Data shows lack of functioning toilets for children with disabilities

Data shows lack of functioning toilets for children with disabilities left A total of 9,08,529 schools lack a working toilet for children with disabilities in India. Image for representation Getty Images Getty Images https://th-i.thgim.com/public/incoming/644evw/article71611875.ece/alternates/FREE_1200/iStock-2166780480.jpg FG Trade Student friends talking on schoolyard - including a wheelchair boy Less than four out of ten schools in India have a toilet that is usable by a child with a disability. The account of sanitation in Indian schools is generally presented as one of success, and that is entirely justified. The UDISE+ 2025–26 data from the Ministry of Education show that 98.5% of girls’ and co-educational schools have a girls’ toilet, and 95.8% of these toilets are functioning. Thanks to a decade of continuous work carried out under the Swachh Vidyalaya programme and Samagra Shiksha, India has now nearly achieved universal coverage.