The schools do not have proper sports infrastructure to go ahead with the government thinking.As many as 28 high schools are run by the corporation in the city limits, of which only 15 have Physical Education Teachers. The sanctioned strength of PETs is only 17 and there are no moves to recruit the remaining. There is a need for 10 more PETs in addition to the two vacant posts, the head masters say.

Most of the schools have no playgrounds. Only 14 high schools have playgrounds and necessary infrastructure; only one-third of the 75 elementary schools have sports infrastructure.The VMC runs as many as 105 schools including primary, upper primary and High Schools.

It is like ‘an egg and chicken problem’ it is plaguing the sports activity in the schools.The head masters show no interest in purchasing sports kits unless a PET was appointed for their school.The school heads feel that the funds could be utilised for some other purposes like purchase of educational tools. The schools, which have indoor games such as carom and chess, have a blessing in disguise. The students were asked to share the available carom boards and chess boards.

The schools that do not have even indoor games were asking the students to attend the library and read some books, teachers said.