Tripura govt plans to close down schools with low student enrolment

Agartala, Oct 13 (UNI) Tripura government has been evaluating the feasibility of closing down government-run schools that have extremely low or negligible student enrolment, and turning them into residential institutions as much as possible, said Chief Minister Dr Manik Saha here on Tuesday. The CM, also holding the education portfolio, said that there has been planning to consider establishing residential schools in areas where children face significant challenges in accessing educational facilities. He highlighted that the proposal is especially being examined for implementation in regions administered by the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (ADC), where issues related to school…