HHRC alarmed after Nuh govt school found operating in cowshed

The article published on May 8, 2026 reports on the HHRC's May 7 order directing the chief secretary to submit a time-bound plan for improving school infrastructure in Nuh. It notes the conditions at Kubda Bas and Kalu Bas and reiterates the commission's stance that safe, hygienic and adequate educational facilities are essential for children's safety, health and development, and that immediate remedial action is required to safeguard their rights.

Taking suo motu cognisance of a news report about a government primary school functioning from a cattle shed in Nuh district's Ferozepur Jhirka area, the Haryana Human Rights Commission (HHRC) issued a May 7, 2026 order. The order notes that several government primary schools in Kubda Bas and Kalu Bas villages are operating without proper buildings. In Kubda Bas, about 29 boys and 33 girls from Balvatika to Class 3 study in a cattle shed, with cows and buffaloes tied in the same premises after school hours and cattle fodder stored there; foul smell persists despite cleaning. In Kalu Bas, about 45 boys and 50 girls are taught in an open field with blackboards tied to trees. The commission says such conditions violate children’s right to education and to health and dignity under the RTE Act, 2009, and constitute institutional neglect. It directs the chief secretary to submit a time-bound action plan to ensure proper infrastructure, with the principal secretary (school education) to report the current status and the deputy commissioner of Nuh to provide ground-level, physical inspection-based reports, emphasizing inter-departmental coordination and appropriate funding.