Education
50 Million Indian Children Lack School Sanitation, Says UN Report
The Hindu1h
THE BRIEF
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India accounted for 50 million out of 244 million children globally who lacked basic sanitation services in schools as of 2025, according to a WHO and UNICEF report.
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The report noted a 14% reduction in Indian schools lacking sanitation facilities, serving as a decadal progress assessment for the Swachh Bharat Mission launched in October 2014.
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India is among 28 out of 62 countries on track to achieve universal coverage of basic drinking water in schools by 2030, increasing coverage by over 4% annually.