Gen Alpha protests reveal what India's official school data has been hiding
- India's official UDISE+ portal claims 99% of government schools have toilets and 99.6% have drinking water — students say otherwise.
- Scroll.in checked five schools whose students protested — every single one contradicted its own official data on toilets, classrooms and water.
- School data is self-reported by principals who fear their jobs — economist Jean Dreze says the 99% toilet figure is bogus.
- In Rajasthan, a school roof that was officially declared safe collapsed in July 2025, killing seven students — yet records still show it as safe.
Source: scroll.in
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