The Maharashtra government has admitted difficulties in accommodating students from 164 illegal schools in Mumbai into civic-run schools. Most of the illegal institutions are English-medium schools located in densely populated slum areas where municipal schools already operate in two shifts. The government said the number of illegal schools has declined from 210 in 2022-23 to 164.
Mumbai: The state government on Thursday admitted in the Legislative Council that it is facing difficulties in accommodating students from illegal schools in Mumbai into civic-run institutions.
A total of 164 illegal schools were identified in Mumbai city and its suburbs, of which 145 are English-medium institutions located in Deonar, Mankhurd, Malad, Kandivali, and Kurla. Of these 145 schools, 65 are in Deonar and Mankhurd, 25 in Malad, and 12 each in Kandivali and Kurla, among other areas.
Authorities are facing challenges in accommodating students from these localities as they are densely-populated slums and municipal schools in these areas are already running in two shifts.
School education minister Dadaji Bhuse gave a written reply to questions raised by Shiv Sena members Sachin Ahir and Anil Parab, and BJP member Shrikant Bharatiya.
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