Levels of sanitation and hygiene at CBSE schools in the state are grim.
Less than 25 out of the 100 CBSE schools in the state applied for the Board’s National School Sanitation Initiative. Of them, 19 have received a “red rating”, the lowest.
This means that they do not meet even one-third of the expected standards and their sanitation level is “grim and needs immediate attention”. This includes the city’s two Kendriya Vidyalayas.
Only two schools in the state managed to get a “yellow rating” indicating a fair level of sanitation with room for improvement.
Ironically, none of the leading CBSE schools, which collect astronomical fees, applied for sanitation ratings, leaving scope for suspicion that they do not adhere to the minimum norms.
The scenario at the national level is no better. While 520 CBSE schools across the country had applied for ratings, only three could meet the sanitation norms.
In Hyderabad, which has 80 of the state’s CBSE schools, only three had applied for the ratings. Of them, only Jubilee Hills Public School got a yellow rating.