Chandigarh, Dec. 13 -- About 30% of works sanctioned over the past six years to improve government school infrastructure in Punjab under Centre's flagship education sector programme Samagra Shiksha are still pending.

According to official data, of the total 18,784 works approved by the Union ministry of education (MoE) in government schools across the state between 2018-19 and 2024-25, 13,433 have been completed while 5,351 remain incomplete.

These civil works include the construction of boundary walls, toilets, additional classrooms, ramps with handrail, laboratories, library rooms and major repairs. The central ministry has repeatedly taken up the pending works with the state government.

During a meeting last month, where infrastruct...