Government schools to have separate toilets for girls & boys

Prime Minister of India, Narendra Modi has launched Swachh Vidyalaya Programme with an objective to provide separate toilets for girls and boys in all government schools within a year. Department of School Education and Literacy under Ministry of HRD has took this initiative to help government schools to provide clean environment to children.

States and Union Territories have reported construction of 3.17 lakh toilets till 27^th July, 2015. Around 300 central observers are deputed to review the progress of the Swachh Vidyalaya Initiative.