Archive · 26 Aug 2026
MP Girls’ Education Complex Shift Ordered After Free Press Report
A report described very crowded living conditions for 270 girls in Madhya Pradesh.
The girls were staying in only three small rooms.
A larger building had already been built in Saikhedi but was empty.
The building can house up to 500 students.
After the report, the local administration ordered the girls to move there immediately.
Officials must make sure the new place has water, electricity, food and clean toilets.
They must also safely move school records and supplies.
After the move, the school must tell the administration that everything has been completed.
A Free Press report highlighted that 270 girls were living in only three 10-by-15-foot rooms.
A new building in Saikhedi, designed for 500 students, had been completed but was not being used.
Bhikangaon SDM Lokesh Chhapre ordered the immediate relocation of the girls’ education complex.
Officials must arrange accommodation, drinking water, electricity, sanitation, food and other essentials during the move.
The principal must safely transfer records and materials and submit a compliance report after operations resume.
- Who
- The 270 female students of the Mata Shabri Residential Girls’ Education Complex, its principal and Bhikangaon SDM Lokesh Chhapre.
- What
- The administration ordered the complex to move from the Government High School in Selda to a completed 500-student building.
- When
- The order was issued after the Free Press report; the articles do not state an exact date.
- Where
- From Selda to a new building in Saikhedi village, in Khargone district, Madhya Pradesh.
- Why
- The students were living in severely crowded conditions, while a completed building designed for 500 students remained unused.
- Students affected
- 270 female students
- Previous accommodation
- Three rooms measuring 10 by 15 feet
- New building capacity
- 500 students
- Current location
- Government High School, Selda
- New location
- Saikhedi village
- Relocation authority
- Bhikangaon SDM Lokesh Chhapre
- Required amenities
- Accommodation, drinking water, electricity, sanitation, food and other basic needs
- Follow-up
- The principal must submit a compliance report after relocation and resumption of operations