Chandigarh, Oct. 7 -- The Centre has turned its attention to a critical gap in school infrastructure, focusing on 2,011 government schools nationwide, including 1,680 without their own buildings and 331 schools operating from dilapidated structures.

The Union minister of education last month sought reports from all states and union territories (UTs) on how these schools are currently functioning. The education ministry identified the schools operating in dilapidated buildings and having high enrolment through the Unified District Information System for Education Plus (UDISE+), the national information-management system for school education. The states and UTs were also asked to share the "functioning status" of these schools along with g...