lucknow nearly 20169 government elementary schools in up will be provided with basic infrastructure and those related with overall cleanlinessunder rejuvenation of basic infrastructure and overall cleanliness of government schools project the selected schools will undergo interventions like major and minor repairs of dilapidated buildings toilets electricity connection drinking water facility and boundary wallsin all over 2 lakh schools across the country have been identified under the schemeof the 20169 schools selected for up 10884 will get boundary walls 4227 to get boys toilet 3946 schools to get girls toilet 6736 to see electrification 2223 to get drinking water facility 3195 to see major repairs and 6081 minor repairsthere are schools that need more than one infrastructural interventionamong the selected schools gorakhpur gets the maximum share with 483 followed by gonda and sultanpur with 468 and 467 schools respectively the selection of schools is based on enrolments and year of establishment of schools said an officialhe added that infrastructure gaps will be filled up through samagra shiksha and convergence with concerned ministries and departmentsofficials said that basic facilities will help schools get back its dropouts improve student attendance ensure retention and minimise dropout rate among marginalised sectionsthe selection of schools is based on the information available online with the central governmentthe cost for infrastructure interventions will be borne by both centre and state in a 6040 ratiodirector general school education vijay kiran anand has issued directives to district basic shiksha adhikaris to prepare an action plan to begin the workanand has also asked the heads of these schools to upload geotagged photographs thrice the first one to be sent before commencement of the work the second while the work is underway and the third one after the completion of the workany laxity or poor quality of work will lead to strict action against the school authorities anand said