A large number of public schools in Punjab continue to lack basic sanitation facilities, according to the provincial government’s first quarterly ranking for 2018-19. The shortages include a lack of toilets, as well as general hygiene of schools across 36 districts of the province.
Recent figures doled out by the Government of Punjab’s School Education Department claim a whopping increase in spending on education in Punjab, yet the serious lack of one of the most vital facility in an educational environment leaves one wondering where all that increased spending has gone.