Bhubaneswar: After facing much criticism during the Assembly proceedings in the winter session, the Odisha Government has taken a decision to on merger of schools in scheduled and non-scheduled areas.

A notification issued by the government in March wherein it had stated that schools having enrolment of 20 or less would be consolidated with nearby schools in Scheduled, KBK and other areas. With poor enrolment being a major concern, the School and Mass Education department had earlier identified around 14,000 schools having enrolment of 20 or less for their merger with nearby schools in the State. 

As per a revised notification issued in this regard on Monday, government elementary and secondary schools having enrolment less than or equal to 20 would be consolidated with nearby schools irrespective of distance.

Slightly revising the March order, the School and Mass Education department in its latest order mentioned – The words “Government Elementary and Secondary Schools having enrolment less than or equal to 20 to be consolidated with nearby schools irrespective of distance” may be read as “Government Elementary and Secondary Schools having enrolment less than or equal to 15 in Scheduled and KBK areas and less than or equal to 20 in other areas to be consolidated with nearby schools irrespective of distance. Moreover, the word “20 or less” for scheduled areas may be read as “15 or less in Scheduled and KBK areas”.

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