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2. CRY, New Delhi. (2012).
A Report on toilet status in Government schools in Delhi.
New Delhi: CRY. 4p.
Background: In India, school’s infrastructure has never been a major concern of
Government. In school security, separate and clean toilets, supply of hygienic
water and so on for its younger ones who are supposed to be a future leader of
this big democracy of the world. Currently, the status of Govt. school’s toilets is
rarely unknown to any citizen, open and in-secure toilets specially for the girl
child, dirty toilets and absence of special toilets for disable children are few facts
which sometimes had children to remain out of school, especially in the case of
girl child.
Objectives: To find out the number of toilets in schools and whether the number
is satisfactory; usage of toilets whether it is being used by students or school
staff; status of cleanliness in the toilets; availability of water in the toilets and
whether schools have staffs to clean the toilets being maintained by students
themselves.
Methodology: Total 44 schools have been covered and total 318 toilets have
been visited into these schools.
Findings: It was found that 37 per cent schools does not have clean toilets, their
toilets were spotted very dirty and in sub-human conditions, which makes them
unable to use for children, the children have to urine in the open, girl child is
unable to go anywhere; 15 per cent toilets are reserved for school staffs, the
students are prohibited to use these toilets, gates of these toilets remain locked
and it opens only for school staffs. Rest 85 per cent schools have common
toilets for staffs and students; out of total schools covered. Only 39 per cent
school’s toilet have been reported of being cleaned on regular basis rest 61 per
cent are occasionally cleaned or cleaned twice or thrice in a month; only 24
per cent school’s toilet don’t have in washroom water supply by any means. And
out of rest 76 per cent school toilets 18 per cent schools have supply of
unhygienic and dirty water in their toilets; only 21 per cent school’s toilets have
infrastructural problem i.e. sewerage are blocked, doors are broken, walls are
cracked etc. and it needs immediate repair; also many schools of south-west
district of Delhi were spotted of not having buckets and mugs at their toilets.
Recommendation: Immediate steps should be taken by the Hon’ble Supreme
Court to analyse where the gaps lie and an urgent intervention should be taken
from the side of policy makers to improve the toilet status of Government
schools in Delhi.
Key Words : 1.EDUCATION 2.SCHOOL ENVIRONMENT 3.CHILD
DEVELOPMENT 4.HYGIENE 5.GIRL CHILD 6.CHILD RIGHT VIOLATION
7.SANITATION 8.GOVERNMENT SCHOOLS 9.TOILET STATUS 10.DELHI.
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DCWC Research Bulletin Vol. XVI April - June 2012