Explained: Why literacy topper Tripura is facing enrolment crisis in govt schools | Explained News, The Indian Express

Explained: Why literacy topper Tripura is facing enrolment crisis in govt schools | Explained News, The Indian Express

Written by Debraj Deb |Agartala |Updated: June 23, 2019 12:22:18 pm

Explained: Why literacy topper Tripura is facing enrolment crisis in govt schools

In an effort to mitigate the enrolment crisis, the incumbent BJP-IPFT government has chosen to close down 13 schools and hand over 20 others to a private educational trust.

As per the Department of School Education, seven out of 20 schools which were handed over to ISKCON are from each of West Tripura and South Tripura districts. (Representational Image)

Despite being the national topper in literacy, Tripura is facing an enrolment crisis in many of its schools. A recent government report said that 147 out of 4,398 government schools in the state have less than 10 students while 13 others do not have any students at all. In an effort to mitigate the enrolment crisis, the incumbent BJP-IPFT government has chosen to close down 13 schools and hand over 20 others to a private educational trust.