Overview

• Roughly 9,000 to 10,000 under-enrolled primary and upper primary schools have been paired since late July, with final figures due in early August.
• Revised directives exempt any school located more than one kilometre from students’ homes or with enrollment above 50 from the pairing process.
• The government has affirmed that all 132,886 government-run primary schools will retain valid UDISE codes and no sanctioned teaching posts will be abolished.
• Safety audits and infrastructure upgrades under Operation Kayakalp have been conducted to ensure secure and modern learning environments in merged campuses.
• Stakeholder complaints are being addressed with unpairing where needed to maintain local access and convenience for students.