Arunachal Pradesh government shuts 400 zero enrolment schools
India Today
The Arunachal Pradesh government is revamping the entire education system, and within it closing down schools with zero enrolments.
The Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister, Prma Khandu, said that the state government is revamping the education system and under it the government will close schools with zero enrolments. Since independence, the number of government schools has increased from 3 to 3000, but the quality of education has not witnessed a desired rise, he said.
“We have so far closed down about 400 zero enrolment schools across the state and decided to select one school in each of the 60 assembly constituencies to be developed as a model school with all facilities,” Mr Khandu said on Tuesday while inaugurating the permanent campus of the Government College at Bomdila in West Kameng district.
