1,391 Assam schools lack drinking water, toilets: Minister

GUWAHATI

A full of 1,391 government-run schools connected the chars and successful agrarian areas of Assam are without drinking h2o and toilet facilities for students, the State’s Education Minister Ranoj Pegu told the 126-member Assembly connected Thursday (November 27, 2025).

Chars are flood-prone riverine islands oregon sandbars, mostly inhabited by migrant Muslims.

Mr. Pegu besides said 27,936 posts of teachers successful these and different schools crossed the State were lying vacant.

Replying to a question from Congress MLA Wajed Ali Choudhury, the Minister said 1,291 superior and mediate English (ME) schools person been facing infrastructural issues. “We person reports that 809 schools person nary toilets, portion 347 schools are without drinking h2o facilities. Drinking h2o facilities successful 134 schools and toilets successful 101 schools are presently not functional,” helium said.

Underscoring the shortage of teaching staff, Mr. Pegu said that 12,382 vacancies beryllium successful the ME schools, 8,251 successful the little primary, and 7,303 successful the precocious superior schools.

“The process of filling up 4,500 posts of teachers successful the little superior schools is ongoing,” helium said.