Overview
- Haryana Human Rights Commission, in a May 7 order, opened suo motu proceedings and directed the state to file a time-bound action plan to repair Nuh’s primary school system.
- The commission cited specific cases, including a Kubda Bas school running from a cattle shed shared with livestock and a Kalu Bas school teaching children in an open field on blackboards tied to trees.
- Investigators noted at least 19 schools lack buildings and that 68 schools sanctioned in 2020 still lack basic facilities, contravening the Right to Education rule that primary schools be within 1 km of where children live.
- The order flagged an acute teacher shortfall and said hiring contract teachers from distant districts through Haryana Kaushal Rozgar Nigam has hurt attendance, urging local postings to keep classrooms staffed.
- Officials including the Chief Secretary, School Education department, and Nuh district heads must submit detailed reports at least a week before the next hearing, a step that could replace unsafe makeshift sites with proper classrooms and improve health and learning for children.