The State has a total of 51,094 Government primary and upper primary schools in which there are 1, 92, 292 classrooms against 2, 89,788 classes.
School and Mass Education Minister Badri Narayan Patra informed this in the State Assembly in response to a question of Congress MlA Naba Kishore Das and additional questions of other MlAs.
“There are 33,398 Government primary schools and 17,696 upper primary schools. The primary schools have a total of 1,66,743 classes and 96,306 classrooms for them. Similarly, the primary schools have a total of 1,22,045 classes and 95,986 classrooms,” the Minister said.
When some members, alleging teaching in primary schools have been hit due to lack of classrooms and teachers, the Minister said there are 1,92,292 classrooms against requirement of 1,59,908 classrooms as per the Right to Education Act.
Similarly, he said the primary schools have student and teacher ratio of 24:1 against the norm of 30:1 and the upper primary schools have 23:1 against the norme of 35:1.
The Minister said recruitment process has been initiated for appointment of 14,087 teachers in primary schools. A proposal for construction of 8,546 classrooms had been placed before the Union Government. As of now funds have been allocated for 713 classrooms.