Overview

• The Education Department’s Monday order targets 386 state-run schools flagged by UDISE for having no student enrollment this academic year
• Closures span primary to secondary levels across nearly every district, including remote border areas such as Kurung Kumey, Tawang, Anjaw and Changlang West Kameng district recorded the highest impact with 73 schools closed, followed by Papum Pare (50) and West Siang (31)
• Officials said the measure supports the National Education Policy 2020 by consolidating infrastructure to boost resource efficiency and learning outcomes
• Authorities will transfer any recently enrolled students to nearby functional institutions and reassign teaching staff to active schools