JAIPUR : As many as 611 state-run schools in Rajasthan do not have own buildings, 2,047 schools lack toilets for students, and 1,049 do not have drinking water facilities, government data showed, amid a row over the Cockroach Janta Party’s (CJP) inspection of schools in the state.
The data was released a day after CJP workers were assaulted during a visit to a school in Jaipur. It came in response to an unstarred question by Leader of the Opposition Tikaram Julie.
Of the 611 schools without buildings, 10 are girls’ schools. Jaipur has 38 such schools.
Block-wise, Aklera in Jhalawar has the highest number of such schools at 23, followed by Khanpur with 16, and Jhalrapatan and Phalodi with 11 each.
The data is based on 2025-26 U-DISE figures under the Samagra Shiksha framework.
The government said arrangements were being made for drinking water and alternative toilet facilities at schools lacking them. It has earmarked Rs 550 crore for the repair and renovation of schools and another Rs 450 crore for constructing buildings for schools without premises and those operating from dilapidated structures.
The government also cited a Finance Department meeting held on March 13 and 14, where a roadmap was prepared to mobilise Rs 2,500 crore annually for the construction, repair and maintenance of school buildings with a total outlay of over \Rs 12,500 crore over five years.
The new figures have emerged amid a controversy over the CJP’s campaign to visit government schools and highlight infrastructure deficiencies.
CJP co-convenor Ashutosh Ranka and party volunteers were allegedly assaulted on Friday near Rampura Kanwarpura village in Jaipur’s Bagru constituency during a planned school visit. Ranka alleged that the attack was premeditated and claimed some of those involved had been seen with local BJP MLA Kailash Verma the previous night. Verma rejected the allegations and accused the CJP of conspiring with the Congress to obstruct development.
Meanwhile, the Rampura Kanwarpura school, where the CJP alleged classes were held in a shed previously used to house buffaloes, was temporarily shifted to a house on Saturday.
