Seventy-year-old retired teacher Meera Khanna is logging back into a classroom — not as a student, but as a volunteer, ready to teach math in her hometown of Rohtak. She’s one of thousands expected to join Haryana’s bold push to revive its public education system, where 719 model schools will soon have computer labs and nearly 700 crumbling school buildings are set to be rebuilt within a year. Chief Minister Nayab Singh Saini announced the sweeping upgrades after a high-level review, signaling a new chapter for the state’s 14,297 government schools.
For years, students in rural Haryana have studied in classrooms with leaking roofs, no computers, and sometimes no clean drinking water. Now, the state is acting fast. Each of the 719 model schools — including CM-EEE, PM SHRI, and Government Model Sanskriti Senior Secondary Schools — will get an ICT lab with at least 10 computers by the end of the year. HARTRON, the state’s tech agency, is fast-tracking the rollout. At the same time, a massive infrastructure overhaul will replace 700 dilapidated school buildings, all with rooftop solar panels to cut energy costs and support sustainability.
To bring more hands into classrooms, the state launched the ‘Swamsevak Shikshak Registration Portal,’ inviting retired teachers, ex-servicemen, senior students, and community members to volunteer. District committees will review applications to ensure quality, but the goal is clear: more mentors, more support. Money is already moving — the finance department will send 1 crore rupees to each district to speed up repairs and upgrades. Progress will be tracked online, with monthly check-ins by officials and quarterly reviews by the chief minister himself.
Clean water and safe spaces matter too. Officials are testing drinking water in every government school and will install reverse osmosis (RO) systems wherever quality falls short. They’re also tackling waterlogging with rainwater harvesting and removing dangerous high-tension wires that hang over school grounds. Sports equipment will be delivered on priority, because learning doesn’t stop at textbooks.
The momentum is already visible. In a recent green drive, 11.7 lakh students from 13,126 schools planted 10.4 lakh saplings — a sign of growing student engagement. With better buildings, digital access, clean water, and community support, Haryana’s schools are being rebuilt from the ground up. This isn’t just about bricks and wires — it’s about giving every child a fair shot at the future.