400 girls share one toilet in govt schools: RTI reply

October 13, 2015 17:55

Eight months after Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the Union government's much-hyped Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao campaign from Haryana, the BJP-ruled state has failed to construct toilets for girls in most of the government schools.

Cleanliness and maintenance of toilets is another challenge.These facts came to light in a reply to a Right to Information (RTI) application filed by Rohtak-based social activist Subhash wherein he had sought details of toilets in government schools. Read more

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