Massive Boost in Govt Schools Infra by Punjab Govt

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Last Updated: 8 April 2025

Earlier, government schools had a shortage of benches, children sitting on mats, broken walls, leaking roofs, unclean toilets, no boundary walls, and no security guards

Target: All 20,000 government schools of Punjab should see improvement in terms of better infrastructure and other facilities

1. New classrooms[1]

10,000+ new state of art modern classroom have been built

  • 5,399 new classrooms inaugurated in April 2025[2]
  • 2,261 smart classrooms with interactive panels have been installed in 1,886 schools[2:1]

2. School Wall boundary construction[1:1]

In 75 years under Congress/BJP, Govt schools didn't even have boundary walls

Building boundary walls in 8000+ schools constructed
-- Total length of boundary walls to be constructed: 1,400 kilometers

  • ~1,000 kilometres long boundary walls constructed in 6,812 schools inaugurated in April 2025[2:2]

3. Benches and Furniture[1:2]

1,16,901 dual desks bought & provided to government schools

Not a single student sit on ground
Not a single school left in the state devoid of benches

4. Washrooms

Bathrooms/toilets have been constructed in 1,400+ schools[1:3]

  • 2,976 New toilets in 2,934 schools[2:3]
  • 7,166 toilets repaired across 4,889 schools[2:4]

5. Wifi/High Speed Internet in all Schools[3]

17,000+ schools have received internet connection as of March 2025[4]

  • MoU between the Education Department and BSNL (Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited) on 13 September 2023
  • Total 19,120 primary/middle/high/secondary Schools will be covered with high-speed fiber internet as per plan
  • WIFI connection in each school
  • This project will cost Rs 29.3 crore

References:

  1. https://yespunjab.com/sending-72-teachers-to-finland-will-be-a-milestone-for-punjabs-education-system-harjot-bains/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  2. https://yespunjab.com/sikhya-kranti-over-12k-govt-schools-upgraded-to-best-education-standards-harjot-bains/ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎ ↩︎

  3. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/punjab/high-speed-net-for-19k-schools-554521 ↩︎

  4. https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/chandigarh/punjab-government-giving-wings-to-students-dreams-harjot-singh-bains/ ↩︎

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