CJP launches ‘Adivasi School Thik Karo’ in Rajasthan, will light ‘Ashirwad’ lamps in tribal schools

Jaipur- Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) has launched a focused campaign, ‘Adivasi School Thik Karo’ (Fix Tribal Schools), in Rajasthan, stating citizen audits of government schools will now concentrate on tribal districts where buildings, hostels, teachers and basic facilities remain weakest.

The drive is the next phase of ‘School Thik Karo’, started on 15 August to put the condition of government schools in public view through citizen-led audits. CJP said more than 15,000 schools have been audited across India so far. In Rajasthan alone, it said, over 500 schools have been inspected. The campaign faced resistance at some sites, but public scrutiny, it said, pushed the state to announce a ₹12,500-crore school infrastructure roadmap and related repair plans.

CJP team including co-convener Ashutosh Ranka, National Co-Incharge Deepak Baliyan, National Joint Secretary Rekha Sharma made clear that the announcement is not the end of the campaign. “We will continue to watch implementation on the ground and see whether the promised funds, repairs and other commitments actually reach the schools that need them,” the team said. They also thanked journalists who reported the condition of these schools and helped take the issue to a wider public.

Why tribal schools

CJP said the new campaign will focus on Adivasi areas, where gaps in public infrastructure and education are often sharper. Scheduled Tribes make up about 10% of India’s population and about 14% of Rajasthan’s. Many tribal schools, it said, still struggle with buildings, teachers, hostels and basic amenities. The organisation said it will document these gaps and follow up with the concerned authorities.

It pointed to the July 2025 collapse at a government school in Piplodi, Jhalawar, in which seven children died and dozens were injured. CJP asked what lasting safety the state had delivered after that tragedy, arguing that the response cannot stop at compensation or emergency relief. “What is needed are working schools, safe buildings and accountability before a tragedy,” it said.

CJP teams will visit schools in Udaipur, Dungarpur, Jhalawar, Banswara, Sirohi, Baran-Anta and other tribal belts of Rajasthan to record ground conditions, identify shortages and pursue official follow-up.

The Rajasthan government has asked schools and colleges across the state to light an ‘Ashirwad ka diya’ over the coming month, linked to programmes around the Prime Minister’s birthday. CJP said it will follow that call in tribal schools, lighting the lamp with the stated hope that the government will now take charge of those institutions in practice, not only in ceremony.

The organisation said the campaign will not stay confined to Rajasthan. ‘School Thik Karo’ and ‘Adivasi School Thik Karo’ will be taken to Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, the Northeast and other states wherever government schools and tribal education systems, it said, need closer public scrutiny.