Toilets in schools – SC orders

The Supreme Court has extended its December 31 deadline to March 31 for states and Union Territories to provide separate permanent toilets for boys and girls in all schools across India. Parents have seen reluctant to send their children, especially girls, to school if there was no provision for toilets. As per the court order in October 2011, Bihar, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu and Arunachal Pradesh registered over 90% complicance with the SC.