Summary:
In this category, too, Haryana does fairly well with 61.2% schools having sports facilities.However, the state lags behind in learning ability of students. Haryana has done well in providing facilities, but needs to work on improving learning ability of students.”The survey briefly speaks on each district. Top states in this category include Sikkim (88%), Maharashtra (87%), Tripura (86%), Haryana (83.4%), Himachal Pradesh (83%), Gujarat (82%) and Karnataka (81%). On schools having boundary walls, Gujarat topped with 96.3% schools having them, followed by Tamil Nadu at 96.7%, Punjab at 92.6% and Haryana at 90.8%.Anant Vyas, coordinator of Haryana ASER, said, “We’ll not submit this report anywhere, but it’s out for all government agencies to see. Improvement in academics is necessary and will surely come.”The state’s students fared slightly better in mathematics, coming among top five states where Class V students were tested on their ability to do division..