Centre’s UDISE+ report exposes gaps in Haryana’s school education: Congress targets BJP

Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee president Rao Narender Singh on Monday accused the BJP government of failing to improve the state’s school education system, alleging that the Union government’s own education data had exposed serious shortcomings in infrastructure, teacher availability and recruitment despite years of official claims of reform.

Referring to the latest UDISE+ report released by the Union Ministry of Education, Rao claimed the findings contradicted the Haryana government’s repeated assertions of transforming the education sector. He said the report highlighted deteriorating school infrastructure, inadequate facilities and persistent gaps in the education system, raising questions over the outcomes of nearly 12 years of BJP rule in the state.

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“The Centre’s own report reflects the ground reality of Haryana’s government schools. If school buildings are in poor condition and basic educational infrastructure remains inadequate, the government must explain what happened to its promises of educational reforms,” Rao said.

He alleged that thousands of teaching positions continue to remain vacant across government schools, leaving many institutions without subject-specific teachers. According to him, the failure to recruit regular teachers on time and strengthen school infrastructure has directly affected students’ learning outcomes and future opportunities.

Rao also linked the condition of the education system with rising concerns over youth employment, arguing that weak schooling inevitably affects candidates’ performance in competitive recruitment examinations.

“When quality education is not available in government schools, its impact is bound to be reflected in employment. Haryana’s youth are already battling unemployment, while a large number of candidates are being declared ineligible during government recruitment processes,” he said.

Questioning the government’s accountability, the Congress leader said the administration should examine whether shortcomings in school education, acute teacher shortages and policy failures were contributing to the poor performance of candidates in recruitment examinations rather than placing the blame on young job aspirants.

He called for an immediate statewide drive to renovate dilapidated government school buildings, fill all vacant teaching posts, ensure basic facilities in every government school and implement a transparent, time-bound recruitment process.

Warning that continued neglect could have lasting consequences, Rao said education should be treated as a priority before an entire generation of Haryana’s youth is forced to bear the social and economic costs of policy failures.

“The government still has an opportunity to correct the situation. Delaying action on education and employment will have serious long-term consequences,” he added.