In a significant step towards preserving public educational assets, the Education Department has launched a comprehensive three-month “Government School and Educational Institutions Property Protection Campaign” from July to September 2025. The campaign aims to safeguard the land and buildings belonging to government schools and institutions across the state, ensuring their rightful ownership and long-term protection.
Many government schools across the state face a major challenge—while land may have been allotted to them by the government or donated by philanthropists and education supporters, it has often not been formally registered in the name of the respective schools. This lack of legal documentation has left such properties vulnerable to encroachment, illegal occupation, and even legal disputes. In numerous cases, government school properties have been taken over or misused by others, leading to prolonged court battles and a decline in infrastructure availability for public education.
Recognizing the urgency of the issue, the Education Department has prioritized the protection and legal registration of government school properties. This campaign aligns with the state’s larger vision of providing free and quality education to all. Safeguarding these properties is seen as a foundational step toward developing government schools and creating a secure learning environment for future generations.
The campaign, as per past circulars and current directives, emphasizes the need to accelerate the registration of all immovable properties—lands, plots, sites, and buildings—belonging to government primary, secondary, and higher educational institutions. The District Collectors have been specifically instructed to compile land records, initiate necessary land surveys through concerned authorities, and resolve any encroachment issues as per legal norms.
Moreover, the circular outlines a coordinated effort among the School Education Department, Revenue Department, and local district administrations. All Deputy Directors (Administration) are tasked with actively identifying unregistered properties, including those of closed, merged, or relocated schools. These officials must ensure proper documentation, liaise with revenue officials, and submit timely proposals to district authorities to facilitate property transfer to government school ownership.
Importantly, to ensure transparency and systematic record-keeping, details of all registered properties must be updated in the School Education Department’s SATS software. The campaign also calls for the appointment of Taluk Estate Officers and active participation from school heads to ensure successful on-ground implementation.
In a proactive measure to prevent future encroachments, the campaign mandates the identification of government schools lacking compound walls. The construction of compound walls under the Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) scheme is proposed, providing both a safeguard to school property and employment to rural citizens.
This focused, time-bound campaign is a critical intervention by the Education Department to legally secure and permanently protect the properties of government schools and educational institutions across the state. By preserving these assets, the government reaffirms its commitment to strengthening public education infrastructure and ensuring that future generations receive the benefits of secure and well-maintained learning environments, for more details CLICK HERE
