West Bengal closes 933 state-aided schools due to zero student enrolment
- Education Minister Dipak Barman said West Bengal closed 933 state-aided schools due to zero student enrolment.
- District magistrates were asked to form committees to verify these schools and inventory their infrastructure.
- The 16 September memorandum allows converting idle school infrastructure into training, health or community centres.
- District-wise reports are due within 30 days, though the government opposes full PPP-mode handover of properties.
Source: moneycontrol.com
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