Author:

Smita Biswas
Research scholar
Department of Economics
North Bengal University
Darjeeling,West Bengal,India
Email: biswassmita1997@gmail.com

Dr.Anil Bhuimali
Retired Professor of Economics
Department of Economics
North Bengal University
Darjeeling,West Bengal,India

Email: anilbhuimali@nbu.ac.in

Abstract::Education is a powerful tool for the economic and social development of a country. For sustained learning, school physical infrastructure plays a crucial role. However, there are variations in the availability of school facilities in different regions. Meanwhile, state averages cannot reflect the actual condition in lower administrative units. Here in this paper, we will analyse the variation in school facilities between the state of West Bengal and its lower administrative unit, Siliguri subdivision. It is seen that, throughout the year, functional girls’ and boys’ toilet facilities are almost similar in West Bengal as a whole and in the Siliguri
subdivision. However, functional electricity shows a moderate similarity, and access to the library and ramp depicts a huge gap between these two. Here, in this paper, we have analysed these differences from the year 2019-20 to 2024-25 with the help of secondary data by using the descriptive research method.

Key Words:: Electricity, Library, Ramp, School, Toilet etc.