More than 35,000 government schools inJharkhandare set for a fresh coat of paint in green-and-white shades, colours associated with the rulingJMMs party flag.
While the ruling dispensation claimed the colours were selected based on experts recommendations as green is soothing for eyes and white symbolises cleanliness, the oppositionBJPcried foul alleging the shades were chosen to send out a political message.
At present, school buildings are painted pink and toilets blue.
As per an order issued by theJharkhand Education Project Councilto all district education officers, the walls of the school buildings will be painted in swan, angora or coconut white, while frosted green or mehndi green will be used for borders and projections of the walls. The doors and windows, and also the toilets will be painted in deep green.