Odisha govt spares schools with 15 students or more from closure

Surrendering to opposition against the closure of schools with less number of students, the Odisha government has announced that primary and upper primary schools in scheduled areas with minimum student strength of 15 would not be shut down from the next academic session.

Communicating the decision, school and mass education minister Samir Ranjan Dash said the criteria of consolidating all schools in Scheduled areas with less than 20 students on rolls as well as schools with less than 25 students with similar schools within 1 km distance has been changed.

“Instead, schools with less than 15 students in scheduled areas will be consolidated with nearby schools,” he said, adding that those that are being shut either face a shortage of teachers or do not have proper classroom and other necessary infrastructure.

As per the initial decision, 7,772 schools were to be shut down and merged with nearby bigger schools.

Odisha govt spares schools with 15 students or more from closure

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