India, May 15 -- Shortage of drinking water taps, lack of dedicated toilets for children with special needs and inadequate classroom facilities, besides structurally unsafe buildings in 359 Government schools, have been identified so far during the Delhi Government's digital profiling exercise, with Education Minister Ashish Sood saying a white paper on school infrastructure will be prepared after completion of the audit.

Sood said the large-scale assessment exercise, launched earlier this year, had brought to light multiple infrastructure-related issues in schools. He said the Government is working to strengthen monitoring and accountability mechanisms to address the shortcomings as the 360-degree digital profiling is providing a compre...