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Notes (i) Proper space requirements.
(ii) Proper design and specifications.

(iii) Use of local material.
Simpler the design, less the cost. Ornamental designs resulting in unnecessary cost, should
be avoided., Rectangular designs of rooms with open verandah on one side is, economical. A
two storeyed building is less costly than one storeyed building, as there is no cost of laying
the foundations.
Attempt should be made to make the design economical as well as beautiful. The designs of
primary and secondary schools at Chandigarh designed by La Corbusier who designed
Chandigarh, combine the essential qualities of maximum beauty with minimum labour and
cost.
(2) Raising Funds : Funds shall have to be raised by the following methods for providing the
minimum essential of built-up space:
(i) Loans : The loan system has been tried with success in Bombay. The Government of Bombay
took over the responsibility of maintaining the provident fund accounts of all the elementary
teachers, and advanced loans to local authorities for building purposes out of the provident
fund amounts. The total deduction of G.P. Fund amounted to Rs. 80 lacs per annum. The
loans were given through District School Building Committees. The success of the scheme
can be very well estimated by finding that between 1952 and 1961 Rs. 250 lacs were advanced
as loans, and 10,000 new class-rooms were built and special repairs were done to 1,200 class-
rooms.
(ii) Donations : The philanthropists from the local area can be approached to lend a helping
hand in constructing school buildings by giving rent free accommodation and accommodation
on nominal rent for school purposes. The community can be approached for help in cash,
kind and labour.
(iii) Non-Lapsable Funds : The method of raising a non-lapsable fund was tried by Bombay
State. A primary school building’s fund was created in each district. All the grants and loans
and public donations were credited into it. The fund remained permanently and there was
no usual risk of annual grant, being lapsed.

3.5.2 Class-Rooms in School Plant
In a secondary school each section of students should have a room, though, two sections or more
can be accommodated in one big room designed to seat about 70 pupils. Some rooms should
accommodate as many as 70 and others 30 — 40 students. About one fourth to one fifth of the rooms
should be larger and smaller than the average.

All class-rooms should be workshops or learning laboratories. Each room should have its individual
character. The new tendency is to have a larger period, a portion of which is to be utilized for
directed study. There is also a tendency towards more informal small group activities and therefore,
more space is needed for books, reference books etc. Twenty-five to 35 sq. ft. of space per pupil is
desirable. The class-rooms should be further provided with adequate storage cabinets, shelves and
filing cases for teaching supplies, materials and books. Sufficient tack board at eye level and black
board should be provided for the teaching programmes.
The class-room should present a pleasant and inviting look. The walls should be painted with some
light colour. The rooms should be tastefully decorated. Rooms with northern and eastern light
should have warm colours such as red, yellow, orange, etc. Rooms with southern and western light
should have cool colours such as green blue and certain compositions of grey. In dark coloured
wall-rooms, ceiling should be white, in others, it should be cream coloured.

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