Archive · 22 Aug 2026
Rajasthan Reports 611 Building-Less Schools Amid CJP Inspections
The Rajasthan government says 611 government schools do not have their own buildings.
Ten of these are schools for girls.
Some schools that do have buildings still lack toilets or drinking water.
A Cockroach Janta Party team visited a school near Jaipur to investigate claims that students were studying in a temporary enclosure.
The school’s old building had been declared unsafe.
The team said it was attacked while travelling to the school.
The government says it will spend money on building, repairing and maintaining schools.
The opposition says the problems are larger than the government’s figures suggest.
The CJP’s campaign asks people to report school problems across the country.
Rajasthan told the Legislative Assembly that 611 government schools lack their own buildings, including 10 girls’ schools.
Jaipur has 38 building-less schools, while 2,047 schools with buildings lack toilets and 1,049 lack drinking water.
A Cockroach Janta Party team led by Ashutosh Ranka was attacked while travelling to inspect a school in Bagru near Jaipur.
The Bagru school’s building was declared unsafe, forcing students into a temporary enclosure allegedly also used for buffaloes.
The government announced ₹550 crore for repairs and ₹450 crore for new buildings, while opposition leader Tika Ram Jully cited wider safety concerns.
- Who
- The Rajasthan government, opposition leader Tika Ram Jully, and a Cockroach Janta Party team led by co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka; the campaign was launched by CJP founder Abhijit Dipke.
- What
- The government disclosed that 611 schools lack buildings and announced infrastructure funding, while the CJP inspected schools and raised concerns about unsafe and inadequate facilities.
- When
- The Rajasthan government provided the figures on Friday for the 2025–26 school year. Ranka visited an Alwar school on August 14, and Dipke launched the School Thik Karo campaign the previous week.
- Where
- Across Rajasthan, including Jaipur, Bagru, Jhalawar, Alwar, Banswara and other districts; the campaign began in Santuk Pimpri, Maharashtra’s Hingoli district.
- Why
- The CJP was investigating allegations of poor school conditions, including a Bagru school operating from a temporary enclosure after its building was declared unsafe.
Government Position
Opposition and CJP Concerns
Responsibility for current conditions
Government Position
The BJP-led government attributed the situation to the previous Congress government led by Ashok Gehlot and said it was working to correct the problem revealed by an audit after the Jhalawar school accident.
Opposition and CJP Concerns
Tika Ram Jully argued that the government lacks a plan and has been unable to arrange sufficient funds for deteriorating schools.
Scale of the infrastructure problem
Government Position
The government presented UDISE data showing 611 schools without buildings, along with separate shortages of toilets and drinking water.
Opposition and CJP Concerns
Jully cited an audit identifying 3,768 entirely dilapidated schools and 83,783 unsafe rooms, suggesting a broader safety crisis.
Funding and school improvements
Government Position
The government said providing school buildings and toilets is a top priority and announced ₹1,000 crore for repairs, renovation and construction, alongside additional annual funding.
Opposition and CJP Concerns
The opposition says existing conditions show that the government’s funding and planning have not adequately addressed the problem.
Bagru school conditions
Government Position
The school’s main building was declared unsafe and closed, and students were shifted to a temporary enclosure while the government focuses on planned construction and repairs.
Opposition and CJP Concerns
The CJP went to investigate allegations that the school was operating from a cowshed, with the temporary enclosure allegedly also housing buffaloes; the team said it was attacked on the way.
- Schools without buildings
- 611 government schools across Rajasthan, including 10 girls’ schools.
- Schools without toilets
- 2,047 of the 64,484 government schools with their own buildings.
- Schools without drinking water
- 1,049 government schools with their own buildings.
- Jaipur building-less schools
- 38 schools.
- Immediate infrastructure allocations
- ₹550 crore for repairs and renovation, plus ₹450 crore for constructing buildings.
- Long-term funding
- The government said ₹2,500 crore would be available annually, or ₹12,500 crore over five years, for construction, repairs and maintenance.
- Opposition-cited safety figures
- Tika Ram Jully cited 3,768 entirely dilapidated and unsafe schools and 83,783 unsafe rooms.
