Govt schools without permanent buildings to be provided land within six months: Bihar CM

Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Tuesday said Government schools in the state that lack permanent buildings would be provided land for their own premises within six months.

The remarks came after several MLAs cutting across party lines highlighted the poor condition of Government schools in the state during the Question Hour in the Assembly.

They said that the buildings of a large number of schools either have no buildings or have fallen into disrepair. Intervening in the discussion, the chief minister said, “Government schools operating without permanent buildings will be provided land for their own premises within six months.” JD(U) MLA Manjeet Kumar Singh said 2,294 primary and middle schools in the state do not have their own buildings while 703 high schools and 3,000 higher secondary schools in 26 districts are functioning without their own buildings. Education Minister Mithilesh Tiwari responded that 2,276 primary schools and 792 higher secondary schools in the state lack their own buildings, but the Government is working towards addressing the issue.

RJD MLA Kumar Sarvjeet said that approximately 40 per cent of school buildings in Bihar had collapsed, forcing schools to relocate to other villages. He asked the Government whether the department had ever reviewed the number of school buildings in each panchayat that had fallen into disrepair or collapsed.