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Haryana Human Rights Commission Orders Structural Audit of All Government Schools
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News18•08-10-2026, 15:15
Haryana Human Rights Commission Orders Structural Audit of All Government Schools
- •The Haryana Human Rights Commission expanded suo motu proceedings to examine the structural safety of all state-run schools following the tragic death of an 11-year-old student in Sonipat.
- •Authorities have been ordered to conduct a comprehensive structural safety audit of all government school buildings, entrance gates, boundary walls, and roofs across the state.
- •The commission emphasized that identifying unsafe buildings is not enough and mandated concrete remedial measures including repair, maintenance, barricading, demolition, or reconstruction.
- •Key officials including the director general of secondary education and director of elementary education must submit a consolidated report prior to the next hearing on December 8.
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The Haryana Human Rights Commission expanded its proceedings to order a state-wide structural audit following the tragic death of an 11-year-old student who was killed when the brick-concrete arch of the entrance gate of a government primary school collapsed in Sonipat's Garhi Balinda village.
The comprehensive review ordered by the commission requires authorities to identify dilapidated, unsafe, or hazardous conditions not only in school buildings and classrooms, but also in entrance gates, arches, boundary walls, and roofs.
The commission has directed all concerned authorities to submit their compliance and progress reports at least one week prior to the next hearing date, which is set for December 8.
