ASSESSING THE NEED TO INVEST ON MINIMUM BASIC FACILITIES IN GOVERNMENT PRIMARY SCHOOLS TO ENSURE QUALITY EDUCATION

Over the last one decade good private schools, have emphasised on providing adequate physical facilities to students so that they can get an environment similar to which they are use to at their homes. Well designed building, attractive painting, tile floorings, fully air-conditioned classrooms, comfortable seating facilities, well maintained playgrounds, outdoor–indoor games facilities with expert trainers, filtered and cooled drinking water, clean and hygienic toilets, modern teaching methods are the few focus points educational institutes are stressing upon now a days. Although these physical facilities are not directly connected to quality of education but it is true that these amenities can be helpful in creating an environment which usually attracts the students especially at primary and pre primary level. These facilities can successfully bring the child at school door with smile on their face leading to increase in enrolment and also be helpful in reducing the problem of drop outs. In this research paper author has visited the 100 government primary schools randomly selected from ten educational blocks of Lucknow District and discussed the issue of scarcity of physical facilities in their school with the head teachers/in charge teachers with the help of interview schedule method. With the help of percentage technique investigator has analysed the data obtained and came to conclusion that immediate steps are need of the hour to improve basic physical facilities in government primary schools to ensure quality education to all