SCHOOL INFRASTRUCTURES IN INDIA
What is the difference between schools in metropolitan cities and schools
in villages.
When it comes to infrastructures, there is a complicated issue that
needs to be considered from different points of view:
1) Gap between metropolitan cities and rural
villages.According to the Census 2011, there are 6.4 lack villages in India and
about two-third of the whole Indian population lives there.
2) Gap between government schools and public
schools. Indian families can choose what kind of education their children will
have, depending on their financial resources. In short, both government and
public schools are in villages and in cities. While government schools are free
between the 6th and the 8th class – and between 9th
and 12th you have to pay a nominal fee – in public schools there is
always a fee to pay, even if in villages is cheaper. Another difference is the
quality of teaching of course. On the other hand, in public / private school (Village ,semi urban & semi rural )teachers
just have to have passed a 12th class to obtain an assignment.
These factors affect education,
opportunities and children’s future and more in general the country growth. In
particular, it is clear that government schools in villages are the problematic
ones. Lack of infrastructures is the issue. For instance, 53% of total
government schools, which form majority of schools in rural India,
have electricity connection:
When it comes to hygiene facilities,
according to the Towards UEE-Flash Statistics, NUEPA & GoI, 2005-06 to
2015-16 11% of the schools in our country do not have toilets. More than 2 lakh
schools do not have toilets for girls. 49% of the schools don’t have hand wash
facilities near the toilets. About infrastructures, according to DISE
Elementary flash 2014-15, 40% of schools do not have playgrounds. 23% of
schools do not have kitchen sheds. Furthermore, usually in villages there is an
agricultural economics. For this, during certain periods students are busy with
field works.
As NGO, we strongly believe that we are
the only ones can provide concrete aid and supports to rural villages. We also
are of the opinion that government should do much more. Since 2010 Heeals
is
strongly concerned in programmes with villages and rural communities about
Wash; Menstrual Hygiene and Health. Many contents have been produced: films and
documentaries that we have been screened in schools; booklets and photos;
distribution of sanitary pads and soaps about every month. As far as
infrastructures are concerned, we are involved in projects that dependent on
donations. For example, we bought water filters for people in villages. Then,
in order to improve quality of teaching, we bought white boards and we brought
them in schools. Lastly, we are involved in a new project we recently came up
with: The Wash Wall Project. We painted walls in toilets and school with
messages concerning hygiene, hand wash and menstrual hygiene. We believe that
this is a good and impact full way to communicate with children.
- Nancy
(WASH Intern )
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