Development

Literacy and Education
are very crucial for successful
schooling apart from enrollment
and continuation in schools. Better
these facilities, higher are th other
parameters related to schooling and
performance. More specifically
separate toilets and rest rooms for
girl students are very much
necessary for increasing female
literacy and reducing gender gap in
literacy. Often lack of toilet facility
deters many girl children either to
drop out or not join for schooling at
all. This is likely to happen more
during menstruation periods.
Another issue is even if toilets are
constructed they are not kept open
or there will be no sufficient water
or may not be clean and hygienic,
making them non-functional. Other
aspects related to girls toilets are
either they are not lockable from
inside or are nearer to boys’ toilets.
These factors also render the toilets
non-functional.
Under Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA)
general toilets and separate toilets
for girls have been constructed in
all schools and water facility also
provided. The schools are expected
to provide soap, napkin, mirror,
comb and footwear while using
toilets to the children. This is to
inculcate in them hygienic
practices and prevent some
common and communicable
diseases. After the initiation of Mid-
Day Meal Scheme the need for
drinking water has been further
emphasized and provided to all
schools. The reduction in
incidence of communicable
diseases would improve school
attendance and performance of the
students. Carrying this message to
the public will result in
improvement of total health
situation of the society.
With this background, as part of the
district HDR preparation, two
higher primary schools coming
under the jurisdiction of
Jambaladinni GP in Raichur taluk
were selected for studying the
implementation of water, sanitation
and health scheme (WASH). The
observation method was adopted
and the school environs, building
availability of rooms, furniture,
electricity, water, toilets and
cleanliness pertaining to them were
observed. At the same time focused
group discussions were held with
the teachers and students
separately to obtain their opinion
about the nature and quality of the
services. The points for discussion
were: status of cleanliness of school
premises; availability of drinking
water, toilets and maintenance of
the facility; health and hygiene
education; health and hygiene
practices at home; problems and
suggestions. The FGD was held in
three teams. While one team held
discussion with teachers and
representatives of SDMC, the other
two teams discussed separately
with boys and girls.
4.15.2. Jambaladinni HPS
Jambaladinni HPS started
functioning in 1971 and runs
classes for 1 st to 8 th standards.
Group discussions
Vegetables grown in the school
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