While many poor parents want their sons and daughters to have a good education, this dream has not become a reality primarily because the schools lack infrastructure and basic amenities.
One cannot blame the children in city’s remote areas for dropping out of school. While many poor parents want their sons and daughters to have a good education, this dream has not become a reality primarily because the schools lack infrastructure and basic amenities.
Data collected by IndiaGoverns Research Institute reveal that several government schools in Bangalore and its surrounding districts require major repairs. Of the 171 schools that need repairs, Channapatna and Magadi top the charts.
Shockingly, the data also revealed that several MLA constituencies in Bangalore district have more schools that needed repairs during 2011 than they did in 2010.
A total of 123 schools in Devanahalli constituency needed major repair works in 2009-10. In 2011, the number increased to 144.
This trend holds true for other Assembly constituencies like Kanakapura, Channapatna, Magadi and Kunigal Ramanagaram.
In city limits, Yeshwantpur has the most number of schools that need proper infrastructure. Of 692 government schools here, 62 schools are in need of major repair works, according to the survey.
No drinking water
On the dearth of drinking water in schools, Kunigal tops the list. Of the 426 schools here, 36 do not have drinking water facilities for students.
However, with the exception of Hoskote where the number has increased from 27 to 32, the numbers of schools in other constituencies that are not providing drinking water have decreased. Both BTM Layout and Bangalore South have shown considerable improvement when providing drinking water facilities in their schools.
During 2010-10, only 52% of schools in Kunigal had separate toilet facilities for girls. About 90% of schools in CV Raman Nagar limits provided toilet facilities for girls and 83% of schools in Gandhi Nagar did likewise, the IndiaGoverns survey found.
Research will help govt
According to Veena Ramanna, executive director, IndiaGoverns Research Institute, the data was collated from the information released by the state government. “If there is something wrong with the data, the government has made a mistake. It is important to release such data as it will help MLAs with their governance,” she said.
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