Archive · 13 Sep 2026
Thousands Of Madhya Pradesh Schools Still Lack Electricity
Thousands of government schools in Madhya Pradesh still do not have working electricity.
Without power, schools cannot properly use lights, fans, computers or smart classrooms.
Three electricity companies were asked to connect these schools.
They have completed many connections, but not all of them.
Some schools do not have permanent buildings or nearby electricity lines.
In some places, payment and bill-processing problems have slowed the work.
One education official says only a few schools now remain without power.
However, UDISE+ data from the previous year suggests that nearly 10,000 schools lacked functional electricity.
The education department says about 7,000 government schools lack electricity connections.
Power companies have completed connections at thousands of assigned schools, but much work remains.
Schools without buildings, nearby power lines or transformers face connection delays.
Payment procedures and accumulated electricity bills have also hindered some connections.
UDISE+ data indicates nearly 10,000 schools lack functional electricity, while officials say only a few remain.
- Who
- About 7,000 Madhya Pradesh government schools, the School Education Department and three state power distribution companies.
- What
- Providing electricity connections to government schools that lack power.
- When
- The issue has continued for years; UDISE+ data cited is from 2025-2026, according to the article.
- Where
- Government schools across Madhya Pradesh, including the Madhya, Paschim and Poorv Kshetra areas.
- Why
- Schools need electricity for basic lighting and fans, as well as computers, smart classrooms and other digital facilities.
Department And Official Account
UDISE+ Data Account
How many schools remain without power
Department And Official Account
School Education Secretary Sanjay Goyal said only a few schools remain without electricity and that connections are being provided rapidly.
UDISE+ Data Account
The UDISE+ 2025-2026 figures cited in the article indicate that nearly 10,000 schools did not have functional electricity.
How to interpret the difference
Department And Official Account
Goyal said the UDISE+ figures were from the previous year, implying that additional connections may have been completed since then.
UDISE+ Data Account
The article reports the UDISE+ figure as a substantially higher count than the education department’s estimate of about 7,000 schools lacking connections.
Reasons for delays
Department And Official Account
Officials and power companies point to missing buildings, absent electricity lines, network expansion needs and connection-payment procedures.
UDISE+ Data Account
Damodar Jain said unresolved payment and bill-processing arrangements, along with municipal and electricity-board coordination issues, have allowed the problem to continue for years.
- Schools identified by education department
- Around 7,000 government schools
- Madhya Kshetra assignment
- About 1,600 schools assigned; roughly 800 completed
- Paschim Kshetra assignment
- Nearly 2,500 schools assigned; about 1,800 completed
- Poorv Kshetra survey
- 2,752 schools surveyed; work completed in 1,763
- UDISE+ estimate
- Around 82,000 of Madhya Pradesh’s 91,199 government schools reportedly had functional electricity
- Approved construction
- Around 200 building-less schools received construction approval
- Other approved works
- 1,816 new buildings for dilapidated schools and 5,450 repairs over two years