Ensure all schools in rural, tribal areas have separate girls toilet: SC to govt
Out of 1.47mn schools, 97.3% of schools were reported to have functional girls’ toilets, the last survey conducted in 2024-25 under Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+) said
The Supreme Court recently directed the government to ensure that all tribal and rural schools have separate toilets for girls. Currently, only 4,745 of the 1.4 million schools in the country lack such facilities. According to the latest survey conducted in 2024-25, 97.3% of schools have functional girls' toilets. However, work is ongoing in 4,236 schools to construct these separate toilets.
The court emphasized that the focus should be on schools located in rural and tribal areas, which often serve students from poorer backgrounds. The government has been instructed to use government schemes to provide clean and hygienic toilet and sanitary facilities to girl students from Classes VI to XII. This order was issued in response to a petition filed by Congress leader Jaya Thakur, who highlighted the challenges faced by girl students due to inadequate menstrual hygiene and supporting facilities in schools.
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