortfall of around 46,000 additional classrooms. While we have already built around 30,000 classrooms, we are still having a shortfall of around 16,000 classrooms," Dave said, adding that these classrooms will be built at the earliest.