As the Cockroach Janta Party turned its focus to the condition of government-run schools in Rajasthan, the state government informed the Assembly on Friday that as many as 611 schools are functioning without their own buildings.
The government made the disclosure on the lack of infrastructure in schools in response to a question from Leader of Opposition (LoP) Tika Ram Jully. The numbers that draw a grim picture on Rajasthan’s education system comes amid the attack on CJP volunteers who were on their way to inspect a government school in Jaipur’s Bagru assembly constituency. The incident occurred near Rampura Kanwarpura village, where CJP co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka and his team planned to visit a government school to assess its infrastructure and facilities.
At least seven students died and 28 injured last year in July when the roof a school building in Jhalawar, Rajasthan collapsed while the students were gathering for morning prayers. According to Unified District Information System for Education (UDISE) data for 2025-26 under the Samagra Shiksha Abhiyan cited by India Today, 611 government schools in the state do not have buildings.
The government, referring to an audit conducted after the Jhalawar school accident, said the report had exposed the poor condition of government schools. The BJP dubbed the poor condition of government schools as the “sin” of the previous Congress government that the current administration was trying to fix. “They attacked us and fractured the arm of one of our volunteers,” he said, alleging that those involved were workers of the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Highlighting the lack of proper infrastructure in schools, Rajasthan’s BJP government shifted the blame on the previous government led by Congress under chief minister Ashok Gehlot , India Today reported.
