Jaipur, Aug. 23 -- Rajasthan's school education system continues to face major infrastructure gaps, with 611 government schools operating without their own buildings, 2,047 lacking toilet facilities and 1,049 without drinking-water facilities, according to data submitted by the School Education Department to the Rajasthan Assembly. The figures, based on U-DISE 2025-26 data, were submitted in response to an unstarred question raised by Leader of Opposition Tikaram Jully during the ongoing Assembly session. They come against the backdrop of a separate Rajasthan High Court-monitored exercise under which the state government has drawn up a five-year, Rs.12,335-crore plan to repair and rebuild thousands of school buildings and classrooms. The Assembly data shows that of the 64,484 government schools with their own buildings, 2,047 do not have toilet facilities for children, while 1,049 lack drinking-water facilities. The government has said alternative arrangements have been made for water and toilets in these schools. The problem of buildingless schools is also significant. The department said no government higher-secondary-level school under the secondary education department is buildingless. However, U-DISE data under Samagra Shiksha identifies 611 schools without their own buildings, including 10 girls' schools. Jhalawar has the highest number of buildingless schools at 67, followed by Phalodi with 29 and Sawai Madhopur with 17. In Jhalawar, Aklara accounts for 23 buildingless schools and Khanpur 16. In Phalodi, Bap has 11 and Lohawat five. The data also shows eight such schools in Keru, seven in Jodhpur City and five in Tinwari. The gaps in basic amenities are similarly spread across the state. Banswara has 188 schools without toilets, followed by Dungarpur with 124 and Udaipur with 98. Jhalawar has 81, Rajsamand 76 and Jaipur 73. Sawai Madhopur has 44 schools in this category. Udaipur has the highest number of schools without drinking-water facilities at 70, while Sawai Madhopur has 23. The statewide figure stands at 1,049. The Assembly figures assume greater significance in view of the government's wider school infrastructure action plan before the High Court. The state has proposed spending Rs.12,335 crore over five years to address dilapidated school infrastructure. The plan includes Rs.2,487 crore to replace 3,587 unsafe school buildings, Rs.1,129 crore for major repairs to 22,589 buildings, Rs.8,378 crore to replace 83,783 dilapidated classrooms and Rs.340 crore for construction and repair of 13,616 toilets. The government has proposed taking up 20,830 units at a cost of Rs.2,021 crore during 2026-27, followed by 22,917 units costing Rs.2,223 crore in 2027-28. The plan envisages work on 7,626 units in 2028-29, 27,721 units in 2029-30 and 30,481 units in 2030-31. The High Court had taken suo motu cognisance of the condition of school buildings following the deaths of seven children in the collapse of a school building in Jhalawar's Manohar Thana area on July 25 and another child after a school gate collapsed in Jaisalmer on August 3. A subsequent statewide survey identified 5,667 dilapidated school buildings and 17,109 school toilets as completely dilapidated. The government ordered unsafe schools to be sealed and students shifted to nearby safe schools or alternative facilities such as community centres, anganwadi centres, panchayat offices and dharamshalas. A later survey by District Legal Services Authorities, however, found infrastructure deficiencies even at some temporary locations. The government has earmarked multiple sources for the Rs.12,335-crore plan, including Samagra Shiksha, District Mineral Foundation Trust, MLA and MP local area development funds, CSR, SDRF, VB-GRAM-G, state budgetary support, NABARD and World Bank funding. It has also indicated that additional central assistance will be sought....