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Unsafe School Gains Rs 18 Lakh Upgrade After Spotlight
A small government school near Jaipur had an unsafe building.
The school’s 18 students were using a single room where cattle were also tied nearby.
The old building had been declared unsafe about a year earlier.
After a protest and news coverage, the children moved to a room lent by a villager.
The government has now promised Rs 18 lakh to improve the school.
Some parents are hopeful that their children will finally get a proper building.
They say private schools are too expensive for their families.
The teachers did not allow visitors inside the temporary room after a government order restricting outsiders.
Government Primary School, Rampura-Kanwarpura, serves 18 students in a single-room structure near Jaipur.
Students previously attended classes beside four cattle after the old building was declared unsafe a year ago.
Following a Cockroach Janta Party protest and media attention, students moved into a room loaned by a villager.
The government has promised an Rs 18 lakh upgrade for the school building.
Parents say they rely on the government school because private schools cost at least Rs 1,000 per month.
- Who
- The 18 students, their parents, two teachers, the school administration and the state government are involved.
- What
- A primary school that lacked a safe building has received a promise of an Rs 18 lakh upgrade after protests and media attention.
- Where
- Government Primary School, Rampura-Kanwarpura, near Jaipur, Rajasthan.
- When
- The Cockroach Janta Party visited on August 21; the students moved to a villager’s room the following day.
- Why
- The previous school building was declared unsafe, while the students had been studying in a space shared with cattle.
Key facts
- School
- Government Primary School, Rampura-Kanwarpura
- Enrollment
- 18 students
- Promised upgrade
- Rs 18 lakh
- Previous building
- Declared unsafe about a year earlier and now abandoned
- Temporary classroom
- A room loaned by a fellow villager
- Earlier learning conditions
- Students attended classes near four tied cattle
- Private-school cost cited
- At least Rs 1,000 per month
Quotes
Dhori Bairwa
Parent of two students at Government Primary School, Rampura-Kanwarpura
“We are sending our children here because we have no other option. Private schools charge at least Rs 1,000 per month.”
indianexpress.com
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